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UFC featherweight Leah Letson announces MMA retirement: 'I simply don't love fighting the way I used to'

Jan 1 2023

UFC 288 post-event facts: Aljamain Sterling takes sole possession of 135-pound wins record

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UFC Fight Night 232 post-event facts: Brendan Allen on an all-time submission streak

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UFC Fight Night 226 bonuses: French winners, including Benoit Saint-Denis, dominate bonus recipients list

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UFC Fight Night 230 post-event facts: Edson Barboza sets record for Fight of the Night bonuses

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UFC Fight Night 221 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili sets takedown attempt record

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UFC Fight Night 217 bonuses: Dan Ige's nickname prophetic for extra $50,000

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UFC Fight Night 229 bonuses: Be Joe Pyfer, win $50K

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UFC Fight Night 233 post-event facts: Khalil Rountree inches closer to Chuck Liddell's KO record

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UFC in 2023

UFC merged with WWE to form TKO Group

In April 2023, Endeavor Group Holdings announced that UFC would merge with the wrestling promotion WWE to form TKO Group Holdings, a new Public company company majority-owned by Endeavor, with Vince McMahon serving as an executive chairman of the new entity and White remaining as UFC president. The merger was completed on September 12, 2023.¹

Class action: anti-trust lawsuit

Main article: Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware decided to grant class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 who are suing upward of for 1.6 billions in wages that the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages, setting the stage on 8, April, 2024 trial.²³

Betting scandal

In early February 2023 UFC introduced rules that banned athletes, coaches, and their close family from betting on UFC events.⁴ after the call for a sports betting fraud investigation was made on a fight involving Darrick Minner a student of James Krause, who is a UFC coach and avid bettor, and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. The UFC was informed by sources that suspicious betting patterns had been observed on the fight.⁵

USADA anti-doping partnership (2015–2024)

The UFC's partnership with USADA coming to an end in 2023, the UFC announced a new partnership with Drug Free Sport International, the same company that oversees the anti-doping programs of the NCAA, MLB, NFL, and NBA.⁶ This partnership is set to begin in 2024, after their current contract with USADA expired on December 31, 2023. The UFC announced that former FBI agent George Piro would serve as the independent administrator of the UFC's anti-doping program.⁷

2023 by the numbers

The numbers below records the events, fights, techniques and fighters held or performed for the year of 2023 in UFC.⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹

2023 UFC Honors awards

Starting in 2019, the UFC created year-end awards with "UFC Honors President's Choice Awards" for categories "Performance of the Year" and "Fight of the Year" being chosen by UFC CEO Dana White. The other "UFC Honors Fan Choice Awards" are for categories "Knockout of the Year", "Submission of the Year", "Event of the Year", "Comeback of the Year" and, from 2020, "Debut of the Year" in which fans are able to vote for the winner on social media.¹⁶

Winners receive a trophy commemorating their achievement along with a set of tires from sponsor Toyo Tires.¹⁷

2023 UFC.com awards

Releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions:

