UFC occasions appeal to celebrities and well-known faces from throughout the globe.
However one specifically stands out from the remaining for a lot of causes.
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UFC 184 in March 2015 witnessed Ronda Rousey create historical past by submitting Cat Zingano in 14 seconds.
It was the quickest end in a UFC title battle and the joint-fastest stoppage of any bout within the organisation’s historical past.
The victory surpassed Andrei Arlovski’s knockout of Paul Buentello after 15 seconds in a heavyweight title bout at UFC 55 in 2005.
In addition to this, two girls’s fights headlined a pay-per-view occasion for the primary time in UFC historical past as Holly Holm made her debut by defeating Raquel Pennington within the co-main occasion.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t simply the information and Rousey’s exceptional victory that had MMA followers speaking.
These in attendance on the Staples Middle in Los Angeles, California, had been surprised when a number of celebrities, together with essentially the most recognises faces within the sport, the place noticed on the large screens and on the printed all through the night time.
Jon Jones was the UFC gentle heavyweight champion on the time, having simply defeated Daniel Cormier in his eighth defence of the belt.
Jones was within the firm of American singer and lead vocalist of the Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis, alongside Vin Diesel, who had simply wrapped up recording Livid 7 in the identical 12 months he starred in The Final Witch Hunter.
‘Bones’ is now the UFC heavyweight champion, with Briton Tom Aspinall anxiously awaiting for a crack at his title.
Brock Lesnar was additionally noticed within the crowd at UFC 184.
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UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano
Foremost occasion
Ronda Rousey def. Cat Zingano through first-round submission (armbar)
Co-main
Holly Holm def. Raquel Pennington through split-decision
Foremost card
Jake Ellenberger def. Koscheck through second-round submission (north-south choke)
Alan Jouban def. Richard Walsh through first-round KO (elbow)
Tony Ferguson def. Gleison Tibau through first-round submission (rear bare choke)
Roan Carneiro def. Mark Munoz through first-round submission (rear bare choke)
Lesnar had left the promotion 4 years prior, however was rumoured to be making a return for UFC 200.
On the time, he was arguably WWE’s most well-known celebrity, having ending the long-lasting WrestleMania streak of The Undertaker in April 2014.
The 12 months additionally witnessed Lesnar defeat John Cena at Royal Rumble, and shuttle with ‘Taker’ in New York in the principle occasion of WWE’s Summerslam.
Then, after initially revealing he was ‘closing the door on MMA,’ Lesnar made an iconic return to the UFC.
The WWE stated it had granted Lesnar ‘a one-off alternative,’ earlier than he returned to battle at Summerslam.
He fought Mark Hunt at UFC 200 in July 2016, beating the New Zealander through unanimous choice.
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Nevertheless, the battle was guidelines a no-contest six days later as Lesnar examined constructive for a banned substance.
He was subsequently fined £188,000 ($250,000) and suspended from the UFC for 12 months.
Lesnar was just lately cleared of fraud and battery expenses from a courtroom case introduced in opposition to him by Hunt, who believes the UFC knew Lesnar was allegedly doping and is continuous his pursuit of a authorized victory up to now.
Conor McGregor was additionally there within the flesh for UFC 184, alongside his fiancee Dee Devlin.
McGregor was additionally on the peak of his powers on the time, because the occasion got here simply 4 months after he knocked out Chad Mendes to turn into the UFC interim featherweight champion.
Rousey had set the report for the quickest end in a UFC title battle ever, however, lower than 10 months later, McGregor broke it once more.
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His famously stopped Jose Aldo at UFC 194 in December of the identical 12 months, placing the Brazilian to sleep to interrupt the report which nonetheless stands up to now.
McGregor fought simply seven extra occasions within the UFC after that victory, together with his final bout coming in a trilogy with Dustin Poirier again in July 2021.