UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on December 28, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Chris Weidman and former champion Anderson Silva. The two previously met at UFC 162, with Weidman winning via KO in the second round and earning the title.
Sinister fatal femme Rachel inVites four unlikely model hopefuls into an underground death fight inside a barbaric steel cage surrounded by razor-sharp barb-wire. An all-female nightmare horror concept short film inspired by true events.
UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot was a mixed martial arts event held on 6 December 2013, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The card was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Antônio Silva. The main event ended in a rare majority draw decision; one judge scoring the fight 48–47 for Mark Hunt, while the other two saw it a 47–47 draw. Post-fight, UFC President Dana White said that the bout had earned Fight of the Night honors.
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley (Welterweight) Pedro Carvalho vs. Jeremy Kennedy (Featherweight) Peter Queally vs. Bryce Logan (Lightweight) Sinead Kavanagh vs. Janay Harding (Featherweight) Ciarán Clarke vs. Leonardos Sinis (Catchweight 149 lbs)
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson (Lightweight) Tofiq Musayev vs. Alexander Shabliy (Lightweight) Valentin Moldavsky vs. Linton Vassell (Heavyweight) Michael Page vs. Goiti Yamauchi (Welterweight)
Andre Muniz vs. Brendan Allen (Middleweight) Augusto Sakai vs. Don'Tale Mayes (Heavyweight) Tatiana Suarez vs. Montana De La Rosa (Flyweight) Mike Malott vs. Yohan Lainesse (Welterweight)
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili (also known as UFC Fight Night 221, UFC on ESPN+ 79 and UFC Vegas 71) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 11, 2023, at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Paradise, Nevada part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman headlined the event. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round.
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) headlined the event.
Bellator 293: Golm vs. James was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on March 31, 2023, at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, United States. The main event of Bellator 293 was a heavyweight match between No. 5-ranked Marcelo Golm and No. 8-ranked Daniel James. Top-ranked Cat Zingano faced the No. 4-ranked Leah McCourt in the co-main event of the card. The main card will also include a middleweight battle between No. 4-ranked John Salter and No. 6-ranked Aaron Jeffrey and a welterweight matchup between No. 10-ranked Jaleel Willis and Rustam Khabilov, a 13-fight UFC veteran who will be making his Bellator debut.
UFC Fight Night 223: Dern vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took take place on May 20, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada.
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 8, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena facility in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Featherweight Championship unification bout between current champion Alexander Volkanovski and interim champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America featherweight winner) Yair Rodríguez headlined the event. UFC 290 PPV Main Event On ESPN+: 145 lbs.: Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez UFC 290 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+: 125 lbs.: Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja UFC 290 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET): 185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis 155 lbs.: Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner 185 lbs.: Bo Nickal vs. Valentine Woodburn (Tresean Gore injured)
Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 16, 2023, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. A Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero headlined the event. The co-main event, a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sergio Pettis and the current Bellator Featherweight Champion Patrício Pitbull (also former Bellator Lightweight Champion) took place.
UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 13, 2023, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Anthony Smith and Johnny Walker was originally expected to headline the event. However, the UFC decided to promote an already scheduled three-round heavyweight bout between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida to the five-round main event spot and downgrade the previous headliner to a three-round co-main event.
UFC on ESPN 46: Kara-France vs. Albazi was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 3, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A scheduled flyweight bout between former interim UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi was promoted to main event status.
UFC on ESPN 47: Vettori vs. Cannonier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 17, 2023 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. The UFC opted to book a middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Championship challengers Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier as the event's headliner.
Ha-eun, an ordinary housewife who has endured her husband's violence for 13 years, challenges her husband, who is a mixed martial arts champion, to a duel in the ring.
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 12, 2023, at Accor Arena in Paris, France. A middleweight title eliminator bout between former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Fabian Edwards headlined the event.
After a stirring 2021 campaign in which he won and defended the UFC lightweight title by finishing Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira begins his second year as champion on May 7 as he defends his crown against former interim titlist Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274. Living up to his nickname "The Highlight" every time he steps into the Octagon, Gaethje will attempt to follow up his Fight of the Year win over Michael Chandler by taking Oliveira's title in a bout that is expected to set the bar high as 2022's best. Plus, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas gets a change to avenge a bitter defeat when she faces top contender Carla Esparza in a long-awaited rematch of the top 115-pound fighters in the the world.