• Aaron Phillips – Released in June – Bantamweight³¹
• AJ Fletcher – Released in October – Welterweight³²
• Alejandro Pérez – Released in January – Featherweight³³
• Aleksa Camur – Released in August – Light Heavyweight³⁴
• Amanda Nunes – Retired in June – Women's Bantamweight³⁵
• André Fialho – Released in October – Welterweight³⁶
• Ashlee Evans-Smith – Released in August – Women's Bantamweight³⁷
• Ashley Yoder – Released in October – Women's Flyweight³⁸
• Austin Lingo – Released in December – Featherweight³⁹
• Augusto Sakai – Released in March – Heavyweight⁴⁰
• Braxton Smith – Released in June – Heavyweight⁴¹
• Bea Malecki – Released in June – Women's Bantamweight⁴²
• Blagoy Ivanov – Released in July – Heavyweight⁴³
• Brandon Davis – Released in January – Bantamweight⁴⁴
• Carlos Mota – Released in February – Flyweight⁴⁵
• Charles Rosa – Released in August – Featherweight⁴⁶
• Chase Sherman – Released in May – Heavyweight⁴⁷
• Chris Daukaus – Released in August – Light Heavyweight⁴⁸
• Cortney Casey – Released in September - Women's Flyweight⁴⁹
• Cynthia Calvillo – Released in April – Women's Strawweight⁵⁰
• Danaa Batgerel – Released in June – Bantamweight⁵¹
• Damir Ismagulov – Released in July – Lightweight⁵²
• Darren Till – Released in March – Middleweight⁵³
• Derek Brunson – Released in September – Middleweight⁵⁴
• Don Shainis – Released in June – Featherweight⁵⁵
• Ed Herman – Retired in April – Light Heavyweight⁵⁶
• Erick Gonzalez – Released in June – Lightweight⁵⁷
• Francis Ngannou – Released in January – Heavyweight⁵⁸
• Francisco Trinaldo – Released in January – Welterweight⁵⁹
• Gadzhi Omargadzhiev – Released in January – Welterweight⁶⁰
• Glover Teixeira – Retired in January – Light Heavyweight⁶¹
• Guido Cannetti – Released in March – Bantamweight⁶²
• Hannah Goldy – Released in October – Women's Strawweight⁶³
• Ian Heinisch – Retired in August – Middleweight⁶⁴
• Ilir Latifi – End of Contract – Heavyweight⁶⁵
• Istela Nunes – Released in August – Women's Strawweight⁶⁶
• Jay Perrin – Released in January – Bantamweight⁶⁷
• Jake Collier – Released in October – Heavyweight⁶⁸
• Jeff Molina – Released in January – Flyweight⁶⁹
• Jennifer Maia – End of contract – Women's Flyweight⁷⁰
• Jinh Yu Frey – Released in October – Women's Strawweight⁷¹
• Ji Yeon Kim – Released in May – Women's Flyweight⁷²
• Jessica-Rose Clark – Released in May – Women's Bantamweight⁷³
• John Makdessi – Released in October – Lightweight⁷⁴
• Johnny Muñoz Jr. – Released in December – Bantamweight⁷⁵
• Jordan Wright – Released in February – Light Heavyweight⁷⁶
• Joseph Holmes – Released in June – Middleweight⁷⁷
• Jorge Masvidal – Retired in April – Welterweight⁷⁸
• José Johnson – Released in March – Bantamweight⁷⁹
• Journey Newson – Released in June – Featherweight⁸⁰
• JP Buys – Released in October – Bantamweight⁸¹
• Juan Espino – Retired in April – Heavyweight⁸²
• Kanako Murata – Released in November – Women's Strawweight⁸³
