Chuck Mindenhall put together the annual 2015 Events of the Year list for MMAFighting. Some events are hugely anticipated and are duds. Some events look terrible all paper and have you screaming HOLY F@$%ING $#!T over and over. And sometimes, there is massive anticipation, and it is exceeded, like MMAFighting’s Event of the Year…
1. UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald was the co main.
2. UFC 194 — and, by extension, TUF Finale 22 and UFC Fight Night 80 — Dec. 12, Las Vegas
3. UFC 193, Nov. 15, Melbourne, Australia
4. UFC 182, Jan. 2, Las Vegas “Hey p*ssy, are you still there?”
5. Bellator 138, June 19, St. Louis
Honorable mentions:
•UFC 183: Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz, Jan. 31
•Bellator 142: Dynamite, Sept. 19, San Jose
•UFC Fight Night 59: Siver vs. McGregor, Jan. 18, Boston
•UFC 184: Zingano vs. Rousey, Feb. 28, Los Angeles
•UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier, May 23, Las Vegas
•UFC 188: Werdum vs. Velasquez, June 13, Mexico City
•UFC 190: Correia vs. Rousey, Aug. 1, Rio de Janeiro
•WSOF 22; Shields vs. Palhares, Aug. 1, Las Vegas
