What happened last year?
October
UFC 243: Israel Adesanya claimed the middleweight title by second-round finish of Robert Whittaker; Dan Hooker claimed a unanimous decision win over Al Iaquinta in co-main action

September
UFC 242: Khabib Nurmagomedov moved to 28-0 in his career with two UFC lightweight title defenses after submitting Dustin Poirier in the third round; Paul Felder defeated Edson Barboza by decision in the co-main

August
The highlight of the month was UFC 241- Stipe Miocic reclaiming his heavyweight belt by stoppage in a rematch opposite Daniel Cormier; Nate Diaz won his first fight in three years opposite Anthony Pettis then suggested a bout v. Jorge Masvidal; Paulo Costa moved to 13-0 with a decision win over Yoel Romero
There was also a fight card in China, where Weili Zhang defeated Jessica Andrade by TKO in the first round to become the UFC's first Chinese-born champion. This also meant that three women (Rose Namajunas, Jessica Andrade and Zhang) have held the UFC 115-pound belt between May 10 and August 31

July
UFC 239 saw Jorge Masvidal's second KO win in as many fights and over a five-month span- this time a five-second flying knee v. Ben Askren; Amanda Nunes defended her bantamweight title in the first round opposite Holly Holm; Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight belt by split decision against Thiago Santos
UFC 240 saw two featherweight bouts in the top two slots. Max Holloway defended his featherweight title opposite Frankie Edgar by decision in the main event, while Felicia Spencer impressed many by taking former 145-pound champ Cris Cyborg to the scorecards over fifteen minutes in just her eighth professional bout

June
A UFC card in Stockholm saw the two most recent title challengers opposite Jon Jones go head-to-head. Anthony Smith submitted Alexander Gustafsson in the fourth round
UFC 238 in Chicago saw Henry Cejudo add the vacant bantamweight title to his collection with a third-round TKO over Marlon Moraes; Valentina Shevchenko defended her flyweight title with a head kick knockout of Jessica Eye; a bout between Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone was stopped by a ringside doctor after just two rounds

May
UFC 237 saw the strawweight title change hands- Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas by head slam knockout

April
UFC 236: Two interim title fights that saw Dustin Poirier and Israel Adesanya earn spots opposite Khabib Nurmagomedov and Robert Whittaker, respectively

March
UFC 235: Ben Askren's controversial submission win over Robbie Lawler; Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley over twenty-five minutes to claim the welterweight belt; Jon Jones defended his light heavyweight belt by decision over Anthony Smith
UFC London: Jorge Masvidal knocked out Darren Till in his first bout in over a year

February
UFC 234: Israel Adesanya defeated Anderson Silva by unanimous decision
UFC on ESPN 1: Francis Ngannou needed just twenty-six seconds to knockout Cain Velasquez in the heavyweight main event

January
UFC Brooklyn: Henry Cejudo defeated TJ Dillashaw in just thirty-two seconds to defend his flyweight title