• Kamuela Kirk – Released in October – Lightweight⁸⁴
• Kevin Natividad – Released in January – Bantamweight⁸⁵
• Kyle Daukaus – Released in January – Middleweight⁸⁶
• Leah Letson – Retired in January – Women's Featherweight⁸⁷
• Leomana Martinez – Released in March – Bantamweight⁸⁸
• Lina Länsberg – Retired in February – Women's Bantamweight⁸⁹
• Liudvik Sholinian – Released in January – Bantamweight⁹⁰
• Mike Mathetha – Released in October – Welterweight|⁹¹
• Makwan Amirkhani – Released in June – Featherweight⁹²
• Mandy Böhm – Released in August – Women's Flyweight⁹³
• Maria Oliveira – Released in June – Women's Strawweight⁹⁴
• Martin Sano Jr. – Released in June – Welterweight⁹⁵
• Marcelo Rojo – Released in January – Featherweight⁹⁶
• Maurício Rua – Retired in January – Light Heavyweight⁹⁷
• Maxim Grishin – Released in June – Light Heavyweight⁹⁸
• Michael Trizano – Released in January – Featherweight⁹⁹
• Mike Breeden – Released in October – Lightweight¹⁰⁰
• Mike Jackson – Released in January – Welterweight¹⁰¹
• Mounir Lazzez – Released in June – Welterweight¹⁰²
• Nick Aguirre – Released in December – Bantamweight¹⁰³
• Nick Fiore – Released in June – Lightweight¹⁰⁴
• Omar Morales – Released in June – Lightweight¹⁰⁵
• Orion Cosce – Released in June – Welterweight¹⁰⁶
• Parker Porter – Released in December – Heavyweight¹⁰⁷
• Raphael Assuncao – Retired in March – Bantamweight¹⁰⁸
• Rafael Alves – Released in March – Lightweight¹⁰⁹
• Raulian Paiva – Released in January – Bantamweight¹¹⁰
• Robbie Lawler – Retired in July – Welterweight¹¹¹
• Ronnie Lawrence – Retirement – Bantamweight¹¹²
• Saidyokub Kakhramonov – Released in January – Bantamweight¹¹³
• Shamil Abdurakhimov – Released in January – Heavyweight¹¹⁴
• Sijara Eubanks – Released in January – Women's Flyweight¹¹⁵
• Shane Young – Released in October – Featherweight¹¹⁶
• Victor Rodriguez – Released in January – Flyweight¹¹⁷
• Vince Morales – Released in January – Bantamweight¹¹⁸
• Steven Peterson – Retired in March – Featherweight¹¹⁹
• Saidyokub Kakhramonov – Released in January – Bantamweight¹²⁰
• Shannon Ross – Released in December – Flyweight¹²¹
• William Knight – Released in February – Light Heavyweight¹²²
• Tafon Nchukwi – Released in August – Middleweight¹²³
• Taila Santos – Released in November – Women's Flyweight¹²⁴
• Takashi Sato – Released in June – Welterweight¹²⁵
• Tanner Boser – Released in August – Light Heavyweight¹²⁶
• Terrence Mitchell – Released in December – Bantamweight¹²⁷
• Tony Gravely – Released in June – Bantamweight¹²⁸
• Trevin Jones – Released in June – Bantamweight¹²⁹
• Tucker Lutz – Released in October – Featherweight¹³⁰
• Zak Cummings – Retired in April – Light Heavyweight¹³¹
• Zubaira Tukhugov – Released in March – Featherweight¹³²
• Zhalgas Zhumagulov – Released in July – Flyweight¹³³
• The Korean Zombie – Retired in August – Featherweight¹³⁴
• Zarah Fairn – Released in September – Women's Featherweight¹³⁵

