- calebdriskell
- 1st Degree Orange Belt
- Member Since 2021.12.10
My MMA Rankings
2023 MMA Events of the Year
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1
- UFC 290
- Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
- Saturday, July 08, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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One of the Best cards ever. Volk masterclass, Moreno Pantoja war crowns a new champ, Dricus shocks everyone, Hooker survives early and puts on a war with Jalin Turner, Bo Nickal displays his hands. Robbie has a beautiful retirement, Menifield, Saaiman, Petrino get finishes. Jesus Agulair and Denise Gomes get 2 knockouts in under 20 seconds. All-Timer level card. 9.8
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- UFC 285
- Jones vs. Gane
- Saturday, March 04, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Jones dominates in Heavyweight debut, Grasso shocks with 4th Round Sub, Shavkat Neal is an absolute banger, Gamrot gets a decision over Turner, Bo Nickal Debuts. Prelims were fun, with standout performances from Ian Garry and Dricus Du Plessis. One of the best cards of the year. 9.5
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- UFC 295
- Procházka vs. Pereira
- Saturday, November 11, 2023
- New York City, New York, United States
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Violence! Pereira wins his second belt despite a controversial second round finish, Aspinall KOs Pavlovich in just over a minute to obtain gold, Andrade beats up Dern, BSD headkicks Frevola, Diego Lopes continues his roll with a 1st round knockout. Prelims were fun, highlighted by bangers between Sadykhov and Slava Clause, as well as Van and Borjas. Also Nice 1st round finishes by Emmers, Rebecki, and Gordon. Awesome card, the early stoppage in the main event hurts it but still one of the best offerings this year. 9.4
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4
- UFC 291
- Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
- Saturday, July 29, 2023
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Violence. Gaethje with the Highlight reel KO akin to Leon - Usman II, Alex shows layers to his game with win over Blachowicz, Derrick Lewis all-time finish + postfight celebration, Bobby beats on Tony before choking him unconscious, Holland puts the best performance of his career together vs. Chiesa. Prelims highlighted by Bonfim and Kopylov incredible finishes. Amazing card full of finishes. 9.4
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5
- UFC 292
- Sterling vs. O'Malley
- Saturday, August 19, 2023
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Welcome to the Suga Show. Sean O'Malley gets it done with a shocking KO, Weili puts on a masterclass performance, Ian Garry beats the **** out of Neil Magny, Bautisita takes the battle of the prospects, Chito sets himself up for a title with a win over Pedro. Prelims were fun, with great performances from both the Silva girls and Robocop, as well as the TUF Finale fights, and an unsuccessful return from Injury for Chris Weidman. Awesome card with incredible moments and performances. 9.3
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- UFC 287
- Pereira vs Adesanya 2
- Saturday, April 08, 2023
- Miami, Florida, United States
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Adesanya finally gets the boogeyman with a shocking KO, Burns retires Masvidal, Font stunts Yanez's climb with a 1st round KO, Holland striking masterclass, Rosas Jr. Fraud Check, Okay Prelims highlighted with an incredible Curtis/Gastelum fight and Joe Pyfer shooting up the rankings with a 1st round finish. Awesome Card. 9.3
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7
- UFC 286
- Edwards vs. Usman 3
- Saturday, March 18, 2023
- London, England
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Edwards finishes the trilogy in his hometown, Gaethje and Fiziev put on a show, Gunni gets a first round sub, Maia pieces up O'Neill, Vettori wins a fun fight against Dolidze. Prelims were okay, highlighted by a Ashmoz knockout, Murphy/Santos fight, Hadley, and Jack Shore's FW debut. Probably too many fights, but a pretty fun card with a great top 2. 8.7
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8
- UFC 284
- Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- Saturday, February 11, 2023
- Perth, Western Australia
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Volk Islam was incredible, Yair Emmett was explosive fun, JDM and Tafa first round finishes, Crute Menifield was wacky in the best way; Prelims were pretty tame with standouts of Rodrigues quick finish and Jack Jenkins debut. 8.7
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- UFC 296
- Edwards vs. Covington
- Saturday, December 16, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Good guy won, but painfully main event. Somewhat disappointing co-main despite high level performance from Pantoja, Shavkat Wonderboy is boring but Shavkat finish streak continues, Paddy - Tony wasn't extremely sad which is a positive, and Emmett delivered one of the most brutal knockouts ever. Prelims were amazing, with 5 finishes, and two great fights between Jacoby - Menifield and Aldana Rosa, with the latter being a surprising FOTY candidate. Card started off incredible through 8 fights, but really fell apart with disappointing title fights and mismatches. 8.6
