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Photos: Best of UFC title fights in 2023

Check out these photos highlighting the action from all 21 UFC title fights that took place in 2023. (Photos by USA TODAY Sports, Getty Images)

 

Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Deiveson Figueiredo (red gloves) enters the arena before the…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Deiveson Figueiredo (red gloves) fights Brandon Moreno (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Deiveson Figueiredo (red gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brandon Moreno (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Glover Teixeira (red gloves) before the fight against Jamahal…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Glover Teixeira (red gloves) fights Jamahal Hill (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Glover Teixeira (red gloves) fights Jamahal Hill (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Glover Teixeira (red gloves) fights Jamahal Hill (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Jamahal Hill (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Yair Rodriguez (red gloves) fights Josh Emmett (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Yair Rodriguez (red gloves) fights Josh Emmett (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Yair Rodriguez (red gloves) fights Josh Emmett (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Yair Rodriguez (red gloves) is interviewed after defeating Josh Emmett…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Alexander Volkanovski (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Alexander Volkanovski (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Alexander Volkanovski (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights Alexander Volkanovski (blue gloves) during…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Islam Makhachev (red gloves) celebrates after defeating Alexander Volkanovski (not…
Kyrgyzstan's mixed martial arts fighter Valentina Shevchenko (R) fights Mexico's mixed martial arts fighter Alexa Grasso…
Alexa Grasso, left, is hit by Valentina Shevchenko during a UFC 285 mixed martial arts flyweight…
TOPSHOT - Mexico's mixed martial arts fighter Alexa Grasso (bottom) fights Kyrgyzstan's mixed martial arts fighter…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 04: Alexa Grasso of Mexico reacts to her win over Valentina…
Alexa Grasso is carried in the ring after defeating Valentina Shevchenko in a UFC 285 mixed…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 04: Jon Jones looks on during the UFC heavyweight championship fight…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 04: Jon Jones fights Ciryl Gane of France in the UFC…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 04: Jon Jones fights Ciryl Gane of France in the UFC…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 04: Ciryl Gane of France reacts after losing to Jon Jones…
Jon Jones
Leon Edwards at The O2, London
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Israel Adesanya (blue gloves) during…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) fights Israel Adesanya (blue gloves) during…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) is looked over by medical staff…
MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria celebrates after knocking uot Alex Pereira of…
MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria celebrates after knocking uot Alex Pereira of…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) fights Henry Cejudo (blue gloves)…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) fights Henry Cejudo (blue gloves)…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) fights Henry Cejudo (blue gloves)…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) reacts after defeating Henry Cejudo…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Amanda Nunes is introduced before fighting against Irene Aldana during…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Amanda Nunes lands a hit against Irene Aldana during UFC…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Amanda Nunes lands a hit against Irene Aldana during UFC…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Amanda Nunes celebrates her victory by decison against Irene Aldana…
Amanda Nunes
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Brandon Moreno (red gloves) fights Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Brandon Moreno…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) prior to the fight against…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) fights Yair Rodriguez (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) fights Yair Rodriguez (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) fights Yair Rodriguez (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) fights Yair Rodriguez (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) reacts after defeating Yair Rodriguez…
Alexander Volkanovski
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Amanda Lemos (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Amanda Lemos (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Amanda Lemos (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Amanda Lemos (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Amanda Lemos (blue gloves) during…
Zhang Weili
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 19: Sean O’Malley gets ready to fight Aljamain Sterling for the Bantamweight…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 19: Sean O’Malley throws a punch against Aljamain Sterling during their Bantamweight…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 19: Sean O’Malley throws a punch against Aljamain Sterling during their Bantamweight…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Sean O’Malley (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Aljamin Sterling (red…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Aljamin Sterling (red gloves) is examined by a medical professional…
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Sean Strickland prepares to fight Israel Adesanya (not pictured) during…
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Israel Adesanya (red gloves) fights Sean Strickland (blue gloves) during…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Sean Strickland of United States trades punches with Israel Adesanya of…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Sean Strickland of United States celebrates victory over Israel Adesanya of…
Sean Strickland
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexa Grasso (red gloves) fights Valentina Shevchenko (blue gloves)…
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexa Grasso (red gloves) fights Valentina Shevchenko (blue gloves)…
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexa Grasso (red gloves) fights Valentina Shevchenko (blue gloves)…
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexa Grasso (red gloves) fights Valentina Shevchenko (blue gloves)…
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexa Grasso (red gloves) and Valentina Shevchenko (blue gloves)…
Russia's Islam Makhachev (L) and Australia's Alexander Volkanovski compete in their Lightweight bout during the Ultimate…
Russia's Islam Makhachev (black) and Australia's Alexander Volkanovski (green) compete in their Lightweight bout during the…
An official checks on Australia's Alexander Volkanovski as he lies on the floor during his Lightweight…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: (R-L) Tom Aspinall of England punches Sergei Pavlovich of…
Nov 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Tom Aspinall (blue gloves) reacts to beating Sergei Pavlovich…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England reacts after his knockout victory…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England reacts after his knockout victory…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England reacts after his knockout victory…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England receives the interim heavyweight belt…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic walks to the…
Nov 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Jiri Prochazka (red gloves) fights Alex Pereira (blue gloves)…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Alex Pereira of Brazil punches Jiri Prochazka of the…
Nov 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Alex Pereira (blue gloves) celebrates after beating Jiri Prochazka…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Alex Pereira of Brazil recieves the light heavyweight belt…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights Brandon Royval (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights Brandon Royval (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights Brandon Royval (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) fights Brandon Royval (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Alexandre Pantoja (red gloves) is given the championship belt…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Leon Edwards (red gloves) fights Colby Covington (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Leon Edwards (red gloves) fights Colby Covington (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Leon Edwards (red gloves) fights Colby Covington (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Leon Edwards (red gloves) fights Colby Covington (blue gloves)…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: (L-R) Leon Edwards of England reacts to his win against…
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