2020 was a wild year for MMA, that feels like it lasted a lifetime. With all the action that took place over the year, it’s hard to remember what took place. This series looks to help out with that, providing an overview on what happened in each weight class, and a look at what we can expect to come in 2021.

Year in Review

Because MMA is such a relatively new sport, various aspects of it are constantly evolving, specifically with regard to weight classes. For the sake of simplicity, this series has used the eight core men’s weight classes (flyweight-heavyweight) and the three core women’s weight classes (strawweight-bantamweight, when the UFC actually puts together some featherweight rankings, then we’ll talk about adding it as its own piece) as the benchmark for discussion.