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10
- UFC 283
- Teixeira vs. Hill
- Saturday, January 21, 2023
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hill Teixeira was a beat down, Moreno closes the Quadriology, Gilbert makes it look easy in his hometown, Andrade masterclass, JOHNNY WALKER; Ton of finishes on the prelims, highlighted by the Bonfim brothers debuting and Jailton cracking the rankings. 8.5
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11
- UFC Fight Night
- Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | Saturday, December 02, 2023
- Austin, Texas, United States
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Arman steamrolls Beneil in just over a minute, Turner murders Bobby Green with one of the worst stoppages you'll ever see, Figgy's power translates in his new weight class as he gets the decision over Font, Brady dominates Gastelum on the ground, Guida is still the ageless wonder but Silva wins a fun scrap, Stoltzfus gets the second round finish as the underdog. Prelims were amazing, with TWO slam knockouts, Miesha Tate dominant win, and a crazy comeback from Rodolfo Bellato. Great crowd, great fight, great finishes, the clear best fight night of the year. 8.5
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12
- UFC 294
- Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 | Saturday, October 21, 2023
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Islam KOs Volk in the first with a nasty head kick, Chimaev gets by Usman and lands 3 takedowns, Walker-Ankalaev ends in a first round NC in a bizzare scene, Ikram and Said pick up 1st round finishes. Prelims were up and down, with the highlights being Shara's debut and the Mike Breeden comeback. Up and down card with some bad reffing that really hurt the event. 8.5
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13
- UFC 293
- Adesanya vs. Strickland | Saturday, September 09, 2023
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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What the ****? One of the biggest upsets ever made this card.. good, i think? Strickland handily beats Adesanya 49-46 (???), Volkov dominated Tuivasa, Kape and Dos Santos put on a banger, Tafa starches Lane in the rematch, Pedro gets a nice first round KO. Prelims were pretty fun, with a Ulberg ass whooping, fun wins from Mullarkey and Haqparast, a sad result in Jenkins breaking his arm, and nice finishes from Miranda and Jousset. The card was downright horrible on paper, but the shocking upset and nice balance of scraps and finishes made it a pretty good card. 8.4
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14
- UFC Fight Night
- Holloway vs. Korean Zombie | Saturday, August 26, 2023
- Singapore
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Awesome Early Morning Card with a Good Crowd. Max and Zombie put on a scrap before a face-planting KO from Blessed. Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann put on a banger, with Smith getting hurt in the 2nd before bouncing back. Giga and Caceres duel and Giga gets a win in his return fight. Rinya does whatever he wants to Garcia, Blanchfield edges out a win in what might be a title eliminator with Taila Santos. Junior Tafa becomes the 2nd Tafa to KO Parker Porter this year. Prelims were loaded with finishes, with some of the highlights being Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Garrett Armfield, and a crazy 1st round between Michal Oleksiejczuk and Chidi Njokuani. 8.3
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15
- UFC 288
- Sterling vs. Cejudo | Saturday, May 06, 2023
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Sterling edges out the returning Cejudo in a *okay* fight, Belal soundly defeats Gilbert in a fight that was mired by injury, Yan shocks Andrade with a 1st round KO, Evloev and Lopes put on a surprising banger, Jourdain deals with dumbass Kron Gracie. Prelims were very good, highlighted by Steam Rolla, Nzechukwu, and the debut of Ikram Aliskerov. The card was very solid, but I feel like the last two fights kind of fell flat. 8.2
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- UFC on ABC 5
- Emmett vs. Topuria | Saturday, June 24, 2023
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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Topuria puts on a striking masterclass, Barber and Ribas put on a great women fight, Tafa gets his eye poked, Onama and Santos scrap before Onama gets a nasty knockout, and Brendan Allen navigates a tense 1st round before dropping and submitting Bruno Silva. Prelims were a rollercoaster, with disappointments from Magny and Randy Brown, but super fun fights highlighted by Trevor Peek and Jose Meriscal putting on an all-timer slugfest, Jack Jenkins edging a controversial decision, and Joshua Van making an impressive debut. Shouts to Rebecki as well. Definitely some low-points, but a great main card and awesome moments in the prelims. 8.2
