With the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, the first half of the year is behind us. Starting with a surprise faceoff between the best heavyweights in the sport, Marc Raimondi, Brett Okamoto, Eddie Maisonet III and Andres Waters discuss the biggest moments we’ve seen so far in the UFC and look forward to the action that’s already booked for the second half of the year.
Waters: We’ve reached the midpoint of the combat sports year. With seven UFC pay-per-views and 14 UFC Fight Nights already in the books, there’s been plenty of action to follow.
We started the year by ending the longest in-Octagon rivalry in UFC history, as Brandon Moreno claimed the men’s flyweight title over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283. Then, just three weeks later, we got a fight for pound-for-pound supremacy and the UFC lightweight title between Islam Makhachev and featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. And most recently, we watched the women’s MMA GOAT, Amanda Nunes, go out on top with a win over Irene Aldana at UFC 289.
With so much action, I’m sure you all have plenty to say about the fights and storylines we have already seen as well as the ones that will unfold in the year’s second half. Let’s start with one of the best outside-the-cage moments we’ve seen…