Debut UFC fighters

The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2023:

• Anshul Jubli – UFC Fight Night 218¹³⁶
• Bassil Hafez – UFC on ESPN 49¹³⁷
• Blake Bilder – UFC 284¹³⁸
• Bo Nickal – UFC 285¹³⁹
• Bogdan Guskov – UFC Fight Night 226¹⁴⁰
• Brendan Marotte – UFC Fight Night 230¹⁴¹
• Brunno Ferreira – UFC 283¹⁴²
• Caio Machado – UFC Fight Night 232¹⁴³
• Carl Deaton III – UFC Fight Night 220¹⁴⁴
• Charles Johnson - UFC Fight Night 212¹⁴⁵
• Choi Seung-guk – UFC Fight Night 218¹⁴⁶
• Christian Leroy Duncan – UFC Fight Night 232¹⁴⁷
• Claudio Ribeiro – UFC Fight Night 217¹⁴⁸
• Clayton Carpenter – UFC Fight Night 219¹⁴⁹
• Daniel Marcos – UFC 283¹⁵⁰
• Dennis Buzukja – UFC on ESPN 50¹⁵¹
• Diego Lopes – UFC 288¹⁵²
• Edgar Cháirez – UFC 290¹⁵³
• Eduarda Moura – UFC Fight Night 231¹⁵⁴
• Elves Brener – UFC 284¹⁵⁵
• Felipe dos Santos – UFC 293¹⁵⁶
• Francisco Prado – UFC 284¹⁵⁷
• Gabriel Bonfim – UFC 283¹⁵⁸
• Gabriella Fernandes – UFC Fight Night 220¹⁵⁹
• Ikram Aliskerov – UFC 288¹⁶⁰
• Irina Alekseeva – UFC on ESPN 45¹⁶¹
• Isaac Dulgarian – UFC on ESPN 51¹⁶²
• Ismael Bonfim – UFC 283¹⁶³
• Ivana Petrović – UFC on ESPN 48¹⁶⁴
• Jack Jenkins – UFC 284¹⁶⁵
• Jacqueline Cavalcanti - UFC Fight Night 226¹⁶⁶
• Jafel Filho – UFC 286¹⁶⁷
• Jamal Pogues – UFC Fight Night 219¹⁶⁸
• Jamey-Lyn Horth – UFC on ESPN 45¹⁶⁹
• Jeka Saragih – UFC Fight Night 218¹⁷⁰
• Jesús Santos Aguilar – UFC Fight Night 218¹⁷¹
• Jose Johnson – UFC on ESPN 51¹⁷²
• Joshua Van – UFC 295¹⁷³
• Kauê Fernandes – UFC Fight Night 231¹⁷⁴
• Kaynan Kruschewsky – UFC Fight Night 231¹⁷⁵
• Kevin Borjas – UFC 295¹⁷⁶
• Kevin Jousset – UFC 293¹⁷⁷
• Khusein Askhabov – UFC Fight Night 219¹⁷⁸
• Kiefer Crosbie – UFC 293¹⁷⁹
• Lee Jeong-yeong – UFC Fight Night 218¹⁸⁰
• Luan Lacerda – UFC 283 UFC 283¹⁸¹
• Luana Santos – UFC on ESPN 51¹⁸²
• Mateus Mendonça – UFC Fight Night 217¹⁸³
• Mateusz Rębecki – UFC Fight Night 217¹⁸⁴
• Melissa Dixon – UFC Fight Night 230¹⁸⁵
• Melquizael Costa – UFC 283¹⁸⁶
• Mick Parkin – UFC Fight Night 232¹⁸⁷
• Mohammad Yahya – UFC 294¹⁸⁸
• Montserrat Rendon – UFC Fight Night 228¹⁸⁹
• Muhammad Naimov – UFC on ESPN 46¹⁹⁰
• Muin Gafurov – UFC 294¹⁹¹
• Myktybek Orolbai – UFC Fight Night 232¹⁹²
• Nazim Sadykhov – UFC Fight Night 219¹⁹³
• Nick Aguirre – UFC Fight Night 217¹⁹⁴
• Nick Fiore – UFC Fight Night 217¹⁹⁵
• Nursulton Ruziboev - UFC on ESPN 48¹⁹⁶
• Nurullo Aliev – UFC Fight Night 220¹⁹⁷
• Park Hyun-sung – UFC Fight Night 218¹⁹⁸
• Payton Talbott – UFC Fight Night 232¹⁹⁹
• Rafael Estevam – UFC Fight Night 232²⁰⁰
• Ravena Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 230²⁰¹
• Rayanne dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 233²⁰²
• Rinya Nakamura – UFC Fight Night 218²⁰³
• Rodolfo Bellato – UFC on ESPN 52²⁰⁴
• Sedriques Dumas – UFC Fight Night 221²⁰⁵
• Shamil Gaziev – UFC 296²⁰⁶
• Shannon Ross – UFC 284²⁰⁷
• Steve Erceg – UFC 286²⁰⁸
• Tainara Lisboa – UFC on ABC 4²⁰⁹
• Talita Alencar – UFC Fight Night 233²¹⁰
• Themba Gorimbo – UFC Fight Night 219²¹¹
• Toshiomi Kazama – UFC Fight Night 218²¹²
• Trevor Peek – UFC Fight Night 220²¹³
• Victor Martinez – UFC Fight Night 220²¹⁴
• Vitor Petrino – UFC Fight Night 221²¹⁵
• Westin Wilson - UFC on ESPN 48²¹⁶
• Yi Zha – UFC Fight Night 218²¹⁷
• Yusaku Kinoshita – UFC Fight Night 218²¹⁸
• Zachary Reese – UFC on ESPN 52²¹⁹

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by the UFC for reasons also stated below.

