-Hype coming into this one seemed off the charts and strangely enough it wasn’t for the same reason I was pumped for the card (Alistair Overeem in a title fight!) – it was of course for the UFC and MMA debut of former WWE superstar CM Punk. If we’re honest it was closer to Bellator fare...

-The UFC’s latest foray into Germany, this card was pretty strong for a Fight Pass one as you could make an argument that both Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi and Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jan Blachowicz could headline a card like this, but instead we had Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett –...

-A Fox card in August was a first for the UFC; I’m not an expert on how the Fox deal works but the cards are usually dynamite so I wasn’t complaining! Here we had an awesome-sounding main event of Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit (moved from UFC 202) as well as the 145lbs debut of Anthony...

-Even after the debacle surrounding UFC 200 it was pretty clear that at some point UFC would be able to put together the Diaz/McGregor rematch – especially when it emerged that UFC 196 might’ve broken the all-time buyrate record – and the only surprise was that it came so closely after...

-Weaker card for this show, but I guess it was to be expected coming in the middle of a wild summer schedule for UFC. Personally I was just hyped to see a UFC show in Utah following 2010’s debacle that saw them have to move the second Versus show on late notice due to ticket sales failing...

-Sandwiched between two of the year’s biggest PPV shows in UFC 200 and UFC 202, this one didn’t have nearly the hype of the other two and so it was flying largely under the radar, namely because it had lost its co-main event (Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis for the Flyweight title) and...

-Bit of an odd main event for the seemingly annual trip to Chicago for a Fox show then, as seemingly everyone was expecting Holly Holm to rematch Miesha Tate for the Women’s Bantamweight title at UFC 200 rather than Amanda Nunes challenging, but hey, I guess Uncle Dana has to slap down...

-Coming just three days after the insanity that was International Fight Weekend and UFC 200, this show was flying way under the radar and quite rightfully so to be frank as it wasn’t the strongest card, especially when the main event of Ferguson vs. Chiesa went bye-bye thanks to a Chiesa...

-After the massive success that was 2009’s UFC 100 – which still holds the buyrate record according to some sources – UFC 200 was always going to be an absolute monster of a show, but I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted how fraught the build to it would be. The main event was...

-Another year, another season of TUF, then. This one was sold on the premise of exciting fights and a BITTER RIVALRY between coaches Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha, but in the end it turned out to be another underwhelming one – the rivalry was indeed bitter but it didn’t get to the...

-Acting basically as the canapés to the TUF 23 Finale’s appetiser and UFC 200’s main course, this was a pretty good card for a Fight Pass exclusive, with a huge main event of Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez for the Lightweight Title. Just goes to show how much Fight Pass has developed...

-Not quite as much name value or should I say future name value on this effort from the WEC looking at the card, but at the time I remember some serious hype around the main event – a rematch of the 2003 FOTYC between Olaf Alfonso and John Polakowski. Believe it or not the other fighter...

-Another trip back in time with the WEC then, this time back over ten years to January 2005 and a one-night, four-man heavyweight tournament as well as the usual mix of UFC and PRIDE veterans and future stars. Can’t beat the WEC. WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion 01/22/05 Lemoore,...

-Ah, the wonders of Fight Pass, which has an *insane* amount of stuff in the archives. Maybe the best bit, outside of all of the old UFC and PRIDE shows? The WEC archive, and I’m not just talking from the Zuffa era of 2007-10. Even before that the WEC was one of the best smaller promotions...

-What with my whole concentration right now being on Euro 2016, this show was pretty much flying under the radar for me, but despite a couple of oddities (again) on the main card it looked like an intriguing one, mainly for the main event – a title eliminator between top ranked Welterweights...

-For a card that was expected to be like an afterthought given the massive build-up to UFC 200 – set to be the biggest card in the promotion’s history – UFC 199 turned out to be pretty great on paper, with two title fights including the trilogy meeting between Dominick Cruz and Urijah...

-Bit weird to have a Fight Night in Vegas – hopefully it’s not a trend as the Vegas crowds are always dead for anything other than really big fights and I think Zuffa are better off breaking into new states and/or countries with the Fight Night series, but hey, this looked like a solid...

-Where UFC 197 seemed to be flying under the radar a little, this one definitely felt like a BIG SHOW even with the shitty rumors of Mayweather vs. McGregor somehow dominating news pieces. First time in a Brazilian soccer stadium? Check. Big title fight in the main event complete with a fresh...