- calebdriskell
- 1st Degree Orange Belt
- Member Since 2021.12.10
My MMA Rankings
2024 MMA Events of the Year
Every Event Ranked with a score - Fight Quality, Stakes, and Overall Fun is taken into account
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1
- UFC 300
- Pereira vs. Hill
- Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Pereira demolishes Hill, Zhang edges out a tough Xiaonan, Max-Gaethje have a great fight that culminates with a legendary knockout, Tsarukyan narrowly gets by Oliveira in a fun scrap, and Nickal struggles in moments, but largely dominates Cody Brundage. The prelims were legendary in depth, with the Jiri-Rakic fight, Diego Lopes performance, Kayla Harrison Debut, and Aljo FW debut being the standouts, with shoutouts to Moicano come from behind KO, Green-Miller Bloodbath, and Figueiredo getting the R2 sub on Cody Garbrandt. An all-timer of a fight card from start to finish that fully lived up to expectations. 10.0
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2
- UFC 299
- O'Malley vs. Vera 2
- Saturday, March 09, 2024
- Miami, Florida, United States
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O'Malley puts on an absolute masterclass to get revenge on Chito Vera, Poirier goes to war with BSD before getting a nasty finish in round 2, Page styles on Holland in his UFC debut, JDM comes from behind with a filthy knee KO in round 3, and Yan-YaDong have a high-level battle that goes to the cards. Tons of standout performances on the prelims with Blaydes KO over Almeida, as well as quick finishes from Michel Pereira and Robelis Despaigne being the highlights. Tremendous Card, without any weak point on the main card this will certainly go down as one of the best cards this year. 9.7.
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3
- UFC 298
- Volkanovski vs. Topuria
- Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Anaheim, California, United States
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Topuria cements his status as future of the featherweight division by Starching Volkanovski, Whittakker outpaces Costa in a fun battle, Garry narrowly gets by Neal in a technical scrap, Merab once again outlasts his opponent in a fun bout with Cejudo, Hernandez continues his impressive stretch with a second round finish over Kopylov. Prelims were super fun, with a crazy scrap between Dern and Lemos, finishes from Barlow and Mingyang in their respective debuts being the highlights. Awesome card top to bottom with a star making main event. 9.4
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4
- UFC 301
- Pantoja vs. Erceg
- Saturday, May 04, 2024
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Bad on paper, but a very fun card. Pantoja edges out a great fight vs Erceg, Aldo thumps up Jonathan Martinez in his return, Anthony Smith cashes as a huge underdog with a first round guillotine, Michel Pereira does Pereira things and gets a finish in under a minute, Borralho scores a nasty KO on Paul Craig. Prelims were pretty fun, with the Oralbai-Brener fight, Ruffy Debut, and weird Brito-Shore stoppage being the highlights. Fun Card, ****** crowd. 8.6
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5
- UFC 297
- Strickland vs. Du Plessis
- Saturday, January 20, 2024
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Strickland and Du Plessis deliver on their promise to go to war. Pennington wins the belt in what was one of the worst title fights ever, Malott dominates Magny for 13 minutes before having one of the biggest fraud checks ever, Curtis has another fun scrap with Andre-Barriault, and Evloev passes the Arnold Allen test in a decent fight. Prelims were actually pretty fun, with standouts being the Taveres-Sidey rematch, dominant performances from Robertson and Jasmine, and Sam Patterson having a nice bounceback win. Card was pretty shallow coming in, and with the Women's title fight stinking it up, it'll go down as one of the worst PPVs this year despite the fun main event. 8.2
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6
- UFC Fight Night
- Moreno vs. Royval 2
- Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Mexico City, Mexico
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A high-volume yet albeit strange main event, a back and forth beat down from both Ortega and Yair, Zellhuber giving the game Prado all that he can handle, Jauregui beating the breaks off of Hughes, and Torres gets another first round finish. Prelims were decent, with the Barcelos-Quinonez Fight, and Chairez 1st Round Sub being the highlights. This card definitely had some low-points, and even lost Rosas Jr. fight mid-card, but a hot crowd and fun finishes / fights made it a really fun night. 8.1
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7
- UFC Fight Night
- Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
- Saturday, March 30, 2024
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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Blanchfield gets exposed vs Fiorot, Luque seemingly gives up vs Buckley, Weidman-Silva have a bizzare scrap, Ruziboev gets a first round finish, Kyle Nelson steamrolls Algeo, and Chidi wins a boring split decision. Prelims were a ton of fun, with the insane Landwehr-Emmers first round, Malkoun hip knockout, and Aslan-Turkalj fight being the highlights. This card wasn't great, but there were some memorable moments and an actual crowd to cheer makes a big difference. 7.8
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8
