
John Makdessi
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UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on May 23, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier

UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 10, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the main event, Lyoto Machida also suffered his first submission loss at the hands of Jon Jones. In doing so, Jones retained the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title.
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida

UFC Fight Night 209: Gane vs. Tuivasa was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 3, 2022, at Accor Arena in Paris, France. A heavyweight bout between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 209: Gane vs. Tuivasa

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2023, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland headlined the event with co-main event a Heavyweight bout featuring an Australian fighter, Tai Tuivasa against Alexander Volkov.
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 10, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A featherweight bout between Max Holloway and former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis was shifted to the headlining spot after numerous fights fell through.
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis

UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez was a mixed martial arts event held on July 7, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship bout between then-champion Rafael dos Anjos and former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez.
UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs. Pettis was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 23, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. A welterweight bout between former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson and former WEC and UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis served as the event headliner.
UFC Fight Night 148: Thompson vs. Pettis

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields took place on April 30, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. The event broke the previous record and set a new one for the largest attendance in North American MMA history with over 55,000 inside Rogers Stadium. The card was headlined by two title fights: World Welterweight Championship: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields and World Featherweight Championship: Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick.
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in BrasĂlia, Brazil. A lightweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira served as the event headliner.
UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira

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 on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland

UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 21, 2013, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The main event was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing in 2021.
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 21, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The headline fight at UFC 145 was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship contest between champion Jon Jones and challenger Rashad Evans. Jones and Evans are former teammates at Jackson's MMA, under the tutelage of coach Greg Jackson.
UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2012, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2

UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler and former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos. On October 13, UFC President Dana White announced that the winner of the main event would receive a title shot against current champion Tyron Woodley, who won the belt by defeating Lawler by first-round knockout at UFC 201.
UFC on Fox 26: Lawler vs. dos Anjos

UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 28, 2018 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A lightweight rematch between former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier was the main event of the card. Their first bout at UFC 211 in May 2017 was ruled a no contest after Alvarez hit a downed Poirier with illegal knees in the second round.
UFC on Fox 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 16, 2013, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The main event was the culmination of the rivalry between Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, with the latter having been vocal in wanting to fight the current champion for nearly two years.
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 12, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between then champion José Aldo and then interim champion Conor McGregor.
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II was a mixed martial arts event held on February 1, 2014, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.