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*waits*

Main Event: Womens Strawweight Bout: (#2) Weili Zhang vs. (#5) Tatiana Suarez Co-Main Event: Featherweight Bout: (#15) Chan Sung Jung vs. (#24) Emmanuel Sanchez Main Card: Womens Flyweight Bout: (#4) Maycee Barber vs. (#7) Yanan Wu Featherweight Bout: (#20) Andre Fili vs. (#22) Doo Ho Choi Bantamweight Bout: (#18) Marlon Moraes vs. (#23) Yadong Song Heavyweight Bout: Minzhe Tsoi vs. Juan Espino Preliminary Card: Light Heavyweight Bout: Shamil Akhmedov vs. George Tokkos Womens Bantamweight Bout: (#14) Julija Stoliarenko vs. (#15) Valentine Paret Featherweight Bout: Guan Wang vs. Pat Sabatini Bantamweight Bout: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Frans Mlambo Light Heavyweight Bout: Andrew Clamp vs. Csaba Hocz Bantamweight Bout: Kyler Phillips vs. Cole Smith Light Heavyweight Bout: Jonathan Wilson vs. Nick Roehrick Featherweight Bout: Alex Caceres vs. Daguir Imavov Womens Strawweight Bout: Bo Meng vs. Tiffany van Soest Heavyweight Bout: Kirill Sidelnikov vs. Ronny Markes

Main-Event Middleweight: [C] Robert Whittaker (#11P4P, 20-4) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (#2, 16-3-1NC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Co-Main Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (#7, 15-0) vs. Anderson Silva (#9, 34-8-1NC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main-Card Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (#14, 15-4-1) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (23-6) W-Featherweight: Megan Anderson (7-3) vs. Felicia Spencer (6-0) Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa (#8, 8-0) vs. Walt Harris (#14, 11-7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary-Card Flyweight: Jussier da Silva (#1, 22-5) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (#9, 20-3) Flyweight: Kai Kara-France (#13, 18-7-1NC) vs. Brandon Moreno (#10, 14-5) Featherweight: Deigo Pereira (5-2) vs. Manny Bermudez (13-0) Heavyweight: Jairzinho Rozenstruik (6-0) vs. Justin Ledet (9-1-1NC) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Early Fight Pass Prelims Bantamweight: Frankie Saenz (12-5) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (14-8-1NC) Strawweight: Nadia Kassem (5-0) vs. Juliana Lima (9-5) Featherweight: Shane Burgos (11-1) vs. Alex Caceres (14-11-1NC)

Bellator 258 Full Card Main Event Featherweight Title © Patricio Freire (31-4, 19-4) vs. #2 A.J. McKee (17-0, 15-0) Co-Main Event #3 Patricky Freire (23-9, 10-6) vs. #2 Maribek Taisumov (27-6, 0-0) Main Card Anthony Johnson (22-6) vs. #10 Karl Moore (9-2, 1-0) #3 Ariene Blencowe (13-8, 6-4) vs. #8 Sinead Kavanagh (7-4, 4-4) #4 Darrion Caldwell (14-4, 12-3) vs. #5 Brad Katona (8-2, 0-0) Preliminary Card #7 Curtis Millender (18-6, 3-3) vs. #15 Neiman Gracie (10-1, 7-1) Jack May (11-7-1, 1-0-1) vs. Domingos Barros (6-1, 1-1) Chris Curtis (23-8, 0-0) vs. Justin Burlinson (5-0, 2-0) Alejandra Lara (8-3, 2-1) vs. Ky Bennett (1-2, 1-2) Saul Rogers (14-3, 2-1) vs. Cody Bollinger (19-8-1, 0-2) Dalton Rosta (4-0, 2-0) vs. Taylor Johnson (6-2, 1-1)

<p>Main Event:</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: (#4) Costello Van Steenis vs. (#5) <strong>Rafael Carvalho</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> Co-Main Event:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: (#7) <strong>Rafael Lovato Jr.</strong> vs. (#13) Derek Brunson</p><p> </p><p> Main Card:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Diego Sanchez vs. <strong>Geoff Neal</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: <strong>Krzysztof Jotko</strong> vs. Tyron Woodley</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: (#13) <strong>Justin Willis</strong> vs. (#19) Chase Sherman</p><p> </p><p> Preliminary Card:</p><p> </p><p> Womens Strawweight Bout: (#7) Tecia Torres vs. (#9)<strong> Amanda Ribas</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Efrain Escudero vs. J<strong>oe Lauzon</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: <strong>Aviv Gozali </strong>vs. Mike Davis</p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: Henrique da Silva vs. <strong>Sam Alvey</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Matt Wiman vs. <strong>Soren Bak</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. J<strong>ames Krause</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Godofredo Castro vs. <strong>Tyson Griffin</strong></p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout:<strong> Jason Butcher</strong> vs. Carlos Matos</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout:<strong> Abubakar Nurmagomedov </strong>vs. Neil Magny</p><p> </p><p> Womens Strawweight Bout: Karolina Wójcik vs. <strong>Paige VanZant</strong></p>

<p>Bellator 257 Full Card</p><p> </p><p> Main Event</p><p> Heavyweight Title</p><p> © Ryan Bader (27-6-1, 5-1-1) vs. #4 <strong>Valentin Moldavsky</strong> (11-1, 3-0)</p><p> </p><p> Co-Main Event</p><p> #2<strong> Junior dos Santos</strong> (21-9, 0-0) vs. #5 Fedor Emelianenko (39-6-1, 3-2)</p><p> </p><p> Main Card</p><p> #4 <strong>Denise Kielholtz </strong>(6-2, 6-1) vs. Bec Rawlings (8-9, 1-0)</p><p> #9 Austin Vanderford (10-0, 4-0) vs. #6 <strong>Costello Van Steenis</strong> (13-2, 5-1)</p><p> <strong>Valerie Loureda </strong>(3-0, 3-0) vs. Helen Harper (4-2, 0-1)</p><p> </p><p> Preliminary Card</p><p> #9 <strong>Francimar Barroso</strong> (24-7-1, 0-0) vs. Ronny Markes (19-8, 0-1)</p><p> #11 <strong>Leah McCourt</strong> (4-1, 3-0) vs. Katharina Lehner (7-3, 0-1)</p><p> #12 <strong>Erick Silva</strong> (21-11-1, 0-2) vs. Matt Secor (9-5, 2-3)</p><p> Justin Lawrence (11-5, 3-2) vs. <strong>Jeremy Spoon</strong> (20-5, 0-1)</p><p> #12 Demarte Pena (11-0-2, 0-0) vs. <strong>Toby Misech (</strong>11-7, 2-1)</p><p> Bruna Ellen (5-3, 3-3) vs.<strong> Chiara Penco</strong> (5-2, 1-0)</p>

