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The first ever UFC event that launched the sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za6HeiTJIWI -
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This marked the first major rule changes for the sport and made it more organized. Regarded as a “classic” UFC event -
This fight headlined Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar; their legendary fight is often credited with saving the UFC. -
Huge commercial success and the event was headlined by WWE star Brock Lesnar -
This marks a legendary Brock Lesnar performance as he beat Shane Carwin in one of the most thrilling heavyweight fights in UFC history -
This marked the first time a UFC event was held in a stadium and set a new attendance record -
UFC entered into a landmark deal with Reebok to become the official apparel sponsor for the organization. -
This was a highly anticipated fight between Connor Mcgregor and Jose Aldo, and Mcgregor won in 13 seconds. Fans called 2015 “The Year of McGregor” -
The most viewed UFC event by pay-per-view buys is UFC 229 (Khabib vs. McGregor), which sold approximately 2.4 million buys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBBIJ7adjM -
UFC decided to move its broadcast rights to Paramount in a 7 year, $7.7 billion deal. This takes away the traditional pay-per-view model and makes things cheaper for fans. -
Jon Jones, a fighter who many consider to be the greatest of all time, announced his retirement. He retired with a 28-1 record. As a result, Tom Aspinall became the new undisputed champion -
Khamzat Chimaev defeated Dricus du Plessis to win the Middleweight title by unanimous decision. This followed his prior title win in another weight class, making him a rare two-division champion.