EVENTS THAT OPENED THE LAST SEASONS OF THE UFC

This Saturday (14), UFC Las Vegas 67 opens the 2023 UFC calendar, with Imavov and Strickland in the main fight

Remember the events responsible for opening the last ten seasons of Ultimate

The last season opened with Calvin Kattar's 'beating' of Giga Chikadze in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 46.

         2022:   UFC Las Vegas 46

The first event of 2020 marked Conor McGregor's last victory in the octagon, when the Irishman knocked out veteran Donald Cerrone.

    2020: UFC 246

Henry Cejudo opened 2019 by defending his flyweight belt against then-bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw.

         2019: UFCBrooklyn

The first event of 2018 had Jeremy Stephens knocking out Doo Ho Choi in the main event.

      2018: UFC St.Louis

At the opening of the 2017 season, legend BJ Penn suffered his fourth consecutive defeat when he was knocked out by Yair Rodriguez in the main fight of UFC Phoenix.

      2017: UFC Phoenix

The year 2016 started in style with Robbie Lawler's victory in a historic war against Carlos Condit to defend the welterweight belt.

    2016:  UFC 195

On the third day of 2015, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier wrote the first chapter of the great rivalry, with 'Bones' winning the decision.

   2015: UFC 182

The 2014 UFC calendar opened on the other side of the world, in Singapore, where Tarec Saffiedine defeated Lim Hyun-gyu in the main event.

       2014: UFC Singapore

Closing the list, the UFC's 2013 year began on Brazilian soil, more precisely in São Paulo, where Vitor Belfort brutally knocked out Michael Bisping.

        2013: UFC Sao Paulo