Kyle Noke

The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.

UFC 122: Marquardt vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 13, 2010 at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Vitor Belfort was set to face Yushin Okami in the main event, with the winner receiving a middleweight title shot. However, on September 21, 2010, Belfort withdrew from the fight to face Anderson Silva. Nate Marquardt ended up fighting Yushin Okami in the main event, which would still determine the next #1 contender.

EliteXC: Renegade was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC that took place on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The main card aired live on Showtime.The main event featured a showdown between Nick Diaz and KJ Noons for the new EliteXC 160-pound Lightweight title. The card also featured the EliteXC debut of Internet brawler Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, as well as welterweight stand-out Jake Shields.

UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 27, 2016 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson was elevated to serve as the event headliner.

EliteXC: Street Certified was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida. The main card aired live on Showtime at 10p.m. EST. The main event featured the return of Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson as he took on UFC veteran David "Tank" Abbott, a match originally scheduled for October 2007 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on June 19, 2010. Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz in the Middleweight division and a fight between Keith Jardine and Matt Hamill.

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, 27 February 2011 at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm was a mixed martial arts event held on 14 November 2015,[1] at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the most attended UFC event in the history of the company at the time, with 56,214 people filling the stadium.

The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2014 at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy.

UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker was a mixed martial arts event held on July 13, 2016 at Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann was a mixed martial arts event held live by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday March 3, 2012 at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. The event also made history by playing host the first ever flyweight fights in UFC history as part of the semifinals for the Flyweight Tournament, the winner of which would be crowned the inaugural UFC Flyweight Champion.

UFC Fight Night 65: Miocic vs. Hunt was a mixed martial arts event held on 10 May 2015 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between top contenders Stipe Miocic and Mark Hunt. The fight saw Miocic set the record for the number of total strikes landed in a UFC bout, with Miocic landing 361 strikes. Miocic also outlanded Hunt 361–46 in total strikes with the 315 strike differential being the largest margin in UFC history.

UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts event held on January 2, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 22, 2012 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main event was UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones facing former champion Vitor Belfort.