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- UFC 289
- Nunes vs. Aldana | Saturday, June 10, 2023
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Terrible on Paper, Decent in Reality. Nunes beats the **** out of Aldana, Oliveira puts Dariush on fraud watch with 1st round KO, Malott looks incredible in homecoming, Ige outduels Landwehr, Barriault and Anders put on fun scrap. Prelims highlighted by Erceg debut and Zahabi quick finish. Decent card for what it's worth. 8.1
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- UFC Fight Night
- Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 | Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Fun Mexican Fight Card. Grasso Shevchenko scrap to a draw, JDM beats Holland in a weird fight, Rosas shines with a knockdown, Zellhuber lands an anaconda, and Kyle Nelson picks up a win in a controvseral fight. Prelims were fun, highlighted by dynamo performances from Loopy and Kopylov, weird reffing, and a highlight finish from Charlie Campbell. 8.1
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19
- UFC Fight Night
- Holloway vs. Allen | Saturday, April 15, 2023
- Kansas City, Missouri
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Holloway and Allen put on the fight we expected, Barboza kills Quarantillo, Murzakanov power is too much for Jacoby, Cutelaba unloads, Munhoz stunts gutierrez, and Garcia handles Guida. Prelims were highlights by a disrespectfully place Royval-Nicolau bout, a banger between TJ Brown and Bill Algeo, and a double retirement! Pretty fun card with a crowd. 8.1
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- UFC Fight Night
- Gane vs. Spivac | Saturday, September 02, 2023
- Paris, France
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Incredible Paris Crowd. Gane styles on Spivac, Fiorot rejects Rose in her flyweight Debut, BSD keeps on rolling, Oezdemir gets an early finish, Gomis-Ghemmouri ends in controversey, Charriere has an incredible debut. Prelims were okay, highlighted with a Farid Basharat 1st round finish, and a scrap between Loosa and McKee. Crowd definitely lifted this event, and a pretty fun main card as well. 8.0
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- UFC on ABC 4
- Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | Saturday, May 13, 2023
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Decent Card! Almeida walks through Rozenstruik, Walker Smith is super weird, Garry Shines, Ulberg continues impressive stretch, Morono 360 Guillotine. Fun Prelims highlighted by 14 second Battle KO, 42 YO Matt Brown KO, and Stamann - DSA Fight. 7.8
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- UFC Fight Night
- Yan vs. Dvalishvili | Saturday, March 11, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Pretty Fun Card. Dvalishvili dominates Yan, Volkov walks through Romanov, Krylov Spann attempt 4 Submissions in 2 minutes, Martinez pulls off the upset, Bautista gets a 1st round finish, Petrino and Turkalj put on a sloppy slugfest. Prelims were highlighted by performances from Bruno Silva and Davey Grant. 7.7
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23
- UFC Fight Night
- Aspinall vs. Tybura | Saturday, July 22, 2023
- London, England
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This card had no business being 15 fights long. 7-Fight Main card with a pretty disappointing London Crowd. Aspinall puts a good stamp on the end of the night with a quick Finish, Meatball Molly gets upset, Wood-Fili delivers, Craig middleweight debut goes as well as he could have hoped, Ziam-Herbert is horrible, Murphy Dominates Culibao, and Marcos gets a questionable decision over Davey. Prelims were pretty mid, but a chaotic Parsons-Roberts fight, Filho-Barez fight, and Chris Duncan performance were the standouts. Way too long, with some stinker fights. 7.7
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24
- UFC Fight Night
- Strickland vs. Magomedov | Saturday, July 01, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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The rare solid Apex Card. Strickland runs through Abus, Dawson Dominates, Morales wins in a scrap, Lipski cashes as underdog, Benoit Saint-Denis fraud checks Ismael Bonfim, Ruziboev gets the 1st round finish. Prelims were decent, highlighted by Brenner-Guram fight and Rinat stopping Kevin Lee in under a minute. 7.7
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- UFC Fight Night
- Almeida vs. Lewis | Saturday, November 04, 2023
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Main Event hurts what was a great card with a fun crowd. Almeida and Lewis shockingly go to a boring decision, Dalby out-cardios Bonfim in a war, Nascimento and Mayes put on another fat heavyweight scrap, Borralho handles Abus, Brenner gets a flatline KO. Fun prelims highlighted by Rinat and Zaleski having a fun scrap, Petrino KO, and Angela Hill just keeping on keeping on. Fun Card, but the main event definitely hurts the score. 7.6.
