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This Day in MMA History: Jan. 4
By: Ben Duffy
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The last Strikeforce welterweight champ, Tarec Saffiedine, made his Octagon debut seven years ago. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 28
By: Ben Duffy
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One of the longest winning streaks in MMA history ended when Megumi Fujii lost for the first time, 10 years ago at Bellator 34. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 21
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Ben Askren dominated Lyman Good to win the Bellator MMA welterweight title, 10 years ago at Bellator 33. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 20
By: Ben Duffy
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Pride the Best, Vol. 3 the last of Pride Fighting Championships’s short-lived foray into small shows, took place on Oct. 20, 2002. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 19
By: Ben Duffy
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Cain Velasquez put a brutal stamp on his trilogy with Junior dos Santos, seven years ago at UFC 166. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 13
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Fedor Emelianenko punched out Chael Sonnen to stamp his passport to the finals of the Bellator heavyweight grand prix, two years ago at Bellator 208. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 9
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Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons had their long-awaited rematch, 10 years ago at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 8
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Tachi Palace Fights put on its official debut event, featuring Chad Mendes, its greatest homegrown star, 11 years ago today. -
This Day in MMA History: Oct. 7
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Andrei Arlovski leveled Paul Buentello in 15 seconds to defend his newly undisputed title, 15 years ago at UFC 55. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 24
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Frank Shamrock and Tito Ortiz gave us one of MMA’s first great title fights, 21 years ago at UFC 22. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 23
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Matt Hughes avenged himself on B.J. Penn, and Georges St. Pierre coined an immortal MMA catchphrase, 14 years ago today at UFC 63. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 22
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Pedro Rizzo showed just how far the sport had come in three years, chopping down Dan Severn in under two minutes at UFC 27, 20 years ago today. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 21
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One of the world’s longest-running mixed martial arts promotions, Pancrase, held its inaugural event 27 years ago. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 20
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Douglas Lima knocked out Ben Saunders to earn his second shot at the welterweight title, seven years ago at Bellator 100. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 19
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Kenny Florian choked out Din Thomas to continue his march back to lightweight title contention, 13 years ago at UFC Fight Night 11. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 18
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Justin Gaethje held onto his World Series of Fighting lightweight title—and his undefeated record—by defeating Luis Palomino, five years ago... -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 6
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Rashad Evans iced “The Iceman,” knocking out Chuck Liddell to win a light heavyweight title shot at UFC 88, 12 years ago. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 4
By: Ben Duffy
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Glover Teixeira won his 20th straight fight, knocking out Ryan Bader to earn a shot at the light heavyweight title, seven years ago at UFC Fight... -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 3
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One Championship’s first event took place nine years ago at Singapore Indoor Stadium, to the potential delight of billions of possible martial... -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 2
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Joe Warren knocked out Joe Soto to win the featherweight title, 10 years ago at Bellator 27. -
This Day in MMA History: Sept. 1
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Eight years ago today, UFC 151 did not happen, as a chain of events led to the first cancellation of a pay-per-view event in Ultimate Fighting... -
This Day in MMA History: August 31
By: Ben Duffy
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Josh Barnett mauled Yuki Kondo to win the openweight King of Pancrase, 17 years ago at the Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show. -
This Day in MMA History: August 30
By: Ben Duffy
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T.J. Dillashaw felled Joe Soto with a fifth-round head kick to retain the bantamweight belt, six years ago at UFC 177. -
This Day in MMA History: August 29
By: Ben Duffy
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 102, 11 years ago. -
This Day in MMA History: August 26
By: Ben Duffy
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Chuck Liddell destroyed Renato Sobral for the second time to retain his light heavyweight title, 14 years ago at UFC 62.