Main Event Women's Bantamweight Bout: (#2) Holly Holm vs. (#1) Germaine de Randamie Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit vs. Gunnar Nelson Main Card Light Heavyweight Bout: Ilir Latifi vs. (#10) Nikita Krylov Women's Flyweight Bout: (#6) Joanne Calderwood vs. (#1) Jessica Andrade Middleweight Bout: Tom Breese vs. Makhmud Muradov ESPN Preliminary Card Bantamweight Bout: Jack Shore vs. Alejandro Perez Lightweight Bout: Marc Diakiese vs. Yancy Medeiros Featherweight Bout: Lerone Murphy vs. Makwan Amirkhani ESPN+ Early Preliminary Card Women’s Flyweight Bout: Molly McCann vs. Miranda Granger Heavyweight Bout: Adam Wieczorek vs. Alexander Romanov Flyweight Bout: J.P. Buys vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva I'm kinda confused, tho, you said Calderwood vs. Andrade could be a SW title eliminator, but they fight at FlyW

UFC and Bellator - 2021 in Review; 2022 preview For this final analytical post, we will look at the main highlights of 2021 for the biggest companies in the US, and then we will look at what they will be looking to bring in for the new year. UFC 2021 saw the UFC crown 12 new champions crowned and have Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vacate due to good ole Mary Jane! Not only were there shocking title changes (i.e. Lewis dethrones Stipe BY DECISION!?, Masvidal actually beats Usman in the rematch & Chookagian ends the reign of "The Bullet" + Joey B steps in on short notice and beats Figueiredo in a 4 rounds war), but 2021 also saw some major feel-good stories and some amazing downturns! The UFC Heavyweight division seemed like one of the most interesting things in the sport coming into 2021, with Ngannou and Jon Jones being some of its top names. Well, Francis got knocked out cold by Alex Volkov, and then shockingly got TKOed in less than 90 seconds by unranked prospect Carlos Felipe, while Jones is now sitting on the sidelines for popping for weed, just like rival Adesanya, after he choked the returning Tod Duffee in 3 minutes! Also coming into 2021, some hyped up stars from other organizations, like ex-RIZIN champions Jiri Prochazka and Manel Kape, ex-Bellator champion Michael Chandler and ex-KSW champion Mateusz Gamrot had the eyes of hardcore fans all around the world set up on them, ready to answer the one question: Can they make it in the UFC? While non of them was a total bust, none of them have really set the world on fire either. Prochazka, who had debuted with a higlight reel KO in 2020 against Oezdemir, got ranked high from the get go and was widely praised. He met #15 ranked Alonzo Menifield in April and TKOed him in 4 minutes, but when he faced a top dog like #2 Dominick Reyes, he got TKOd in less than 2 minutes. Still, hopes are still high for him, as he's now booked to fight the current #2 contender of the divison, Thiago Santos. His fellow RIZIN alumni Manel Kape debuted in April, with a loss to a 1st round RNC to #14 contender, Jimmy Flick, but he managed to bounce back with a TKO win over #10 ranked Rogerio Bontorin, and he now sits at #15 in the UFC Flyweight rankings, quite far from the title picture. Mateusz Gamrot, who before his UFC debut had been seen by some MMA media as a top 10 lightweight of the world, bounced back from his debut loss with UD wins over Alex Munoz and Nasrat Haqparast, but still he has much more to prove, and has not earned a place in the UFC rankings yet. And perhaps the most hyped up addition to the UFC roster, former 3-times Bellator champion Michael Chandler has made a great impression in his UFC debut, earning a UD win over #4 LW contender Tony Ferguson, but went on to lose in what could have been his title eliminator against #5 Kevin Lee, as his grappling prowess was not enough in the eyes of the judges, who gave the decision to Lee, who dominated on the feet but got outgrappled. It's not too late to hope for Chandler, as he is now ranked #6 and will be facing another top 5 opponent, in #4 Justin Gaethje, in February 2022. But there were also 3 major comeback stories that happened in the lighter men's divisions, that thrilled fans around the world. The first, of course, must be the unexpected rise to the top of Joseph Benavidez. After bouncing back from his big losses with a UD win over up-and-comer Matheus Nicolau, Joey received an unhoped for call to fill in in the place of Alex Perez, and finally defeated his Brazilian rival, Deiveson Figueiredo, on his 3rd try, on short notice. But another comeback soon stole the spotlight, as Demetrious Johnson signed with the UFC once again, and had his eyes on the top of the division. Dominating Brandon Moreno to prove he still belongs at the top, he soon faced Benavidez for the third time, and won via armbar after 23 minutes of back and forth violence. Meanwhile, at 135, former champion TJ Dillashaw came back after a long suspension, and destroyed every contender that stood in his path, gathering a 4-0 record in 2021 with victories over names like Jimmie Rivera, Frankie Edgar, Marlon Moraes and Aljamain Sterling. He surely earned his title shot, but he seems to be competing to prove a point more than actually achieving gold, as he refused to wait for the champ to be available. Will he finally challenge for the belt in 2022, or will he keep collecting more scalps as the residing boogeyman of the division? Regarding other major new signings, there's only 1 big name that drew attention: the UFC signed Cat Zingano! Cat followed up on her Bellator debut with another UD win against Sinead Kavanagh, and now she's coming back to The Octagon, as she'll redebut in February, against Nicco Montano! Now, onto the future! Let's focus on the next cards and their main bouts: UFC's 2022 starts off with the Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee II card, where Tony Ferguson will defend against the stud Kevin Lee! WILL IT KEEP BEIN' TONY TIME!? I sure hope it will! Other major fights will see Joanna Violence face off with Xiaonan Yan, and Joker Jack facing Antonio Carlos Junior! Zabit & Ige get their own Fight Night next, with a big flyweight co-main: Garbrandt vs. Figueiredo! Alex Perez will also get to fight Jenel Lausa, as his initial opponent pulled out with an injury. Also, the main card will see the UFC return of Alpha Cat Zingano, who will be taking on former FlyW champion Nicco Montano! Then, it's reward time for Alex Oliveira, who's riding off wins against Nate Diaz and Wonderboy, and will main event against Santiago Ponzinibbio! But even more intriguing is the return of ex-champion Stipe, who will be facing 'The Big Ticket', Walt Harris! Another big fight will see top Flyweight prospect Askar Askarov fight Brandon Moreno, hoping to secure a title shot! Next, we have the 2nd UFC title fight of the year, as Amanda Nunes clashes with Holly Holm for the second time! The main card is full of main-event caliber bouts, as dream fights such as Overeem vs. Volkov, Gaethje vs. Chandler and Gastelum vs. Till fill the rest of the main card! Then, we get the first UFC PPV of 2022 with UFC 261: Sandhagen vs. O'Malley! Not only will Sandhagen defend against O'Malley, but Chookagian will defend her title against Jessica Andrade! Two other big fights will see Randy Brown shoot for the moon when he takes on Colby Covington, while top 10 HWs Maurice Greene and Ciryl Gane will open the main card! Bellator 2021 was an extremely exciting time to be a Bellator fan, as besides their own stars, Overtime Anderson, Rumble Johnson and Yoel Romero joined their ranks! The dream Rumble vs. Romero fight happened, along with many other amazing bouts! In some surprising outcomes, Josh Barnett KOed Ryan Bader to become Bellator heavyweight champion aged 44, before dropping the title to young head hunter and UFC reject Juan Adams! Khalid Murtazaliev dethroned the legendary Gegard Mousasi to become the new MW champion, while Bellator greats Patricio Pitbull & Douglas Lima cemented their statuses as pound-for-pound killers, outside of the UFC. Coming in 2021, most of the attention was on the new signings that the company finalized in the last two years: Yoel Romero, Anthony Johnson, Corey Anderson, but also Cris Cyborg, Cat Zingano and Liz Carmouche. The Soldier of God debuted in the greatly hyped Romero vs. Rumble fight, and he knocked Rumble out by 2nd round KO, after a pretty underwhelming first round. His second fight, which turned out to be his last ever, saw him take on ex-champion Vadim Nemkov in an absolute classic barn-burner, and Yoel surely retired after a memorable performance that raised Nemkov's importance in the world of MMA. Rumble hasn't fought after the Yoel fight, but has stated that he's here to stay and will be back soon. Meanwhile, Corey Anderson won and lost the Bellator title, as he was shockingly TKOed by Phil Davis in his first defence, after winning the title via UD against Nemkov. Cyborg kept terrorizing the Featherweight division, as expected, while Liz Carmouche become a champion for the first time in her career, aged 36, as she TKOed Juli Velasquez in the 2nd round. She went on to defend against Vanessa Porto, with another violent TKO in the 3rd round. Meanwhile, Cat Zingano only stood in Bellator for a cup of tea, as after netting UD wins over Gabrielle Holloway and Sinead Kavanagh, she moved back to the UFC, where she'll be finding back in the bantamweight division. Meanwhile, Bellator mainstays Douglas Lima and Patricio Pitbull added more to their storied legacies, with Lima scoring spectacular submission wins over Lorenz Larkin and Curtis Millender, and Pitbull defending both of his belts, finishing all his challengers - Rustam Khabilov, Daniel Straus & Tim Barnett. Bellator also made another interesting signing, getting Stockton's proudest son, Nate Diaz, who left the UFC on a 3 fight losing streak, against Masvidal, Colby & Alex Oliveira. He is set to debut in February, against Galore Bofando, a prospect who got 2 nice Ws in his first 2 Bellator fights.

