It's not just a new year for the UFC, but a new era. The leader in MMA left behind Fox at the end of 2018 and sets its sights on a new partnership with ESPN. As they join a new network with more sports fans ready to check out their product, the UFC also has a bevy of fighters chomping at the bit to make 2019 their year.
The UFC set the stage for 2019 all throughout the back-half of the year with new signings and teases like Daniel Cormier vs. Brock Lesnar. The year closed with Jon Jones reassuming the light heavyweight throne and Amanda Nunes' shocking the world with a swift KO over Cris "Cyborg".