- UFC Fight Night
- Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
- Saturday, January 13, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Ankalaev Starches Johnny to cement #1 Contender status, Jim Miller keeps on rolling on the path to UFC 300 with a submission, Bautista breaks his way into the rankings with a fun scrap with Simon, Ferreira becomes the next man to knock Phil Hawes unconscious, and Waldo showboats his way to a decision win over Arlovski. Prelims were filled with highlights and bright prospects, with the highlights being Marcus McGhee, Jean Silva, and Joshua Van. This card definitely lost some heat with the Kape fight getting scrapped but a pretty enjoyable event as far as Apex Cards go. 7.7
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9
- UFC Fight Night
- Allen vs. Curtis 2
- Saturday, April 06, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Allen and Curtis put on a legitimate banger, Jackson-Hernandez is fun, Mariscal-Charriere have a banger, Bahamondes gets another headkick KO, and Campbell outstrikes Trevor Peek in another great fight. Prelims were pretty miserable, with Cesar Almeida and Jean Matsumoto debuts being the only highlights. Another low-stakes apex card, but the main card was legitimately very good fights. 7.6
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10
- UFC Fight Night
- Nicolau vs. Perez
- Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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All things considered, this was actually an enjoyable card. Perez Jaw-dropping knockout, Guskov breaking into the rankings, Silva stacking another win, Diniz with a come from behind KO, Onama-Pearce have a fun scrap, and Medic KOs Means inside 3 minutes. Prelims weren't great, with a Victor Henry standing KO, Chris Padilla Debut, and Ketlen Souza performance being the only highlights. 7.5
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11
- UFC Fight Night
- Ribas vs. Namajunas | Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Pretty Fun for an Apex card. Namajunas wins a competitive fight with Ribas, Karl Williams out grapples Tafa, Shahbazyan scores a come from behind KO after being wobbled early, Talbott beats the literal **** out of Saaiman, Zalal returns to the UFC with an impressive performance over Billy Q, and Fernando Padilla makes quick work of Pajuelo. Prelims had some fun scraps, with Errens-Ngueyen going to war, Erosa getting a comeback sub, and BITE GATE being the highlights. Close to no stakes on this card, but some fun fights and great performances. 7.4
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12
- UFC Fight Night
- Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | Saturday, March 02, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Rozenstruik-Gaziev was miserable, Petrino-Pedro was miserable, Mokaev-Perez had some interesting moments and Mokaev showed a little more of his striking, Umar got dropped in the first minute and then dominated the rest of his fight, Erceg flatlines Schnell after a fun 1st round. Prelims were honestly really fun, with a jaw-dropping knockout from Vinicius Oliveira, a big upset from Zahabi over -750 favorite Basharat, and a good CLD performance being the highlights. Shout out to Klein and Loik for nice finishes as well. The prelims did a lot of heavy lifting, and there were SOME stakes, but this card (specifically the main card) was tough to sit through, especially at the devoid of interest UFC Apex. 7.4
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13
- UFC Fight Night
- Hermansson vs. Pyfer | Saturday, February 10, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Hermansson fraud checks Pyfer, Ige starches Fili in R1, Potieria wins a terrible fight vs Bryczek, Robocop keeps on rolling with a late finish over Tavares, Johnson handily beats flowers, Vieira gets the quick finish over Petrosyan. Prelims were pretty tough to watch, with knockouts from Prates, Guskov, and Amil being the highlights. Pretty lifeless Apex card but it did have some fun moments. 7.3
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14
- UFC Fight Night
- Dolidze vs. Imavov | Saturday, February 03, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Imavov outclasses Dolidze in another indicator that middleweight sucks, Moicano does what he needs to in order to beat Dober in his return fight, Brown starches old man Salikhov, Natalia Silva continues to shine with her first top 10 win, Muradov-Khizriev ends in a 11 second eye poke, and Radtke begins his UFC career with two straight wins. Prelims had their highlights, with McCann debuting at strawweight, Johnson-Maksum scrap, and Gorimbo fast finish being the standout performances. Another ho hum Apex card with very little stakes. 7.1
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15
- UFC Fight Night
- Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Saturday, March 16, 2024
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Another Miserable Apex Card. Tybura submits Tuivasa in 4 minutes, Battle-Loosa ends in a controversial eye poke, Nzechukwu puts on a horrible performance vs OSP, CRod outlasts Dulgarian in a grappling match, Chiasson gets the quick finish over Kianzad, and Meerschaert submits fatass Barberena in 2 rounds. Prelims had some nice finishes, with performances from Mike Davis, Jafel Filho, and Jaqueline Amorim being the standouts. This card stunk and felt lifeless, which is par for the course at the apex. 6.7.
My Summary