M-1 Challenge XXVI aired on Showtime and took place on July 8, 2011 in Costa Mesa, California.

UFC Fight Night 69: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne was a mixed martial arts event held on June 20, 2015 at O2 World in Berlin, Germany. A UFC Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former Invicta FC Atomweight champion Jessica Penne was announced as the event headliner.

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A UFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event's headliner.

UFC Fight Night 34: Saffiedine vs. Lim was a mixed martial arts event held on January 4, 2014, at the Marina Bay Sands in Marina Bay, Singapore.

UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos was a mixed martial arts event held on April 10, 2016, at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. A heavyweight bout between Ben Rothwell and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night 38: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 was a mixed martial arts event held on March 23, 2014, at the Ginásio Nélio Dias in Natal, Brazil. The event was headlined by the anticipated rematch between mixed martial arts legends Maurício Rua and Dan Henderson. Henderson won their first encounter back in November 2011 at UFC 139 via unanimous decision in a bout lauded by many MMA pundits as the Fight of the Year for 2011 and one of the best bouts in the history of the UFC.

UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story was a mixed martial arts event held on October 4, 2014 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story.

UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson was a mixed martial arts event held on January 24, 2015 at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson. The UFC subsequently announced that the winner of the main event will receive a title shot against UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 2, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. A heavyweight bout between former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov and Stefan Struve headlined the event.

UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleinik was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 15, 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The event marked the promotion's first visit to Russia. The UFC arranged to use half of the venue and used a modified seating configuration for the arena. While not officially announced, the promotion was initially targeting a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum and Aleksei Oleinik to serve as the main event. However, on May 22, Werdum was flagged for a potential USADA doping violation and his status moving forward became unknown. On July 19, the promotion announced that a bout between the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former interim title challenger Mark Hunt and Oleinik would serve as the event headliner.