<p>Main Event:</p><p> </p><p> Bantamweight Championship Bout: © T.J. Dillashaw vs. (#2) <strong>Montel Jackson</strong></p><p> </p><p> Co-Main Event:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Womens Strawweight Championship Bout: © <strong>Rose Namajunas</strong> vs. (#3) Virna Jandiroba</p><p> </p><p> Main Card:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: (#7) Yair Rodriguez vs. (#8) <strong>Manny Bermudez</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Nate Diaz vs. <strong>Ray Cooper III</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Bantamweight Bout: (#16)<strong> Cory Sandhagen</strong> vs. Demetrious Johnson</p><p> </p><p> Preliminary Card:</p><p> </p><p> Light Heavyweight Bout: (#7) <strong>Klidson de Abreu </strong>vs. (#15) Jim Crute</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: (#15) <strong>Lando Vannata</strong> vs. (#22) Al Iaquinta</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: <strong>Nick Diaz</strong> vs. Danillo Villefort</p><p> </p><p> Womens Bantamweight Bout: (#9)<strong> Julianna Pena</strong> vs. (#12) Lara Procopio</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: <strong>Akhmed Aliev</strong> vs. Yosdenis Cedeno</p><p> </p><p> Womens Strawweight Bout: (#17) Mizuki Inoue vs. (#20) <strong>Angela Lee</strong></p><p> </p><p> Womens Featherweight Bout: (#4) Felicia Spencer vs. (#7)<strong> Alexis Dufresne</strong></p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Alan Belcher vs. <strong>Makhmud Muradov</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Dillon Danis vs. <strong>Sean Strickland</strong></p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Robbie Peralta vs. <strong>Steven Peterson</strong></p>

I must admit, I am a doctor in Bellatority

<p>Main Event</p><p> Bantamweight Bout: T.J. Dillashaw vs. (#1) <strong>Cory Sandhagen</strong></p><p> </p><p> Co-Main Event</p><p> Welterweight Bout: <strong>Donald Cerrone</strong> vs. Diego Sanchez</p><p> </p><p> Main Card</p><p> Heavyweight Bout: (#11) <strong>Augusto Sakai</strong> vs. (#12) Junior dos Santos</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout:<strong> Alessio Di Chirico</strong> vs. Punahele Soriano*</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout:<strong> Arman Tsarukyan</strong> vs. Nasrat Haqparast</p><p> </p><p> ESPN Preliminary Card</p><p> Middleweight Bout: <strong>James Krause </strong>vs. Joaquin Buckley</p><p> </p><p> Women’s Strawweight Bout: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. <strong>Cory McKenna</strong></p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: (#12) David Dvorak vs. (#8) <strong>Brandon Royval</strong></p><p> </p><p> ESPN+ Early Preliminary Card</p><p> Heavyweight Bout: <strong>Juan Espino</strong> vs. Jake Collier</p><p> </p><p> Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Sarah Alpar vs. <strong>Veronica Macedo</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> Bantamweight Bout: Teruto Ishihara vs. <strong>Benito Lopez</strong></p>

