Sam Alvey

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

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 6, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill headlined the event. The heavyweight and women's flyweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes took place at the event.

UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux was a mixed martial arts event held on August 8, 2015, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and Tennessee resident Ovince Saint Preux. A lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush also takes place in the event and Amanda Nunes faces Sara McMann in the Women's Bantamweight division.

UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 28, 2017 at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. A potential UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship title eliminator between multiple-time muay thai world champion Valentina Shevchenko and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Peña served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson was a mixed martial arts event held on June 18, 2016 at TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The card was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger Rory MacDonald and five-time kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson.

UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

UFC Fight Night 114: Pettis vs. Moreno was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 5, 2017, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. A flyweight bout between Sergio Pettis and Brandon Moreno headlined the event.

UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 10, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 24, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A UFC Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 55: Rockhold vs. Bisping was a mixed martial arts event held at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on November 8, 2014.

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 Fight Night 108: Swanson vs. Lobov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 22, 2017, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event.

UFC on Fox 28: Emmett vs. Stephens was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephens.

UFC on Fox 21: Maia vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts event held on August 27, 2016 at at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The event was headlined by a welterweight contest between former WEC Welterweight Champion and former interim UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Demian Maia.

UFC on ESPN 30: Barboza vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 28, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.

Bellator L was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 17, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

UFC Fight Night 47: Bader vs. St. Preux was a mixed martial arts event held on August 16, 2014, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. The event was headlined by top ten light heavyweights Ryan Bader and Ovince Saint Preux.

UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, Teixeira pulled out on August 14 due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Thiago Santos. In turn, Manuwa pulled out on September 16 due to a torn hamstring and was replaced by Eryk Anders.