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- UFC Fight Night
- Vettori vs. Cannonier | Saturday, June 17, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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The main event was surprisingly awesome, Tsarukyan gets tested, but showcases some improved striking, Petrosyan fraud checks Christian Duncan, Sabatini steamrolls Almeida, Torres gets a disgusting Elbow finish, and Dalby takes the decision from Salikhov. Prelims highlighted by bad reffing, Carlos Hernandez, and Alessandro Costa (FLYWEIGHT SUPREMACY). Card was actually pretty enjoyable. 7.6
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27
- UFC Fight Night
- Sandhagen vs. Font | Saturday, August 05, 2023
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Main event killed this card. Sandhagen Font was horrible, Tatiana continues to dominate, Dustin secures much needed 1st Round KO Win, DIEGO LOPES, Boser shows off his striking vs. Camur's chin, and Bahamondes gets fraud checked by Klein. Prelims were pretty good, with the Durden-Hadley scrap, Harris and Almabaev finishes being some of the best highlights. Great crowd, decent fights but hurt by the main event. 7.5
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28
- UFC Fight Night
- Vera vs. Sandhagen | Saturday, March 25, 2023
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Sandhagen soundly handles Chito, Holm bullies Santos, Nate the Train rolls on, Barber/Lee is a fun womans fight, Chidi disappoints vs Duraev, Pineda gets another finish. Prelims were pretty fun with an absolutely wild CJ Vergara - Daniel da Silva fight. Losing Kape-Perez mid card definitely hurt, but pretty fun fights with a great crowd. 7.5
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29
- UFC Fight Night
- Allen vs. Craig | Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Another Apex Card, but this one had some fun finishes. Allen runs through Paul Craig, Morales gets by the Jake Matthews test, Hooper and Leavitt roll for 3 minutes before Hooper gets the finish, Talbott makes his debut with a win, Ribas gets a fantastic spinning wheel kick knockout, Orolbai makes his short notice debut. Prelims had more finishes, with Brito having his best performance to date, CLD putting it on Tiuliulin, and Saragih catching Lucas Alexander in a scramble with a right hand. Pretty fun card, but low stakes does hinder this event. 7.4
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- UFC Fight Night
- Strickland vs. Imavov | Saturday, January 14, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Strickland shows Imavov levels on short notice, Ige boxing masterclass, Kopylov impresses, Pennington inches near title shot, Umar scores vicious knockout; Mid prelims. 7.3
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- UFC Fight Night
- Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Pavlovich puts it on Blaydes for another 1st round finish, Silva gets a first round finish, Green Gordon ends in no contest (and controversy), Lucindo gets a win, Wells and Semelsberger put on a bizarre barnburner. Prelims highlighted by Montel and Giagos 1st round finishes. 7.3
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32
- UFC Fight Night
- Luque vs. Dos Anjos | Saturday, August 12, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Another Dull Apex Card. Main Event was boring, Swanson-Dawodu was a fun fight with a controversial decision, Rountree Starches Daukaus, Lucindo continues climb with impressive submission, Dobson & Fremd pick up wins. Prelims were 7 Fights, 7 Finishes, with a TWISTER from Blackshear, T-Wrecks getting a needed win, and Marcus McGhee 1-Punch KO among the highlights. Prelims made this card, but it still wasn't very memorable or high stakes. 7.2.