Middleweight Title Fight Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2, 5-1) vs. John Salter (18-4, 8-1) Co-Main Event Yoel Romero (13-5, 0-0) vs. Vadim Nemkov (30-7-1, 0-0) Main Card Daniel Strauss (26-9, 12-6) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-4, 2-1) Vanessa Porto (22-8, 0-0) vs, Mandy Bohm (7-0-1, 1-0) Sidney Outlaw (15-4, 1-1) vs. Ryan Quinn (14-7-1, 8-1) Preliminary Card Alan Omer (24-5, 1-0) vs. John Teixeira (23-5-2, 6-2) Javy Ayala (11-8, 6-4) vs. Shawn Teed (6-3, 0-1) Jessica Miele (9-5, 1-2) vs. Marina Mokhnatina (4-2, 0-1) Guilherme Vasconselos (10-6, 3-3) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-8, 2-3) Tony Johnson (9-2, 0-0) vs. A.J. Matthews (9-9, 5-7) Colleen Schneider (11-8, 1-1) vs. Ilara Joanne (9-5, 1-1) Bellator 256 Full Card Main Event Women's Featherweight Title Cris "Cyborg" Justino (23-2-1, 2-0) vs. Julia Budd (14-3, 8-1) Co-Main Event Timothy Johnson (15-6, 4-0) vs. Josh Barnett (35-8, 0-0) Main Card Leslie Smith (12-8-1, 2-1) vs. Cat Zingano (11-4, 1-0) Soren Bak (14-1, 1-0) vs. Brent Primus (10-1, 8-1) Magomed Magomedov (17-1, 1-0) vs. Josh Hill (20-3, 2-0) Preliminary Card Iony Razafiarison (6-3, 1-2) vs. Sarah D'Alelio (11-7, 0-0) Maxim Shvets (17-3, 0-0) vs. Khonry Gracie (2-2, 0-1) Julius Anglickas (9-1, 2-0) vs. Nick Roehrick (7-1, 0-0) Reina Cordoba (10-1, 0-0) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (5-3, 2-1) Teodor Nikolov (11-2, 0-1) vs. Robin Van Roosmalen (2-0, 0-0) Johnny Eblen (6-0, 2-0) vs. Ibrahim Mane (7-2, 0-0)

Main Event: Light Heavyweight Bout: (#3) Jiri Prochazka vs. (#5) Dominick Reyes Co-Main Event: Lightweight Bout: (#14) Mairbek Taisumov vs. Natan Schulte Main Card: Heavyweight Bout: (#19) Blagoy Ivanov vs. (#22) Valentin Moldavsky Welterweight Bout: (#25) Martin Kampmann vs. Erik Koch Welterweight Bout: Borys Mankowski vs. Logan Storley Preliminary Card: Featherweight Bout: Abdurahman Temirov vs. Darrion Caldwell Middleweight Bout: Dusko Todorovic vs. Brendan Allen Welterweight Bout: Bojan Velickovic vs. Jingliang Li Womens Flyweight Bout: (#16) Maryna Moroz vs. (#17) J.J. Aldrich Welterweight Bout: Peter Sobotta vs. Miguel Baeza Flyweight Bout: Tyson Nam vs. Rany Saadeh Bantamweight Bout: Brian Bouland vs. Luke Sanders Lightweight Bout: Ludovit Klein vs. Rafael Fiziev Womens Strawweight Bout: (#23) Brianna Van Buren vs. Cristina Stanciu Lightweight Bout: Ottman Azaitar vs. Clay Collard

Main-Event Lightweight: [C] Brent Primus (8-0) vs. Michael Chandler (18-4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Co-Main Heavyweight: Frank Mir (18-12) vs. Quinton Jackson (38-13) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main-Card Light-Heavyweight: Liam McGeary (12-3) vs. Robert Drysdale (7-0-1NC) Lightweight: Patricky Freire (20-8) vs. Mandel Nallo (6-1) W-Flyweight: Heather Hardy (2-1) vs. Anastasia Yankova (5-1) Main-Event Light-Heavyweight: [C] Aung La N Sang (24-10-1) vs. Roger Gracie (8-2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Co-Main Featherweight: [C] Martin Nguyen (11-3) vs. Jadambaa Narantungalag (12-6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main-Card W-Flyweight: Ann Osman (5-4) vs. Irina Mazepa (2-1) Flyweight: Tilek Batyrov (10-2) vs. Riku Shibuya (8-4) Middleweight: Luis Santos (65-11-1-1NC) vs. Leandro Ataides (11-3)

Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Hugo Cunha vs. Ioannis Arzoumanidis Co-Main Event Light Heavyweight Bout: Jailton Junior vs. Azamat Murzakanov Main Card Lightweight Bout: Aaron McKenzie vs. Tobias Harila Flyweight Bout: Nate Smith vs. Sam Creasey

Well, this seems great!

Main Card Featherweight Championship Bout: Urijah Faber (145 lbs) vs. Diego Brandao (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Tito Ortiz (205 lbs) vs. Ricardo Arona (205 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards (165 lbs) vs. Kiichi Kunimoto (165 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Rumina Sato (145 lbs) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Vinny Magalhaes (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Miguel Angel Torres (145 lbs) vs. Akitoshi Tamura (145 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Delson Heleno (185 lbs) vs. Chael Sonnen (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Mike Brown (145 lbs) vs. Bryan Caraway (145 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Frank Trigg (185 lbs) vs. Daniel Acacio (185 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Akihiro Gono (170 lbs) vs. Joe Doerksen (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Duane Ludwig (165 lbs) vs. Jason High (165 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Daijiru Matsui (185 lbs) vs. Evangelista Santos (185 lbs)