The Ultimate Fighter

The following The Ultimate Fighter seasons are scheduled for broadcast in 2023:

Title fights

Events list

Main article: List of UFC events

Past events

See also

• List of UFC champions
• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2023 in Bellator MMA
• 2023 in Professional Fighters League
• 2023 in ONE Championship
• 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
• 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
• 2023 in Road FC

External links

• UFC past events on UFC.com
• UFC events results at Sherdog.com

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157. Bitter, Shawn (February 11, 2023). "UFC 284: Jamie Mullarkey Turns Away Prospect Francisco Prado, Calls Out Pimblett". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/11/ufc-284-jamie-mullarkey-vs-francisco-prado/ ↩

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165. Bitter, Shawn (February 11, 2023). "UFC 284: Jack Jenkins Puts On Strong Debut Performance, Takes Decision Over Don Shainis". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/11/ufc-284-jack-jenkins-vs-don-shainis/ ↩

166. Bitter, Shawn (September 2, 2023). "UFC Paris: Jacqueline Cavalcanti Endures Nasty Eye Poke, Wins Decision Over Zarah Fairn". Cageside Press. Retrieved September 3, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/02/ufc-paris-zarah-fairn-dos-santos-vs-jacqueline-cavalcanti/ ↩

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170. Bitter, Shawn (February 5, 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: India's Anshul Jubli Stops Jeka Saragih, Claims Road to UFC Lightweight Crown". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/05/ufc-vegas-68-jeka-saragih-vs-anshul-jubli/ ↩

171. Bitter, Shawn (February 4, 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: Tatsuro Taira Subs Jesus Aguilar for Third UFC Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/04/ufc-vegas-68-tatsuro-taira-vs-jesus-aguilar/ ↩

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175. Bitter, Shawn (November 5, 2023). "Elves Brener Shuts Down Kaynan Kruschewsky at UFC Sao Paulo". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/11/04/elves-brener-shuts-down-kaynan-kruschewsky-at-ufc-sao-paulo/ ↩

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177. Bitter, Shawn (September 9, 2023). "UFC 293: Kevin Jousset Cruises to Submission Victory Over Kiefer Crosbie". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/09/ufc-293-kevin-jousset-vs-kiefer-crosbie/ ↩

178. Bitter, Shawn (February 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 69: Jamall Emmers Drops Khusein Askhabov's Record to 23–1". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/18/ufc-vegas-69-jamall-emmers-vs-khusein-askhabov/ ↩

179. Bitter, Shawn (September 9, 2023). "UFC 293: Kevin Jousset Cruises to Submission Victory Over Kiefer Crosbie". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/09/ufc-293-kevin-jousset-vs-kiefer-crosbie/ ↩

180. Bitter, Shawn (February 5, 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: Jeong-Yeong Lee Takes Close Decision Over Yi Zha in Road to UFC Featherweight Final". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/05/ufc-vegas-68-lee-jeong-yeong-vs-yi-zha/ ↩

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182. Bitter, Shawn (August 12, 2023). "UFC Vegas 78: Luana Santos Shines in Debut, Lights Up TUF Champ Juliana Miller". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/08/12/ufc-vegas-78-juliana-miller-vs-luana-santos/ ↩

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184. Bitter, Shawn (January 14, 2023). "UFC Vegas 67: Mateusz Rebecki Serves Up Rude Welcome for Newcomer Nick Fiore". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/14/ufc-vegas-67-mateusz-rebecki-vs-nick-fiore/ ↩

185. Bitter, Shawn (October 14, 2023). "UFC Vegas 81: Melissa Dixon Makes Successful Debut, Decisions "Russian Ronda" Irina Alekseeva". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/10/14/ufc-vegas-81-irina-alekseeva-vs-melissa-dixon/ ↩

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189. Bitter, Shawn (September 23, 2023). "UFC Vegas 79: Montserrat Rendon Takes Narrow Decision Over Tamires Vidal". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/09/23/ufc-vegas-79-montserrat-rendon-takes-narrow-decision-tamires-vidal/ ↩

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192. Bitter, Shawn (November 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 82: Myktybek Orolbai Impresses in Debut, Submits Uros Medic". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/11/18/ufc-vegas-82-myktybek-orolbai-impresses-in-debut-submits-uros-medic/ ↩

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194. Bitter, Shawn (January 14, 2023). "UFC Vegas 67: Dan Argueta Overwhelms Debuting Nick Aguirre". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/14/ufc-vegas-67-nick-aguirre-vs-dan-argueta/ ↩

