Recapping Every UFC PPV In 2022

• Francis Ngannou defended his title in an unification title bout against interim titleholder Ciryl Gane. Ngannou showcased another side of his game in the fight, utilizing his wrestling to defeat Gane
   
• Deiveson Figueiredo recaptured the UFC flyweight belt from Brandon Moreno in the third fight of their rivalry
   
• Welterweight debutants Michael Morales and Jack Della Maddalena show out
   
• Victor Henry upset Raoni Barcelos on short notice in their bantamweight bout

UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2

February 12, 2022 – Houston, TX

• Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker for the second time and defended his middleweight title
   
• Tai Tuivasa scored a massive KO win over Derrick Lewis
   
• Jared Cannonier made a statement with a brutal KO of Derek Brunson

UFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal

March 5, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV

• Colby Covington dominated Jorge Masvidal in their grudge match main event
   
• Rafael Dos Anjos defeated Renato Moicano, but “Money” Moicano showcases true heart in the short notice bout
   
• Bryce Mitchell displayed improvements in his standup game on the way to winning against Edson Barboza
   
• Kevin Holland thrilled on his way to knocking out Alex Oliveira
   
• Jalin Turner proved he’s a problem by beating Jamie Mullarkey in emphatic fashion
   
• Marina Rodriguez won a razor close split decision over Yan Xiaonan in a showdown of strawweight contenders

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie

April 9, 2022 – Jacksonville, FL

• Alexander Volkanovski put on a masterclass versus The Korean Zombie in defense of his featherweight title
   
• Aljamain Sterling wins super close split decision over Petr Yan in their bantamweight title unification bout
   
• Khamzat Chimaev earned the nod against Gilbert Burns in a Fight of the Year candidate
   
• Mackenzie Dern got past Tecia Torres in a hard-fought strawweight bout

UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje

May 7, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ

• Charles Oliveira missed weight ahead of his lightweight bout with Justin Gaethje, forfeited the belt, meaning the belt was vacant if he won, then put on the performance of a lifetime in a victory over Gaethje
   
• Carla Esparza beats Rose Namajunas in an uneventful rematch for the strawweight title
   
• Michael Chandler lands a Knockout of the Year candidate with a shocking front kick on Tony Ferguson and follows it up with the Octagon interview promo of the year
   
• Brandon Royval submitted Matt Schnell with a first round guillotine choke

UFC 275: Teixeira vs Procházka

June 12, 2022 - Singapore, Singapore

• Jiri Procházka submitted Glover Teixeira with less than 30 seconds left in their epic light heavyweight title fight
   
• Valentina Shevchenko won a split decision over Taila Santos in her closest flyweight title fight yet
   
• Zhang Weili knocked out Joanna Jędrzjczyk with epic spinning backfist
   
• Jędrzjczyk retired from MMA after the bout
   
• Jake Matthews delivered a blistering KO of André Fialho
   
• Jack Della Maddalena shined in his sophomore performance against Ramazan Emeev

UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier

July 2, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV

• Israel Adesanya cruised to another title defense over Jared Cannonier
   
• Alexander Volkanovski put on the best performance of his career against rival Max Holloway, going 3-0 against the former champion
   
• Alex Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland in the statement win he needed to call for a fight with Adesanya
   
• Pedro Munhoz vs Sean O’Malley ended in controversy after an accidental eye poke
   
• Jalin Turner delivered a sub-minute submission win over Brad Riddell to earn a spot in the lightweight rankings
   
• Jim Miller submitted Donald Cerrone to become the UFC’s all-time leader in wins and finishes. After the fight, “Cowboy” Cerrone decides to call it a career and walks away from MMA
   
• Dricus Du Plessis out-dueled Brad Tavares in an absolute banger
   
• Jessica Eye retired from MMA after losing to Maycee Barber

UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes 2

July 30, 2022 – Dallas, TX

• Amanda Nunes recaptured the bantamweight title in a dominant win over Julianna Peña
   
• Brandon Moreno won the interim flyweight title thanks to a body kick TKO over Kai Kara-France
   
• Sergei Pavlovich jumped into the heavyweight elite with a sub-minute KO win over Derrick Lewis
   