Main Card Middleweight Bout: Vitor Belfort (205 lbs) vs. Mark Coleman (205 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Stephan Bonnar (205 lbs) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (205 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Peter Graham (250 lbs) vs. Soa Palelei (265 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Kiyoshi Tamura (205 lbs) vs. James Irvin (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Jose Aldo (145 lbs) vs. Joachin Hansen (145 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Sanae Kikuta (185 lbs) vs. Jason Black (170 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Denis Kang (185 lbs) vs. Yuki Sasaki (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Ivan Menjivar (145 lbs) vs. Hatsu Hioki (145 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs) vs. Charles Bennett (165 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Bao Quach (145 lbs) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Gregor Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Dylan Andrews (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Bibiano Fernandes (145 lbs) vs. Nam Phan (145 lbs)

HW #1: Alexander Volkov vs. Sergey Spivak SW #1: Joseph Benavidez vs. Ryo Hatta WSW #1: Svetlana Gotsyk vs. Nadia Kassem FW: Brian Ortega vs. Jeremy Stephens MW #1: Rodolfo Vieira vs. Marc-Andre Barriault LW #1: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Lance Gibson Jr. WBW #1: Sarah Moras vs. Marina Mokhnatkina BW #1: Eduardo Dantas vs. Zviad Lazishvili FW: Pat Curran vs. Robin van Roosmalen WBW: Duda Santana vs. Joselyne Edwards WHW: Julia Avila vs. Joia Bellefleur FLY: Jimmy Flick vs. Justin Scoggins WBW: Anzhelina Matulik vs. Stephanie Egger HW: Lavrentiy Lobodin vs. Tomasz Laukova

Imma be with Team Chaos 'cause it has the European fighter and I dislike both Masvidal & Colby equally

Main Event: Heavyweight Championship Bout: © Ciryl Gane vs. (#2) Sergey Pavlovich Co-Main Event: Featherweight Championship Bout: © Max Holloway vs. (#3) Brian Ortega Main Card: Heavyweight Bout: (#8) Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones Lightweight Bout: (#2) Kevin Lee vs. (#5) Gregor Gillespie Welterweight Bout: (#20) Kamaru Usman vs. (#24) Douglas Lima Preliminary Card: Womens Flyweight Bout: (#8) Montana de la Rosa vs. (#9) Katlyn Chookagian Heavyweight Bout: (#12) Augusto Sakai vs. (#16) Vitaly Minakov Welterweight Bout: Mike Perry vs. Rick Story Womens Strawweight Bout: (#7) Cortney Casey vs. (#10) Kanako Murata Womens Flyweight Bout: (#14) Ariane Lipski vs. (#16) Andrea Lee Light Heavyweight Bout: Phil Davis vs. Jarod Trice Welterweight Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Leonardo Santos Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks vs. Jim Miller Womens Strawweight Bout: Itsuki Hirata vs. Justine Kish Bantamweight Bout: Tim Elliott vs. Jakub Wikłacz

Main-Event [ESPN] Bantamweight: Marlon Moraes (#4, 21-5-1) vs. Sean O’Malley (10-0) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Co-Main [ESPN] Featherweight: Renato Moicano (#4, 13-1-1) vs. Jeremey Stephens (#7, 28-15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main-Card [ESPN] Welterweight: Demian Maia (#7, 25-9) vs. Belal Muhammed (13-3) Bantamweight: Rani Yahya (25-9-1NC) vs. Nathaniel Wood (14-3) Lightweight: Tiago dos Santos (20-6-2-1NC) vs. Damir Hadzovic (12-4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary-Card [ESPN 2] Heavyweight: Augusto Sakai (12-1-1) vs. Cyril Asker (9-4) W-Flyweight: Mackenzie Dern (7-0) vs. Melinda Fabian (4-4-2) W-Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira (8-1) vs. Lauren Muelleer (#14, 5-0) Middleweight: Cezar Ferreira (13-7) vs. Bradley Scott (11-6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Early-Prelims [uFC Fight Pass] Flyweight: Matheus Nicolau (#7, 13-2-1) vs. Jarred Brooks (14-2) Strawweight: Polyana Viana Mota (10-2) vs. Alex Chambers (5-5)

LHW #1: Dominick Reyes vs. Marcel Fortuna FLY #1: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ronaldo Candido WW: Sean Brady vs. Donald Cerrone WAW #1: Grace Cleveland vs. Priscilla Gaol FW #1: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Kazumasa Majima WFLY #1: Poliana Botelho vs. Cornelia Holm WHW #1: Leah Letson vs. Larissa Pacheco WW #1: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Matt Dwyer LW: Mansour Barnaoui vs. Marcin Held WFLY: Ariane Lipski vs. Ji Yeon Kim MW: Dequan Townsend vs. Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz WFLY: Samara Santos vs. Kinberly Tanaka Novaes BW: Roland Delorme vs. Mauro Mastromarini WAW: Istela Nunes vs. Jessica Delboni

