UFC 207 was not only the final show of the UFC’s biggest year for both revenue and news in its history, but it also very much signaled the end of a major era in the sport.
There were a number of signs over the last six months that an era had ended, none bigger than the changing of the guard in regards to ownership that took place over the summer. The slow transition from the Fertitta era to the WME-IMG era was in many ways finalized by the departure of the two longest-lasting fixtures in the UFC — announcer Mike Goldberg and matchmaker Joe Silva, both of whom did their final show at UFC 207 in Las Vegas on Friday night.