Full Contact Contender 38 (2024)

UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen

UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 25, 2023, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, United States. A bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen headlined the event.

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.

Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley

Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley (Welterweight) Andrey Koreshkov vs. Chance Rencountre (Welterweight) Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Adam Piccolotti (Lightweight) Brennan Ward vs. Brandon Bell (Catchweight 175 lb) Davion Franklin vs. Said Sowma (Heavyweight)

UFC Fight Night 181: Hall vs. Silva

UFC Fight Night 181: Hall vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall served as the headliner.

UFC Fight Night 179: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

UFC Fight Night 179: Moraes vs. Sandhagen was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 11, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A bantamweight bout between former WSOF Bantamweight Champion and UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 180: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie

UFC Fight Night 180: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung served as the event headliner.

Polaris 27: Welterweight Grand Prix

The 27th edition of the Polaris Invitational took place this Saturday, March 23, 2024, with 8 challengers in the brackets competing in 7 total fights to become the Welterweight Grand Prix Winner and an additional fight scheduled for the main event happening outside of the Welterweight Grand Prix Bracket is a Women's Title Fight between Ffion Davies and Brianna Ste-Marie, all taking place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales in Newport, Wales, UK.

BKFC 39: Barnett vs. Alvarez

BKFC 39 took place Friday, March 24, 2023 with 11 fights at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill

UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 19, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was expected to serve as the event headliner. However, the bout was postponed to UFC 272 due to visa issues with Fiziev. Instead, a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill served as the main event.

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

The friendship is long over, and now all that's left is for welterweight stars Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington to settle their score in the main event of UFC 272 on Saturday, March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's been a grudge match years in the making, and finally, the BMF champ will get his opportunity to end his feud with "Chaos" Covington once and for all in the Octagon. UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal - Saturday, March 5th live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV 170 lbs.: Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal 160 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Renato Moicano (not Rafael Fiziev) 145 lbs.: Edson Barboza vs. Bryce Mitchell 170 lbs.: Kevin Holland vs. Alex Oliveira 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Serghei Spivac

UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez

UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 27, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, United States. A flyweight match between Matheus Nicolau and UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez served as the headliner.

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 4, 2024, at the Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and Steve Erceg headlined the event.

ONE Fight Night 20: Todd vs. Phetjeeja

ONE Fight Night 20 took place Friday, March 8, 2024 with 9 fights at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. A UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman headlined the event. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round.

Power Slap 7: Wolverine vs. Turpin 2

Power Slap announced its seventh live event, POWER SLAP 7: WOLVERINE VS. TURPIN 2, will take place Friday, April 12 in Las Vegas.

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6

UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 took place Sunday, March 3, 2024 with 10 fights at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze

UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 15, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze headlined the event.

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 12, 2022 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between then champion Israel Adesanya and former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) served as the event's headliner. The pairing met previously in October 2019 at UFC 243, when then interim champion Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in the second round to unify the middleweight title.

UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland

UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 5, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland served as the event headliner.

Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky

Ryan Bader vs. Valentin Moldavsky (Heavyweight) Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov (Lightweight) Henry Corrales vs. Aiden Lee (Featherweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Jaleel Willis (Welterweight)

Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford

Gegard Mousasi (c) vs. Austin Vanderford (Middleweight) Leah McCourt vs. Sinead Kavanagh (Featherweight) Ciaran Clarke vs. Abou Tounkara (Featherweight) Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jose Sanchez (Featherweight) Brian Moore vs. Jornel Lugo (Bantamweight)

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 1, 2024, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States. A UFC Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Islam Makhachev and former interim champion Dustin Poirier headlined the event.

UFC on ABC 6: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov

UFC on ABC 6: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 22, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov headlined the event.

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 29, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. The headliner for this event was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion). They previously met at UFC 295 in November 2023, where Pereira won the vacant title via a second-round TKO.

UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green

UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush was expected to serve as the event headliner. However on February 16, it was reported that Dariush withdrew from the event due to an ankle injury and was replaced by Bobby Green on just 10 days notice at a catchweight of 160 pounds.

UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento

UFC on ESPN 56: Lewis vs. Nascimento was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 11, 2024, at the Enterprise Centre, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy

UFC Fight Night 241: Barboza vs. Murphy was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 18, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy headlined the event.

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 6, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former UFC Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo (also 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling) headlined the event.

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

With wins over Max Holloway, Jose Aldo and Brian Ortega, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is carving out his legacy as one of the best ever. But to keep his belt and his place atop the division, he must hold off the charge of "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC 273 on April 9. Fresh from a big victory over Dan Ige, Jung is determined that his second crack at the crown will see him bring a world title to South Korea for the first time as attempts to use his dynamic style to defeat Australia's finest. Plus, a heated rivalry gets its second chapter in the co-main event, as Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan meet for the undisputed bantamweight title. UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie - Saturday, April 9 live from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 19, 2023, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley headlined the event and a UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Zhang Weili and Amanda Lemos served as the co-headliner. The lightweight and bantamweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler took place at the event.