Hello, guys! Today, I'll be presenting you the cream of the crop of today's MMA! Let's see who were the biggest winners in MMA throughout 2021, and figure out what's next for them in 2022! We'll start off with the men's P4P rankings, and we'll check out the top 5! P4P List: #1 Conor McGregor (25-4) As I've already told you, Conor worked hard in the first half of 2021 and left a bit to focus on his other projects until the UFC realizes it's time to go the extra mile to give him his shot. The world is eagerly waiting for his return, and his place at the top will likely remain unchanged until he finally comes back. #2 Gilbert Burns (22-4, UFC WW Champion) Burns had an interesting 2021. He extended his winning streak to 7, as he won via armbar against Michael Chiesa in his first fight of the year, but choked when he challenged Kamaru Usman for the belt just 1 month and a half later. Still, turning up to fight so quick impressed the world, and when he came back in August and got a win via the rare Von Flue Choke against Belal Muhammad, he demanded another title shot, with time for a full, quality traning camp. On the same card, Masvidal and Usman faught for a second time, with Masvidal emerging victorious this time. 3 months later, we get Masvidal vs. Burns for the Welterweight title, and after getting outstruck for the most of the the first 3 rounds, Burns finally manages to take Masvidal round in the fourth and masterfully works his way into an armbar, winning the UFC Welterweight championship to great applause. #3 Vicente Luque (22-7-1) Luque is riding immense momentum right now. He started the year with an easy fight against prospect Danny Roberts, who he quickly put to sleep with a spectacular knee in less than 2 minutes. In April, he got a different challenge: Demian Maia. An important step, as it's been quite some time since the last time Luque faced a talented grappler. Luque KOed him seconds into the frist round, in what many saw more as a sad moment for Maia than as a great moment for Luque. Finally, his moment of glory came on the last UFC card of 2021, where he Geoff Neal out cold seconds into the 2nd round after making him look like a rookie in the 1st round. After this amazing performance, Burns vs. Luque just got in high demand, altho' Luque might have to wait a while, as Burns is medically suspended until March. #4 Kevin Lee (22-6) Lee came back with a BANG. He started with something of a warm up fight, against Rick Glenn, who he defeated via North South Choke in the 3rd round in a Fantastic bout in which he wonderfully dominated. He then aimed straight at the top, and took out THREE top 5ers in the follwoing months. 6 weeks after the Glenn fight, he KOed Dustin Poirier with a sweet kick in the 2nd round in an absolutely Fantastic brawl. 3 months later, he takes aim at the highly touted #4 Michael Chandler. He dominated him on the feet for 2 rounds before getting slammed hard in the 3rd, getting the UD nod in yet another Fantastic fight! Finally, 3 months later he takes out yet another top 5er in Dan Hooker, who he knocked out in the 4th round of their fight night main event, after dominating him with strikes and top control in the first 3 rounds. Now, Kevin Lee is coming for the belt, which is held by none other than his long time rival, Tony Ferguson, who choked him out in their 2017 interim title fight, on the very first UFC card of 2022. #5 T.J. Dillashaw (20-4) Another succesful comeback story of 2021. Dillashaw walked through a killers row and got out without a scratch. As soon as he was eligible to fight again in late February, he fought #6 Frankie Edgar and TKOed him in the 2nd, after a competitive first round. Then, in April, he had a war with the new #6, Marlon Moraes, and altho he didn't get the finish, he dominated Moraes and won all rounds on all 3 scorecards. Finally, he aimed at the top 5, fighting #5 Aljamain Sterling. Despite getting taken down twice, Dillashaw still looked strong and scored two knockdowns on Aljo, and finally finished him in the 3rd round, hitting a brutal knee as Aljo changed levels looking for the takedown. #10 Jimmie Rivera was next, in late December. TJ dominated the bout and was close to finishing Rivera in both the 2nd and the 3rd round, but ultimately won by decision. TJ surely earned his title shot, but will he wait for Sandhagen, who'll defend against O'Malley in Febraury, or will he get back in the cage to dominate some more? And now, onto the divisions! (we'll only go through the divisions that we have in the UBL.) HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Derrick Lewis (26-7-1) Nothing new since the last run down for Lewis. He TKOed Blaydes violently, got the UD over Miocic and now he's waiting for the right challenger to rise and face him. 2. Alexander Volkov (33-8) After shocking the world by KOing Francis Ngannou in the 1st round, #3 HW Jair Rozenstruik was next for Volkov. He KOed Rozestruik as well, after amost getting finished by Bigi Boi in the 1st round! It turned out that Bigi Boi was on PEDs, tho, making Volkov's W even more impressive! Next, Volkov will fight #5 Overeem in February and will surely be in talks for a title shot if he wins. 3. Alexander Romanov (16-0) Romanov surely had one of the biggest rises of 2021, as he wasn't even ranked in the top 25 list a year ago. He burst on the scene by following up on his 2-0 UFC run with a UD domination over Stefan Struve, which earned him a title fight in the newly formed UBL. He went on to ragdoll a full of PEDs Sergey Pavlovich for 5 rounds, and then defended against Sergey Spivak, who he choked out in less than 4 minutes with an opportunistic RNC. He'll make his next defence against Ilir Latifi, in February. You also might be wondering what's up with Jon Jones! He was on PEDs when beating a bum, so who cares about him? LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT #1 Jan Blachowicz (29-8) First defence was against Glover by Armbar in February. The second defence, tho, was more tense, as Thiago Santos even got the nod on one of the 3 scorecards! Jan mostly dominated the fight with his wrestling and also oustruck when striking on the feet, altho he hard problems in the 2nd round, when Maretta managed to get in the mount off some scrambles and got poundin' on Jan heavily, but Jan wethered the storm and edged out the other rounds. His next challenger will most likely be Dom Reyes in a rematch, as Dom surely earned it. #2 Dominick Reyes (16-2) Humbled by his loss to Polish Power, Reyes has been on a tear in 2021. March saw him come back against #7 Anthony Smith, who he put to sleep with a head kick after 2 violent minutes of fighting. #12 Luke Rockhold was next for Reyes, in July, and he put him out with another violent head kick, in the second round, outclassing him in this stand-up brawl. Highly touted #4 Jiri Prochazka was next for Reyes, and it was the shortest fight of his streak, as he smashed him with knees and kicks before pounding him to a TKO win in less than 2 minutes. After that, he fought #2 Aleksandar Rakic and got yet another head kick KO win, in the 2nd round, after lighting him up with big kicks in the 1st round. Surely the rematch is bound to happen after such showings from Reyes. #3 Vadim Nemkov (14-3) After getting outgrappled by Corey Anderson in his first title defence, back in January 2021, Nemkov bounced back against the