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#4. UFC 270- 22 January
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UFC 270 was an excellent start to the year for the promotion. After a strong 2021, they picked up from where they left off last year and featured two strong bouts as headliners. There was plenty of intrigue around the main event featuring Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. The pay-per-view took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and generated a $5.29 million gate.
The main event determined who would become the undisputed heavyweight champion as Francis Ngannou defended his title against interim champion Cyril Gane. 'The Predator' took a risk in accepting the fight, especially considering he was injured and required surgery. It was the final bout of his contract and he didn't disappoint. He changed his usual gameplan of blitzing his opponents with strikes and used his improved wrestling to earn the win.
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In the co-main event, then flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defended his title against Deiveson Figueiredo. Their trilogy bout was incredible, but this time, Figueiredo earned a unanimous decision win to regain the flyweight championship.
#3. UFC 274- 8 May
UFC 274 was a success both in terms of arena attendance and the pay-per-view buys. The event took place at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and generated a total gate of $6.13 million. While there were plenty of fights to look forward to, the main talking point was lightweight champion Charles Oliveira missing weight.
Due to Oliveira weighing 155.5lbs, he was stripped of the title, which resulted in Justin Gaethje being the only eligible fighter to win it. Despite the main event only lasting 3:22, it was a thrilling affair.
"The Highlight' dropped 'Do Bronx' twice, but couldn't finish the former champion. Oliveira regrouped and began causing damage with strikes in the clinch before submitting Gaethje with a rear-naked choke.
Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas via split decision in a lackluster co-main event to regain the strawweight championship. Ther rematch was disappointingly low in action, but the preceding bout between Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler made up for it.
After a relatively even first-round, 'Iron' knocked 'El Cucuy' out with a devastating front-kick to earn an important win.
