As the worst global pandemic in more than a century hamstrung many sports leagues and brought others around the world to their knees in 2020, prizefighting had another year to remember. Mixed martial arts remained big business domestically and abroad, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA managed to keep the sport afloat despite the noticeable absence of the Professional Fighters League. They kept fans entertained throughout what was often a dreadful 12 months.
Nobody was busier than the UFC. What began with UFC 246 on Jan. 18 at a packed-to-the-gills T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas concluded with UFC Fight Night 183 on Dec.