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33
- UFC Fight Night
- Yusuff vs. Barboza | Saturday, October 14, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Par for the course Apex card; Sodiq and Edson put on a great fight, Araujo and Maia bore, Martinez kills Yanez with leg kicks, Michel Pereira gets a minute long knockout in his middleweight debut, Christian Rodriguez beats Cameron Saaiman in a great back and forth fight that brings C-Rod's weight into question. Prelims were not great, with a 20 second T-Wrecks knockout, and a classic Darren Elkins win being the highlights. 7.2
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- UFC Fight Night
- Dawson vs. Green | Saturday, October 07, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Bobby Green shocks with a 30 second finish over the heavy favorite Dawson, Pyfer continues climb with another finish, Buckley puts on a clinic, Dober beats the **** out of Glenn, Algeo and Hernandez Scrap. Bad Prelims highlighted by Nate Maness first round finish. Low Stake card with bad prelims but pretty fun main card. 7.2
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- UFC Fight Night
- Dern vs. Hill | Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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This card had no business being as fun as it was. Dern puts on a masterclass vs Hill, Hernandez outworks Edmen, Loopy racks up a short notice win, Buckley and Ferreira get highlight reel knockouts. Prelims highlighted by Slava Claus, Chase Hoopers 55 debut, and Natalia Silva continuing her run. Fun card. 7.2
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36
- UFC Fight Night
- Song vs. Gutierrez | Saturday, December 09, 2023
- Last Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Ho Humm Apex Card, YaDong-Gutierrez is boring, Rountree beats up Anthony Smith, Nasrat gets the quick finish, Elliott beats Sumudaerji with ease, Muniz wins a boring decision vs Park. Prelims were decent, with standout performances from Park, Garcia, and Tatsuro Taira. Bland fight night card. 7.1
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37
- UFC Fight Night
- Fiziev vs. Gamrot | Saturday, September 23, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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**** Injuries. Fiziev blows out his knee in the 2nd round, Mitchell bests Ige in a grapple heavy fight, Rodriguez beats the **** out of Gomez, Battle picks up the finish vs Fletcher, Jourdain snatches a guillotine. Prelims were mid, highlighted by Tim Means getting a finish and a fun Johns-Argueta fight. Pretty mid card that ends with a fun fighter blowing their knee out. 7.0
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38
- UFC Fight Night
- Holm vs. Bueno Silva | Saturday, July 15, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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What might be the worst card on paper that I've ever seen, actually wasn't horrible. MBS ran through Holly Holm, JDM gets tested in a really fun fight by a short notice replacement, Prado gets the 1st round finish, the Iron Turtle keeps it rolling, Norma handles Chandler, and Nazim Sadykhov hands T-Wrecks another loss. Prelims were mild, with a disgusting armbreak, Costa performance, and Elder-Valdez fight as the highlights. We have certainly seen worse. 6.9
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- UFC Fight Night
- Kara-France vs. Albazi | Saturday, June 03, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Weird Card. Controversial Main Event, Caceres & Pineda Scrap, Jim Miller starches a short notice guy in 23 seconds, Elliott picks up a win, Silva gets a nasty Knee Bar, Zaleski exposes Abubakar. Prelims highlighted by a Naimov Knockout and Castaneda & Gafurov scrap. 6.8
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- UFC Fight Night
- Song vs. Simón | Saturday, April 29, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Eh would be the best way to describe this card. YaDong looked incredible vs Simon, Borralho gets his first finish, Rodolfo battles adversity, Padilla starches Erosa in debut, Rogerio de Lima death by a million leg kicks, Waters styles on Quinlan. Prelims were bad, but McGhee getting a finish on 3 days notice was cool. 6.6
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- UFC Fight Night
- Lewis vs. Spivac | Saturday, February 04, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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At 3AM, Spivac ragdolls Lewis, Clark beat Jung in a fun fight, Tybura wins boring fight, Superboy returns to a draw, Fugitt scores impressive win in first real fight; Road to UFC made prelims interesting, Tatsuro Taira is the real deal. 6.4
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- UFC Fight Night
- Muniz vs. Allen | Saturday, February 25, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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An Apex card where the main event got cancelled during the event!! Yay! Muniz-Allen was a fun and surprising fight, Sakai-Mayes was horrible heavyweights per usual, Tatiana Suarez dominated in her return, Malott keeps it rolling with ANOTHER 1st round finish, and Trevor Peek fighting is must watch television. Prelims were mid. Card was bad but not the worst of the year. 6.0
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- UFC Fight Night
- Andrade vs. Blanchfield | Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Painful Apex Card; Main Event was intriguing but short, Wright-Pauga, Pogues-Parisian, and Prachnio-Knight (Especially this one) were bruuuutal watches. Jim Miller and Alex Hernandez was a fun scrap, and the prelims were decent. 5.7