195. Bitter, Shawn (January 14, 2023). "UFC Vegas 67: Mateusz Rebecki Serves Up Rude Welcome for Newcomer Nick Fiore". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/14/ufc-vegas-67-mateusz-rebecki-vs-nick-fiore/ ↩

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198. Bitter, Shawn (February 4, 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: Hyun-sung Park Submits Seung-guk Choi, Wins Road to UFC at Flyweight". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/04/ufc-vegas-68-seung-guk-choi-vs-hyun-sung-park/ ↩

199. Bitter, Shawn (November 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 82: Payton Talbott Locks Up First Sub Win Against Nick Aguirre". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/11/18/ufc-vegas-82-payton-talbott-locks-up-first-sub-win-against-nick-aguirre/ ↩

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201. Bitter, Shawn (October 14, 2023). "UFC Vegas 81: Tainara Lisboa Spoils Debut of Ravena Oliveira". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/10/14/ufc-vegas-81-tainara-lisboa-vs-ravena-oliveira/ ↩

202. Theodosi, Jamie (December 10, 2023). "UFC Vegas 83: Talita Alencar Comes From Behind, Wins Split Over Rayanne Amanda". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/12/09/ufc-vegas-83-talita-alencar-rayanne-amanda/ ↩

203. Bitter, Shawn (February 4, 2023). "UFC Vegas 68: Rinya Nakamura Wins Road to UFC Bantamweight Tournament, KO's Toshiomi Kazama". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/04/ufc-vegas-68-toshiomi-kazama-vs-rinya-nakamura/ ↩

204. Bitter, Shawn (December 2, 2023). "Cody Brundage Slams Zach Reese for KO Win at UFC Austin". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/12/02/cody-brundage-slams-zach-reese-for-ko-win-at-ufc-austin/ ↩

205. Bitter, Shawn (March 11, 2023). "UFC Las Vegas: Josh Fremd Submits Sedriques Dumas for First UFC Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 15, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/03/11/ufc-las-vegas-sedriques-dumas-vs-josh-fremd/ ↩

206. Bitter, Shawn (December 17, 2023). "UFC 296: Shamil Gaziev First to Finish Martin Buday". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 1, 2024. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/12/16/ufc-296-shamil-gaziev-first-to-finish-martin-buday/ ↩

207. Bitter, Shawn (February 11, 2023). "UFC 284: Buzzsaw Kleydson Rodrigues Tears Through Shannon Ross". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/11/ufc-284-shannon-ross-vs-kleydson-rodrigues/ ↩

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209. Bitter, Shawn (May 13, 2023). "UFC Charlotte: Tainara Lisboa Endures Nasty Cut, Submits Jessica-Rose Clark". Cageside Press. Retrieved May 13, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/05/13/ufc-charlotte-jessica-rose-clark-vs-tainara-lisboa/ ↩

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211. Bitter, Shawn (February 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 69: A.J. Fletcher Picks Up First UFC Win, Spoils Debut of Themba Gorimbo". Cageside Press. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/02/18/ufc-vegas-69-a-j-fletcher-vs-themba-gorimbo/ ↩

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268. "UFC Fight Night 228 bonuses: Marina Rodriguez's bloody beatdown takes $50K". MMA Junkie. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-228-bonuses-marina-rodriguezs-bloody-beatdown-takes-50k ↩

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295. Mike Bohn (June 18, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 46 post-event facts: Jared Cannonier, Marvin Vettori set striking records in main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-46-post-event-facts-jared-cannonier-marvin-vettori-set-striking-records-main-event ↩

296. Dan Hiergesell (June 18, 2023). "UFC Vegas 75 bonuses: Manuel Torres banks $50K for Knockout of the Year candidate". mmamania.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023. https://www.mmamania.com/2023/6/18/23764612/ufc-vegas-75-official-bonus-winners-results-espn-vettori-cannonier-torres ↩

297. Mike Bohn (June 11, 2023). "UFC 289 post-event facts: Charles Oliveira sets all-time bar for finishes, bonuses". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-289-post-event-facts-charles-oliveira-sets-all-time-record-finishes-bonuses ↩