Fury FC 93: Esteves vs. Walker

Fury FC 93 took place Friday, July 12, 2024 with 23 fights at Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.

UFC on ESPN 38: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot

UFC on ESPN 38: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 25, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and former KSW Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Mateusz Gamrot headlined the event.

UFC on ESPN 50: Sandhagen vs. Font

UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 5, 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A bantamweight bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov was expected to headline the event. However, Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event in mid-July due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Rob Font in a catchweight bout of 140 pounds.

PFL 2024 Europe #1: Regular Season - Doumbé vs. Chamsoudinov

PFL Europe returns to Accor Arena in Paris for the first night of the 2024 season. Two undefeated Frenchmen collide on the card, with Cedric Doumbe battling Baysangur Chamsoudinov in a superstar welterweight matchup.

LFA 158: Jones vs. Lebosnoyani

LFA 158: Jones vs. Lebosnoyani was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Gila Rivera Resorts & Casino in Chandler, Arizona.

UFC on ESPN 16: Holm vs. Aldana

UFC on ESPN 16: Holm vs. Aldana was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 4, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A women's bantamweight bout between former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Irene Aldana served as the event headliner.

UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon

UFC on ESPN 45: Song vs. Simon was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 29, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. The event was headlined by the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Final between Bellator bantamweight interim champion Raufeon Stots and Patchy Mix.

ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov

ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on July 15, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE Friday Fights 25: Nakrob vs. Phetphuthai

ONE Friday Fights 25: Nakrob vs. Phetphuthai (also known as ONE Lumpinee 25) was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on July 14, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. A flyweight muay thai bout between Nakrob Fairtex and Phetphuthai OrBorJor.Nakhonphanom served as the event headliner.

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 26th 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Ilia Topuria and former champion Max Holloway headlined the event.

UFC on ESPN 61: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

UFC on ESPN 61: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 10, 2024, at the UFC Apex facility, in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac headlined the event. The pair previously met at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo in February 2020, which Tybura won by unanimous decision.

UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili

UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili (branded as Riyadh Season Noche UFC for sponsorship reasons) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 14, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili headlined the event.

Submission Hunter Pro 92

Submission Hunter Pro 92 took place Sunday, July 28, 2024 with 1 fights at Imagen Venues in Houston, Texas.

UFC Fight Night 205: Lemos vs. Andrade

UFC Fight Night 205: Lemos vs. Andrade was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 23, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade and Amanda Lemos headlined the event.

UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya

UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 18, 2024, at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion (also former KSW Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and former two-time champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. It will mark the first time two African-born athletes meet for a title in the organization.

UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria

UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 24, 2023 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria headlined this event.

UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov

UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and UFC Heavyweight Championship challenger Alistair Overeem and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov served as the event headliner.

Karate Combat 46: Levine vs. Hadribeaj

Karate Combat 46: Levine vs. Hadribeaj took place Thursday, May 30, 2024 with 9 fights at Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas.

Power Slap 8: Da Crazy Hawaiian vs. Van Heerden

Fontainebleau Las Vegas will host the eighth live Power Slap event, Power Slap 8: Da Crazy Hawaiian vs. Van Heerden, on Friday, June 28 at 6PM PT/ 9PM ET and will stream internationally from our 40,000SF Colbalt Ballroom exclusively around the globe on Rumble.

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 27, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch bout between current two-time champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou headlined this event. The pairing met previously at UFC 220 on January 20, 2018, where Miocic won via unanimous decision and broke the record for most consecutive title defenses for the division with his third.

UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad

UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 13, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad fought in the main event.

BKFC Fight Night Omaha: Snake vs Pague

BKFC Fight Night took place Friday, May 17, 2024 with 11 fights at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.

PFL 2024 Europe #2: Regular Season - Marshall vs. Vargas

The Professional Fighters League has headed to Europe, where top stars will enter the cage in the latest round of action.

UFC on ESPN 35: Font vs. Vera

UFC on ESPN 35: Font vs. Aldo was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 4, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A bantamweight bout between Rob Font and former WEC and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo served as the event headliner.

UFC on ESPN 58: Perez vs. Taira

UFC on ESPN 58: Perez vs. Taira was a mixed martial arts event produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 15, 2024 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise , Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Alex Perez and Tatsuro Taira headlined the event.

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 12, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Glover Teixeira and former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka was originally expected to take place at UFC 274, but it was eventually moved to headline this event due to undisclosed reasons. A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Valentina Shevchenko and Taila Santos took place at the event.

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between then champion Jan Błachowicz (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya.

ONE Friday Fights 67: Nakrob vs. Khalilov

ONE Friday Fights 67: Nakrob vs. Khalilov was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on June 14, 2024, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. A flyweight muay thai bout between Nakrob Fairtex and Tagir Khalilov headlined the event.

The Smashing Machine

A stunning and provocative look at Mark Kerr's career from late '99 through the 2000 Pride Grand Prix, fighting with his own personal demons that rival the men he encounters in the ring.

BFL 80: World War

BFL 80 took place Thursday, May 9, 2024 with 13 fights at Harbour Event & Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.