The 5 worst UFC shows of the decade (2010-2019)

#3 UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson (2013)

UFC 161 was forgettable in every possible way

Another injury-hit Canadian-based UFC show, 2013’s UFC 161 lost both its main event (Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland) and its co-main event (Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira), leaving the promotion with a painfully depleted card headlined by a three-rounder between veteran Light-Heavyweights Dan Henderson and Rashad Evans.

The show actually started off with a bang of sorts, as Shawn Jordan quickly knocked out Pat Barry in a Heavyweight clash, but from there, we got one whimper after another, as a Women’s Bantamweight match between Alexis Davis and Rosi Sexton and a Light-Heavyweight tilt between Ryan Jimmo and Igor Pokrajac were incredibly dull to watch.

The co-main event between future Heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic and veteran Roy Nelson wasn’t half-bad, as Miocic showed some glimpses of his elite potential by smacking Nelson – the favorite coming into the fight – around for three rounds, but things then slowed down with the main event, as Evans and Henderson failed to live up to their potential in a slow affair that ended in a split decision in Evans’ favor.

Nothing on this show was horrible per se, but the entire card was simply forgettable, which isn’t what anyone wants from a big-time UFC pay-per-view.