298. Jed Meshewll (June 11, 2023). "UFC 289 post-fight bonuses: Charles Oliveira earns $50k for record-breaking finish of Beneil Dariush". mmafighting.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023. https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/6/11/23756840/ufc-289-post-fight-bonuses-charles-oliveira-earns-50-grand-in-record-breaking-finish-beneil-dariush ↩

299. Mike Bohn (June 4, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 45 post-event facts: Is Jim Miller's record resume UFC Hall of Fame worthy?". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-45-post-event-facts-jim-miller-records-knockout-wins-finishes-hall-of-fame ↩

300. Matt Erickson (June 4, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 45 bonuses: You better believe that sick Jim Miller KO was worth $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-espn-45-bonuses-50000-jim-miller-alex-caceres-pineda-naimov-las-vegas ↩

301. Mike Bohn (May 21, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 224 post-event facts: Mackenzie Dern climbs strawweight bonus list". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-224-post-event-facts-mackenzie-dern-climbs-strawweight-bonus-list ↩

302. Matthew Wells (May 20, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 224 bonuses: Diego Ferriera's crushing KO among four $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-224-bonuses-diego-ferrieras-crushing-ko-among-four-50000-winners ↩

303. Mike Bohn (May 14, 2023). "UFC on ABC 4 post-event facts: Matt Brown ties Derrick Lewis' all-time KO record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-abc-4-post-event-facts-matt-brown-ties-derrick-lewis-all-time-ko-record ↩

304. Matt Erickson (May 13, 2023). "UFC on ABC 4 bonuses: An all-time record holder, plus $50,000 despite a weight miss". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-abc-4-charlotte-bonuses-50000-matt-brown-knockout-record-bryan-battle-missed-weight ↩

305. Mike Bohn (May 7, 2023). "UFC 288 post-event facts: Aljamain Sterling takes sole possession of 135-pound wins record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-288-post-event-facts-aljamain-sterling-takes-sole-possession-of-135-pound-wins-record ↩

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307. Mike Bohn (April 30, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 223 post-event facts: Song Yadong climbs KO list at 135 pounds". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-223-post-event-facts-song-yadong-climbs-knockout-list-bantamweight ↩

308. Newswire, MMA Fighting (April 29, 2023). "Song Yadong, three others earn performance bonuses at UFC Vegas 72". MMA Fighting. Retrieved April 30, 2023. https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/4/29/23705149/song-yadong-three-others-earn-performance-bonuses-at-ufc-vegas-72 ↩

309. Mike Bohn (April 23, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 222 post-event facts: Sergei Pavlovich makes history with first-round KO streak". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-222-post-event-facts-sergei-pavlovich-makes-history-first-round-knockout-streak ↩

310. Matthew Wells (April 22, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 222 bonuses: Sergei Pavlovich's destruction of Curtis Blaydes earns $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-222-bonuses-sergei-pavlovich-tko-curtis-blaydes-bruno-silva-christos-giagos-montel-jackson ↩

311. Mike Bohn (April 16, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 44 post-event facts: Max Holloway joins 20-win club, sets other records". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-44-post-event-facts-max-holloway-history-sets-records-strikes-knockdowns ↩

312. Dan Hiergesell (April 16, 2023). "UFC Kansas City bonuses: Barboza, Royval leads $50K winners with insane knee finishes". mmamania.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023. https://www.mmamania.com/platform/amp/2023/4/16/23684866/ufc-kansas-city-bonus-winners-results-espn-holloway-allen-royval-barboza-algeo-brown-robertson ↩

313. Mike Bohn (April 9, 2023). "UFC 287 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya makes history as two-time divisional champ". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-287-post-event-facts-israel-adesanya-makes-history-two-time-divisional-champ ↩

314. Dan Hiergesell (April 9, 2023). "UFC 287 bonuses: Rob Font leads $50K winners with stunning knockout". mmamania.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023. https://www.mmamania.com/2023/4/9/23675588/ufc-287-official-bonus-winners-results-espn-mma-ppv-miami-adesanya-pereira-masvidal-font ↩

315. Mike Bohn (March 26, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 43 post-event facts: Charles Oliveira's longstanding record under threat". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-43-post-event-facts-charles-oliveira-longstanding-record-threat-daniel-pineda ↩

