By: Ben Duffy May, 29, 2020
One of the wickedest single strikes in MMA history landed with a resounding “boop,” 10 years ago today at UFC 114.

By: Ben Duffy May, 28, 2020
Alexander Gustafsson knocked out Glover Teixeira late to earn his third light heavyweight title shot three years ago at UFC Fight Night 109.

By: Ben Duffy May, 27, 2020
Matt Hughes spoiled the return of a legend 14 years ago as he pounded out Royce Gracie in the main event of UFC 60.

By: Ben Duffy May, 26, 2020
Quinton Jackson knocked out Chuck Liddell to win the light heavyweight title at UFC 71, 13 years ago today.

By: Ben Duffy May, 25, 2020
One of the most promising up-and-coming heavyweights in MMA history won for the last time eight years ago today, then walked away from the sport...

By: Ben Duffy May, 24, 2020
The mercurial B.J. Penn finally defended his lightweight title for the first time at UFC 84, 12 years ago today.

By: Brian Knapp May, 24, 2020
The trash-talking Oregon native utilized a heel schtick straight out of professional wrestling’s playbook and landed opportunities throughout...

By: Ben Duffy May, 23, 2020
Lyoto Machida knocked Rashad Evans out with one for the ages to win the light heavyweight title at UFC 98, 11 years ago today.

By: Ben Duffy May, 22, 2020
Takanori Gomi detonated Luiz Azeredo 15 years ago, raising his profile at Pride Fighting Championships and rebuilding his case as the top...

By: Ben Duffy May, 21, 2020
Two of MMA’s most notable rappers—at the opposite ends of their respective fight careers—appeared 10 years ago at Strikeforce Challengers 8.

By: Ben Duffy May, 20, 2020
Call this one of the strangest twists in the history of MMA tournaments—or just call it “the curious case of Ryan Thomas.”

By: Ben Duffy May, 19, 2020
Daniel Cormier dominated Josh Barnett eight years ago to win the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and further cement his status as one of the...

By: Ben Duffy May, 18, 2020
Vitor Belfort destroyed Luke Rockhold with a spinning heel kick seven years ago at UFC on FX 8 in his native Brazil.

By: Ben Duffy May, 17, 2020
On May 17, 1996, amid accusations of “human cockfighting,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship pulled into Detroit with UFC 9.

By: Ben Duffy May, 16, 2020
Five years ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made its first, and thus far only, trip to the Philippines, with a Fight Night card headlined...

By: Ben Duffy May, 15, 2020
On a night full of firsts at UFC 17, our sport got its name, three future champs made their debuts and two fighters were forever entwined in history.

By: Ben Duffy May, 14, 2020
Michael Chandler defeated Patricky Freire at Bellator 44 nine years ago, launching two of the promotion’s greatest rivalries.

By: Ben Duffy May, 13, 2020
The lightest and heaviest champions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship defended their belts successfully three years ago at UFC 211.

By: Ben Duffy May, 12, 2020
Ryan Bader flattened Muhammed Lawal two years ago at Bellator 199 to punch his ticket to the semifinals of the 2018-19 Bellator MMA Heavyweight...

By: Ben Duffy May, 11, 2020
Dream 3 in 2008 featured the quarterfinals of the Japanese promotion’s ambitious lightweight grand prix, showing off the wealth of talent it had...

By: Ben Duffy May, 10, 2020
In one of the most infamous botched finishes in MMA history, Murilo Bustamante defeated Matt Lindland to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship...

By: Ben Duffy May, 09, 2020
Jan Blachowicz in 2008 won the KSW light heavyweight grand prix, the second of three he would capture before signing with the Ultimate Fighting...

By: Ben Duffy May, 08, 2020
The “Machida Era” came to an abrupt and violent end 10 years ago in Montreal, as Mauricio Rua knocked out Lyoto Machida in their UFC 113 rematch.

By: Ben Duffy May, 07, 2020
Bas Rutten edged Kevin Randleman to win the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title at UFC 20 on May 7, 1999.