breakingthrough prospect Karl Moore, who he dominated on the feet and KOed late in the 1st round. After that, October saw Nemkov in what likely was the biggest highlight of his career: a fight against #1 Bellator LHW Yoel Romero. It was a barn burner with most of the action happening on the feet, and eventually Nemkov KOed Romero early in the 3rd round, in a Fantastic bout that got the whole world watching Bellator. MIDDLEWEIGHT #1 Paulo Costa (16-1) A year ago, people were wondering if Costa really is legit, after he had lost to the #1 MW in the world, Izzy Adesanya. Now, Izzy is belt-less for popping for marijuana. Dumb, but whateva. March saw Costa come back swinging against #7 Derek Brunson. They brawled for a while in the 1st, until Brunson managed to take Costa down. The 2nd round didn't work out for Brunson, tho, as Costa KOed him with style. Afterwards, in June, Costa fought Vettori for the vacant belt, and TKOed him in the 2nd in a bout similar to the Brunson one. In December, he made his first defence, against Kevin Holland, who is the only one who actually braught the fight to Costa since Izzy, likely winning the 1st round. But chad Costa caught Holland in the 2nd round and finished him in cold blooded fashion. #2 Jack Hermansson (22-6) After getting upset by Marvin Vettori, Hermansson fought again only in September 2021, against #5 Edmen Shahbazyan who was putting the train back on track. After outgrappling Edmen in the first two rounds, but likely winning the 1st round due to being outstruck on the feet, round 3 saw Jack take Edmen down, pound him into giving up his back and finishing off with a nice and easy RNC, proving the world that he is still an important contender. Booked to fight #10 Krzysztof Jotko in his next fight, Jotko got injured and now Jack will be facing Antonio Carlos Junior in his next fight, on the 1st UFC card of 2022. #3 Marvin Vettori (17-5-1) The big time streak he's had culminated with the fight for the vacant title, against Paulo Costa, in June. Vettori lost after winning the first round, getting TKOed in the second, but bounced back big time in December, with a big win against #2 Robert Whittaker. Whittaker was beating Vettori in the first two rounds, but a big cross changed the fight early in the 3rd round, as Whittaker got pressured into the corner and TKOed while on his feet by a swarming Vettori. WELTERWEIGHT #1 Gilbert Burns (22-4) Check men's P4P #2. #2 Vicente Luque (22-7-1) Check men's P4P #3 #3 Douglas Lima (34-8) Unable to get champ-champ status in his lone fight of 2020, Lima went back to defending his belt in 2021, and started off in a great fight against Lorenz Larkin, who he heavily outgrappled after surprisingly getting outstruck in round 1. In only 9 minutes, Lima took Larkin down 4 times with slick techniques and ended up choking him out with a Cobra Choke that left him standing tall after a Main Event Of The Year & Sub Of The Year contender. He followed up on that with a quick Armbar win againt Curtis Millander, in November, and is looking forward for whatever challenge may be next. LIGHTWEIGHT #1 Conor McGregor (25-4) See P4P #1. #2 Kevin Lee (22-6) See P4P #4. #3 Charles Oliveira (32-9-1) After a great streak against top contenders, Oliveira started his 2021 with a well awaited title shot against Dustin Poirier. He made the most of it, as 3 minutes into the bout, Dustin found himself tapping out to an armbar, and Charles finally fulfilled his dream of winning the Lightweight championship. It didn't last long. Injury prevented Charles from defending against Conor in the summer, and he defended in September against Tony Ferguson, in a rematch of their December 2020 bout. Tony looked as he regained his mojo, dominating most of the bout, winning via MD despite taking pretty much 0 damage. Extremely unhappy with his performance, Oliveira bounced back with a dominating performance over #8 Alexander Hernandez, where he nullified Hernanandez's offense in round 1 and grabbed a spectacular armbar in the 2nd round as Hernandez was pounding on him from guard. FEATHERWEIGHT #1 Patricio Freire (34-4) Patricio Pitbull defended both his belts in 2021. He started off defending the LW title against Rustam Khabilov, in March. Pitbull dominated with aouthority in the striking exchanges, but eventually got wrestled down by Khabilov in round 1. He sprawled well in round 2, tho, and knocked Khabilov out cold with his massive right hook. He then went back to FW, where he choked out Straus for the 3rd time, in their 5th bout, and moved back to LW where he fought ex-OCTAGON LW champion Tim Barnett, outclassing him both in striking and grappling and finishing him with a kimura in the 3rd round. #2 Max Holloway (23-6) Holloway is back and he's styling, ladies and gentlemen. First, he had a great back and forth with #14 Edson Barboza where he took damage but also dealt WAAAY more and almost finished Edson in the 3rd. He got the clean 30-27 nod, and went on to fight rival and then ex-champion Alexander Volkanovski. It was a Fantastic 6 minute brawl that got cut short when Holloway dropped Volk with a hook and finished him with the follow up shots. And finally, November saw Max have a date with destiny, as he fought Brian Ortega trying to regain his championship. It was a good fight that saw both men land many strikes and also takedowns, and the suspense was high by the end, as most felt the bout could go either way. Happily for Max, he got the split decision nod, becoming a two time champion, and will make the first defence of his 2nd reign in March, against Sodiq Yusuff. #3 Sodiq Yusuff (13-1) Yusuff came in 2021 with high hopes and went on to have a great year. He started off with a fight against #6 Arnold Allen. Allen managed to control Sodiq for a while in round one, but he god stuffed and struck hard in the 2nd round, getting TKOd 1 minute into the 2nd round. A bout with #7 TKZ followed, and Yusuff did short work of him, as it only took him 40 seconds to get the TKO win and got Yusuff to jump the line above guys like Zabit or Yair, as now Yusuff is scheduled to challenge for the belt in March. BANTAMWEIGHT #1 Cory Sandhagen (15-2) After suffering his first loss in the UFC against Aljamain Sterling, Sandhagen bounced back in style, TKOing Moraes spectacularily, as you all know. Still, he waited for Aljo to challenge Yan, and after Aljo lost his title shot, Cory was next in line. He challenged in June, and despite being known as a flashy striker, it was his grappling that got him the W, as he barely touched Yan in the striking exchanges, but managed to take him down a whooping 6 times before finally securing a kneebar in the 4th round that earned him the championship. Months later, it was time for his first defence, as he faced #2 ranked Rob Font in November. Again, Sandhagen didn't fight as the flashy striker we saw coming up the rankings, but as the ruthless grappler we saw when he won the belt. He'd again win, mostly from top control, as he secured 6 takedowns and landed 79 ground strikes in his 50-45 decision win over Rob Font. Now, he is set to defend in February once again, against the always violent Sean O'Malley. Will we see Cory the grappler, Cory the striker or a mix of both of them? #2 TJ Dillashaw (20-4) See P4P #5. #3 Petr Yan (18-2) Yan started his 2021 defending against Sterling, as expected. He TKOed him in less than 2 minutes, as the