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This Day in MMA History: July 20 Alistair Overeem made his Pride FC debut, as Pride the Best, Vol. 2 carried on the Japanese promotion’s short-lived foray into small shows on...

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Jul 20, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 19 Fedor Emelianenko wiped out Tim Sylvia in just 36 seconds at Affliction “Banned,” 12 years ago today.

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Jul 19, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 17 Andrey Koreshkov handled Douglas Lima to capture the Bellator MMA welterweight title five years ago at Bellator 140.

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Jul 17, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 16 A very young Chad Mendes shined, as Tachi Palace Fights held its inaugural event 11 years ago today.

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Jul 16, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 15 Quinton Jackson went on a vehicular rampage, leading police on a chase through Orange County, California, on this day in 2008.

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Jul 15, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 14 Twenty-five years ago at UFC 6, David "Tank" Abbott made his unforgettable debut and Ken Shamrock became the first "regular" champion in UFC history.

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Jul 14, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 13 The UFC made its first-ever trip to the United Kingdom with UFC 38, 18 years ago today.

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Jul 13, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 11 Dana White's Contender Series aired for the first time, three years ago today.

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Jul 11, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 10 The Ultimate Fighting Championship was purchased by WME-IMG four years ago, completing the most lucrative franchise sale in sports history.

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Jul 10, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 8 Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski had their rubber match at UFC 61, 14 years ago today.

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Jul 08, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 7 The freshly reborn UFC lightweight title nearly died again thanks to UFC 73, on this day in 2007.

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Jul 07, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 6 The longest winning streak in UFC history came to an end, courtesy of a sweet left hook by Chris Weidman, seven years ago at UFC 162.

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Jul 06, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 5 Forrest Griffin narrowly defeated Quinton Jackson to capture the light heavyweight title 12 years ago at UFC 86.

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Jul 05, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 3 Brock Lesnar weathered a colossal beating from Shane Carwin to unify his undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 116, a decade ago today.

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Jul 03, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 2 Tito Ortiz stunned Ryan Bader, notching one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, at UFC 132 nine years ago.

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Jul 02, 2020

This Day in MMA History: July 1 Mirko Filipovic moved one step closer to winning the 2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix, 14 years ago today.

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Jul 01, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 30 The legendary World Extreme Cagefighting held its first show, 19 years ago at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino.

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Jun 30, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 29 Tito Ortiz defended his UFC title for the first time on a card loaded with future champs, 19 years ago at UFC 32.

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Jun 29, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 28 Anderson Silva made his dazzling Octagon debut, 14 years ago at UFC Fight Night 5.

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Jun 28, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 27 Yoel Romero put Lyoto Machida’s lights out, then gave an all-timer of a bizarre post-fight interview, five years ago at UFC Fight Night 70

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Jun 27, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 26 The impossible happened before our eyes, as Fabricio Werdum toppled Fedor Emelianenko to put an end to the greatest streak in the sport’s...

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Jun 26, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 25 A clash between rising lightweight contenders ended in controversy, three years ago at UFC Fight Night 112: “Chiesa vs. Lee.”

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Jun 25, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 24 On June 24, 1998, Pride 3 crammed an admirable amount of greatness, strangeness—and yes, a little shadiness—into a six-fight card.

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Jun 24, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 23 Nate Diaz was crowned winner of the fifth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” on this day, 13 years ago.

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Jun 23, 2020

This Day in MMA History: June 22 Chuck Liddell defeated Vitor Belfort, but Robbie Lawler won the real prize, in one of the UFC’s strangest events, 18 years ago today.

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Jun 22, 2020