2021 UFC occasion schedule: Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez, Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier on faucet

UFC has rolled proper again into the motion in 2021. After what could be referred to as nothing wanting an enormous success in 2020 underneath extremely troublesome circumstances, UFC hasn’t missed a beat within the time because the pandemic began with large struggle after large struggle all year long. The primary six months of the brand new yr have been no totally different.

We have seen new champions topped, present titleholders flip again challengers and a pair of non-title important occasions steal the present on PPV. Dustin Poirier bought revenge in opposition to Conor McGregor in January with a second-round TKO after the Irishman gained the primary assembly in 2014. Then in July, Poirier was on his technique to profitable the primary spherical of the trilogy when McGregor’s leg snapped beneath him. The 2, together with Dana White, have already mentioned a fourth struggle will doubtless occur.

Plus, Alexander Volkanovski reminded why he could also be among the finest featherweights of all time with a wild win over Brian Ortega that noticed the champ want to flee a number of submission makes an attempt. And 42-year-old Glover Teixeira joined elite firm together with his second-round submission of Jan Blachowicz to assert the sunshine heavyweight title, changing into the oldest first-time champ in promotional historical past.

Then in November, a pair of champions retained their titles in tactical brawls. Kamaru Usman took dwelling his second win over Colby Covington in the principle occasion of UFC 268 with a unanimous determination. And Rose Namajunas earned a cut up determination win over Weili Zhang to maintain maintain of her spot atop the ladies’s strawweight division. 

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There’s solely a handful of occasions left on the 2021 calendar and it retains rolling on Nov. 13 when former featherweight champ Max Holloway returns to tackle Yair Rodriguez. Holloway is coming off one among his greatest performances ever in a call win over Calvin Kattar. Rodriguez has not fought since a call win over Jeremy Stephens in October 2019.

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