power of his punches was simply to much for Aljo. His second defence followed, and Sandhagen had a quite unexpected approach to the bout, and he got the best of Yan, subbin' him in the 4th round with a kneebar in a fight where Yan destroyed Cory on the feet but gout outworked on the ground. Yan was supposed to bounce back against the lower rated Nathaniel Wood, but an injury got him a fight against an ever lower-rated opponent, Lewis Smolka, in September. Obviously, Yan TKOed him in just over a minute, and went on to bigger things, as his next fight was meant to be one that would get him back in the middle of the title picture, as he fought #5 Frankie Edgar in December. Yan TKOed Frankie late in the 2nd round, after dominating the bout with his striking for the whole 9 minutes. Both him and TJ are surely in the title picture right now, but a fight between the two is surely not out of question. FLYWEIGHT #1 Demetrious Johnson (31-3-1) Well, guess what, the king is back. After only a handful of fights in ONE, August 2021 saw DJ make his return to the UFC, earning a clean cut UD victory over #3 contender Brandon Moreno, heavily outstriking Moreno and defending all of his desperate takedown attempts. Having proven he's still as mean as always, the belt was obviously next for DJ, and as explained in the mid-year analysis, the belt had somehow found its way onto the shoulder of Joseph Benavidez, who DJ had already beaten twice. This being said, Joe's dream title run ended in his first attempted defence, as DJ completed the trilogy with a great showing, engaging in both technical grappling exchanges and striking exchanges full of fire. The end came in the 5th round, when DJ knocked Joe down and switched from GNP to an armbar that forced the tap. With this W, not only does DJ become UFC FlyW champion once again, but he also goes 3-0 against Joey B, holding wins over Benavidez by all ways possible: decision in their first bout from 2012, KO in their 2013 rematch and submission in this 2021 bout. #2 Alex Perez (25-6) Perez bounced back in style after his unsuccessful title challenge, by defeating former BW champion Cody Garbrandt via 1st round TKO in May. He was supposed, then to fight #12 Brandon Royval in January of 2022, but an injury of Royval left Perez with a lesser known opponent in 8-5 prospect Jenel Lausa. #3 Magomed Bibulatov (20-2) After a mediocre stint in the UFC, Bibulatov found his feet in ACA and got the spotlight on him in the UBL, where he now resides as champion. He won the Inaugural UBL Flyweight Tournament by dominating Amir Albazi and Kai Kara-France to UDs, breaking down his opponents wit his techincal striking, and returned to make his first defence against Tim Elliott, in October. He heavily outstruck Tim and finished him via TKO in the 2nd round, and now he's scheduled to make his 2nd defence against Hirmoasa Ogikubo on the 2nd UBL card of 2022. And now, the ladies P4P! Women's P4P List: #1 Cris Cyborg (25-2-1) Well, Cyborg spent her 2021 fighting the excact same opponents she fought in 2020, TKOing Blancowe after 4 rounds of extremely dominant kickboxing, and then bullying Julia Budd once again with her striking for 5 rounds straight, without actually finishing her this time. 8-4 prospect Janay Harding is next on Cyborgs victim list, and she'll likely walk through her when they meet in February. #2 Amanda Nunes (21-4) Well, the female GOAT completed a trilogy that no one asked with GDR, KOing her in the 1st in March, and now she's defending her BW title once again against Holly Holm, in February of 2022. Awesome, right? Riiight... #3 Rose Namajunas (13-4) I've already told you about the awesome 2021 Rose had, finishing Weili, Tatiana and Tecia Torres and getting a UD win over Esparza. Claudia Gadelha will be her next defence, in March. #4 Sarah Kaufman (25-5-1) Isn't she f'n awesome!? Since coming in the UBL, Sarah has been on a KOing spree, dusting Moras and Correia in 1 night in March, Verzosa in July and Moras once again in November. Was that bout really necessary? Hell no, but she demanded it! McMann and Malecki are being touted as potential next challengers for Kaufman's title. #5 Katlyn Chookagian (16-4) She beat Bulletina. Do I need to add anything else? Well, she literally hasn't done any other fight in 2021, so sorry, it's all I have to work with here. Also, she'll defend against Jessica Andrade as the co-main of the Sandhagen vs. O'Malley card, in February. I'm hopin' Andrade beats her again! WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT #1 Amanda Nunes (21-4) See WP4P #2. #2 Sarah Kaufman (25-5-1) See WP4P #4. #3 Aspen Ladd (11-1) Well, Aspen had a pretty good 2021! First, she beat #9 Sara McMann in May via SD in a close fight that had all you can ask for. Then, she welcomed newcomer Katharina Lehner with a good ole ass-beating, eating a big right just before she connected with a head kick and finished her off with GNP inside 3 minutes. I dunno what she's doing above ladies like Holly or Vieira, but I don't make these rankings, damn it! WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT #1 Katlyn Chookagian (16-4) Check WP4P #5. #2 Liz Carmouche (16-7) Weirdly cut from the UFC after an unsuccessful title challenge, Liz Carmouche worked her way back up to the top in Bellator, as she got a title shot following her Bellator debut. She faced the cahmpion Juli Velasquez in February of 2021, and they slugged it out for 2 rounds, with Liz TKOing Juli late in the 2nd round! September brought us Carmouche's first defense, where she beat Vanessa Porto in another dominant display of high level striking that endend with another TKO W for Liz, in the 3rd round. #3 Maycee Barber (10-1) Maycee still has her eyes on the prize. She came back from her injury and got a quick RNC win in February over Liliya Sharikova. She then beat #6 contender Vivi Araujo in October, heavily oustriking her in the two rounds they spent together, and ending her 3 minutes into the 2nd round. What's next for Maycee is not known, but the world will surely be watching and Gillian Robertson and Taila Santos seem to be interesting challenges for the top prospect.

Main Card Middleweight Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba (186 lbs) vs. Ken Shamrock (205 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Paulo Filho (185 lbs) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205 lbs) vs. Kevin Randleman (205 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Roman Zentsov (230 lbs) vs. Ricco Rodriguez (245 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Makoto Takimoto (185 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Aleksander Emelianenko (255 lbs) vs. Carmelo Marrero (255 lbs) Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Dan Severn (250 lbs) vs. Rolles Gracie (250 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Takeshi Inoue (145 lbs) vs. Antonio Carvalho (145 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Hector Lombard (185 lbs) vs. Yushin Okami (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Luiz Azeredo (165 lbs) vs. Nick Agallar (165 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Ryo Chonan (185 lbs) vs. Brian Stann (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Yoshihiro Maeda (145 lbs) vs. Tomonari Kanomata (145 lbs) I can't see this going well for Ken, but oh God, that co-main event is FIRE! #TeamGegard