• Alexandre Pantoja solidified himself as a title contender with submission win over Alex Perez
   
• Magomed Anakalev defeated Anthony Smith and moves into the light heavyweight top five
   
• Drew Dober took Rafael Alves out with a body punch KO

UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2

August 20, 2022 – Salt Lake City, Utah

• Leon Edwards stunned the MMA world with a last-minute head kick KO upset of pound-for-pound leader Kamaru Usman
   
• Paulo Costa won a crazy fight over Luke Rockhold. After the fight, Rockhold retired from MMA
   
• Merab Dvalishvili beats José Aldo to stake his claim as a bantamweight title challenger
   
• Tyson Pedro overwhelmed Harry Hunsucker with a brutal body kick
   
• Marcin Tybura upset the rising Alexandr Romanov with a majority decision victory

UFC 279: Ferguson vs Diaz

September 10, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV

• After a weight miss from headliner Khamzat Chimaev, the entire UFC 279 card experienced a dramatic shakeup
   
• Nate Diaz submitted Tony Ferguson
   
• Khamzat Chimaev submitted Kevin Holland in a dominant performance
   
• Irene Aldana made history with a upkick to the body knockout over Macy Chiasson
   
• Jailton Almeida made it 3-0 in his first year in the UFC thanks to a first-round submission win over Anton Turkalj

UFC 280: Oliveira vs Makhachev

October 22, 2022 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Islam Makhachev put on the performance of a lifetime, beating Charles Oliveira by submission to become the 12th undisputed UFC lightweight champion
   
• Aljamain Sterling defeated TJ Dillashaw by TKO for his second bantamweight title defense
   
• Sean O’Malley shocked the world by beating Petr Yan by controversial split decision
   
• Beneil Dariush defeated Mateusz Gamrot in their high-profile lightweight bout
   
• Manon Fiorot established herself as one of the best flyweights in the world by beating longtime title contender Katlyn Chookagian
   
• Belal Muhammad delivered the most impressive win of his career, beating the undefeated Sean Brady by TKO

UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira

November 12, 2022 – New York City, New York

• Alex Pereira completed an epic comeback win over Israel Adesanya, knocking out “The Last Stylebender” in the fifth round of their title fight
   
• Zhang Weili dominated Carla Esparza en route to recapturing the strawweight title
   
• Dustin Poirier beats Michael Chandler in one of the best fights of the year
   
• Chris Gutiérrez knocked out Frankie Edgar with a flying knee. After the fight, the former lightweight champion retired from MMA
   
• Dan Hooker defended Claudio Puelles’ leg attacks and defeated him with a body kick
   
• Renato Moicano added to his reputation as a master of the rear-naked choke by submitting Brad Riddell. In his Octagon interview with Joe Rogan, Moicano went off and dropped one of the promos of the year
   
• Ryan Spann catapulted himself into the light heavyweight elite with a knockout win over Dominick Reyes
   
• Erin Blanchfield proved to fight fans why she’s one of the top prospects in the sport, defeating Molly McCann in dominant fashion
   
• Michael Trizano and SeungWoo Choi have an epic one-round fight in which both fighters were dropped multiple times before Trizano finished Choi

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs Ankalaev

December 10, 2022 – Las Vegas, NV

• Due to an injury, Jiri Procházka decided to vacate the belt and Glover Teixeira decided not to fight for the belt, allowing the two other light heavyweights on the card to fight for the vacant title
   
• Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fight to a controversial split decision draw, leaving the UFC light heavyweight title vacant
   
• Paddy Pimblett won a close decision over Jared Gordon
   
• Santiago Ponzinibbio completed an incredible comeback victory over Alex Morono with a third-round TKO
   
• Dricus Du Plessis submitted Darren Till in the third round of their intense middleweight clash
   
• Ilia Topuria submitted Bryce Mitchell in their featherweight bout and then called for the UFC to host an event in Spain
   
• 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. made his debut as the youngest fighter in UFC history, submitting Jay Perrin in the first round
   
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik bounced back with a big KO win over Chris Daukaus
   
• Edmen Shahbazyan halted his three-fight skid with a TKO win over Dalcha Lungiambula