316. Matt Erickson (March 25, 2023). "UFC on ESPN 43 bonuses: Early Comeback of Year candidate gets $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-espn-43-san-antonio-bonuses-cj-vergara-nate-landwehr-daniel-pineda-50000 ↩

317. Mike Bohn (March 19, 2023). "UFC 286 post-event facts: Justin Gaethje's insane bonus streak continues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-286-post-event-facts-justin-gaethje-insane-bonus-streak-continues ↩

318. Matt Erickson (March 18, 2023). "UFC 286 bonuses: The widely predicted Fight of the Night came through in London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-286-london-bonuses-justin-gaethje-fiziev-gunnar-nelson-jake-hadley-50000 ↩

319. Mike Bohn (March 12, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 221 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili sets takedown attempt record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-221-post-event-facts-merab-dvalishvili-sets-takedown-attempt-record ↩

320. Matt Erickson (March 11, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 221 bonuses: Choke someone to sleep, get $50,000 extra". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-221-las-vegas-bonuses-davey-grant-bruno-silva-vitor-petrino ↩

321. Mike Bohn (March 5, 2023). "UFC 285 post-event facts: Jon Jones enters a class of his own with heavyweight title win". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-285-post-event-facts-jon-jones-history-stats-records-heavyweight-title-ciryl-gane ↩

322. Matt Erickson (March 5, 2023). "UFC 285 bonuses: New champs among $50,000 winners in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-285-bonuses-las-vegas-50000-jon-jones-alexa-grasso-geoff-neal-shavkat-rakhmonov ↩

323. Mike Bohn (February 26, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 220 post-event facts: Nurullo Aliev makes history for Tajikistan". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-220-post-event-facts-nurullo-aliev-makes-history-tajikistan ↩

324. Matt Erickson (February 25, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 220 bonuses: All finishers get $50,000 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-220-las-vegas-bonuses-tatiana-suarez-leavitt-brendan-allen-malott-peek-solecki ↩

325. Mike Bohn (February 19, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 219 post-event facts: Mayra Bueno Silva gets a first-time octagon finish". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-219-post-event-facts-mayra-bueno-silva-first-time-octagon-finish ↩

326. "UFC Fight Night 219 bonuses: $50,000 a cherry on top of Erin Blanchfield's contender status". MMA Junkie. February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-219-bonuses-erin-blanchfield-submits-jessica-andrade-winner ↩

327. Mike Bohn (February 12, 2023). "UFC 284 post-event facts: Islam Makhachev leads promotion in winning streaks". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 12, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-284-post-event-facts-islam-makhachev-leads-promotion-in-winning-streaks ↩

328. "UFC 284 post-fight bonuses: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski awarded 'Fight of the Night'". mmafighting.com. February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023. https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/2/12/23596289/ufc-284-post-fight-bonuses-islam-makhachev-vs-alexander-volkanovski-awarded-fight-of-the-night ↩

329. Mike Bohn (February 5, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 218 post-event facts: Derrick Lewis' struggles continue". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-218-post-event-facts-derrick-lewis-losing-skid-continue ↩

330. "UFC Fight Night 218 bonuses: Serghei Spivac's domination worthy of an extra $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-218-bonuses-serghei-spivac-50000-knockouts-submissions ↩

331. Anderson, Jay (January 22, 2023). "UFC 283 Main Event Earns Fight of the Night, Ismael Bonfim Gets Performance Bonus". Cageside Press. Retrieved January 22, 2023. https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/22/ufc-283-bonuses-main-event/ ↩

332. "UFC 283 bonuses: Jamahal Hill vs. Glover Teixeira wins Fight of the Night". mmafighting.com. January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023. https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2023/1/22/23566144/ufc-283-bonuses-jamahal-hill-vs-glover-teixeira-wins-fight-of-the-night ↩

333. Mike Bohn (January 15, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 217 post-event facts: Sean Strickland joins exclusive three-division club". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-217-post-facts-sean-strickland-exclusive-three-division-club ↩

334. Matt Erickson (January 14, 2023). "UFC Fight Night 217 bonuses: Dan Ige's nickname prophetic for extra $50,000". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-217-bonuses-dan-ige-roman-kopylov-umar-nurmagomedov ↩