Since the purchase of Strikeforce, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has largely had a stranglehold on the fights fans most want to see. Other promotions have been left scrambling to capture the public imagination as much as they can with a steady diet of high-quality fights coming from MMA’s top promotion. Over the last two months of 2016, the UFC has more than its fair share of excellent fights with UFC 205, UFC 206 and UFC 207 all shaping up to be impressive lineups. Yet, even taking the more familiar UFC cards completely out of the equation, MMA’s other top promotions are stepping up with some of their best cards in recent memory.
The Bottom Line: Impressive Non-UFC Slate for Close of 2016
