Conor McGregor rallied to knock out Chad Mendes in a result that sent shockwaves through the sport and proved McGregor an elite fighter, not just a trash talker. In the co-main event of that same card, Robbie Lawler beat Rory MacDonald is what was hands down the best fight of the year.
One night after UFC 189 in July, there was another UFC card. In the same MGM Grand Garden Arena. Except all the pomp and circumstance had departed. All that was left were a few thousand people, probably still hungover -- literally and figuratively -- from the incredible night before.