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History

How the sport got here

Every node connects to the fighters, fights, places and video that made it matter.

Verified archive

Recorded cards and results

Provider-verified events and results. Editorial and Wikidata-sourced history below is kept separate and labelled as such — nothing outside feed coverage is invented.

Global expansion

Explore the era

  1. 2013Global expansionAnaheim, California

    Women's divisions arrive

    The bantamweight division opened the promotion to women's MMA, a decision that produced Nunes, Shevchenko and Zhang.

    Amanda NunesValentina ShevchenkoZhang WeiliShevchenko's timing, not her volume
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  2. 2018Global expansionLas Vegas, Nevada

    UFC 229 breaks every record

    Khabib vs McGregor became the biggest event in the sport's history and pushed MMA into mainstream global news coverage.

    Khabib NurmagomedovConor McGregorEvent pageUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor — full fight recap
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The archive

Classic fights & historical footage

Long form

Documentaries & retrospectives