With 42 total Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout 2024 — on top of all of the other promotions such as Bellator MMA, Professional Fighters League (PFL), ONE Championship, and Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) — combat sports fans have probably forgotten about many of the wild moments that happened throughout the action-packed year.
From knockouts and post-fight interviews to funny in-cage spots, or maybe you’re a hardcore mixed martial arts (MMA) freak and remember everything.
Well, either way, we’ve got you covered.
In part two of UFC 2024 “Rewind,” which runs from UFC Vegas 90 (April 6, 2024) to UFC 303 (June 29, 2024), we look back at some of the most memorable moments from that specific event timeline, including the historic UFC 300, the best knockout of 2024 and CHAMA!
PART ONE | PART TWO | PART THREE | PART FOUR
UFC Vegas 90: ‘Allen vs. Curtis 2’
April 6, 2024
UFC Apex, Las Vegas
Full results
For UFC Vegas 90, the most notable thing that happened was Cynthia Calvillo missing weight for her scheduled fight against Piera Rodríguez, ending her UFC career.
UFC 300: ‘Pereira vs. Hill’
April 13, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada
Full results
Every single fight on the UFC 300 card was memorable in one way or another, but let’s cut straight to the chase … Max Holloway knocking out Justin Gaethje is the thing that will be remembered until the end of time.
“Blessed” broke Gaethje’s nose in the first round and then just had his way with him for all five rounds. Then, in the final 10 seconds of the fight — when he was up on the scorecards and had everything to lose — Holloway pointed the canvas, and both men went out swinging. Holloway found Gaethje’s chin and put him out cold with one of the best knockouts ever.
UFC Vegas 91: ‘Nicolau vs. Perez’
April 27, 2024
UFC Apex, Las Vegas
Full results
During the broadcast of UFC Vegas 91, Charly Arnolt became the first woman to serve as a ring announcer in the promotion’s history … for just two fights.
Arnolt briefly replaced veteran UFC announcer Joe Martinez, who suddenly fell ill (his voice gave out). She announced the Flyweight fight winner between Karine Silva and Ariane da Silva. Then, she introduced Ryan Spann vs. Bogdan Guskov and the eventual winner of that Light Heavyweight fight.
UFC 301: ‘Pantoja vs. Erceg’
May 4, 2024
UFC Apex, Las Vegas
Full results
After a brief two-year retirement, Jose Aldo returned to action in the co-main event of UFC 301 against Jonathan Martinez and looked like a vintage-ish Aldo.
“The King of Rio” returned to Rio de Janeiro and beat Martinez via unanimous decision.
UFC St. Louis: ‘Lewis vs. Nascimento’
May 11, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri
Full results
On the “Prelims” of UFC St. Louis, Esteban Ribovics brutally knocked out Terrance McKinney with a head kick and, for some reason, got robbed of a Performance of the Night.
UFC Vegas 92: ‘Barboza vs. Murphy’
May 18, 2024
UFC Apex, Las Vegas
Full results
After winning the fight for two rounds, Piera Rodriguez made a decision that cost her the fight against Ariane Carnelossi. Rodriguez intentionally head-butted Carnelossi and was disqualified.
It was a bonehead move.
UFC 302: ‘Makhachev vs. Poirier’
June 1, 2024
Newark, New Jersey
Full results
In what turned out to be one of the worst UFC pay-per-views (PPV) of 2024, the one bright spot of the card was the Lightweight championship main event between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier. The two Lightweights went to war for five rounds, scoring a Fight of the Night bonus. Makhachev ended up tapping Poirier with a D’Arce choke.
UFC Louisville: ‘Cannonier vs. Imavov’
June 8, 2024
Louisville, Kentucky
Full results
In the co-main event of UFC Louisville, Dominick Reyes scored his first win in four years when he knocked out Dustin Jacoby.
It was a feel-good moment for a guy who had endured four years of heartbreak and had experienced many downs but no ups.
UFC Vegas 93: ‘Perez vs. Taira’
June 15, 2024
UFC Apex, Las Vegas
Full results
There’s an argument that UFC Vegas 93 was the worst UFC card of 2024 … it was brutal. But ultimately, there is a worse card (you’ll find out in Part 3).
UFC Saudi Arabia: ‘Whittaker vs. Aliskerov’
June 22, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Full results
UFC traveled to Saudi Arabia for the first time this year, and it turned out to be a pretty fun card. Ikram Aliskerov stepped in on a week’s notice to fight Robert Whittaker and got starched in less than two minutes to close the show.
UFC 303: ‘Pereira vs. Prochazka 2’
June 29, 2024
Las Vegas, Nevada
Full results
Ah, the PPV that was supposed to be Conor McGregor’s return.
Anyways, Dan Ige stepped up on three hours’ notice to fight Diego Lopes to save the UFC 303 co-main event in an unprecedented move. It will probably never happen again, especially on such a major card.
Ige lost a unanimous decision but came on strong at the end. More than anything, “50k” Ige will forever be known as an ultimate badass.
Stick around for part three (of four) later this morning on MMAmania.com. In the meantime, checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule of events click here.
