{"id":367811,"date":"2025-12-25T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367811\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T10:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:20:10","slug":"ufc-2025-rewind-one-memorable-or-forgotten-moment-from-every-event-arman-ruins-ufc-311-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/367811\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 2025 rewind: One memorable (or forgotten) moment from every event | Arman ruins UFC 311, Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 42 total Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout 2025 \u2014 on top of all of the other promotions such as Professional Fighters League (PFL)<\/a>, Dirty Boxing<\/a>, and Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)<\/a> \u2014 combat sports fans have probably forgotten about many of the wild moments that happened throughout the action-packed year.<\/p>\n

From knockouts and post-fight interviews to funny in-cage spots, or maybe you\u2019re a hardcore mixed martial arts (MMA) freak and remember everything.<\/p>\n

Well, either way, we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n

In part one of UFC 2025, \u201cRewind,\u201d which runs from UFC Vegas 101 (Jan. 11, 2025) to UFC Mexico City (March 29, 2025), we look back at some of the most memorable moments from that specific event timeline, including Arman Tsarukyan\u2019s pull-out that ruined his year, some big UFC debuts, and some awesome stoppages.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 101: \u2018Dern vs. Ribas\u2019<\/a> – Jan 11, 2025 – UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

A couple UFC rookies made their debut on the first card of 2025, and usually, I would highlight a knockout like Jacobe Smith\u2019s nasty punch<\/a>; however, I must remind you of Austin Bashi\u2019s upset loss simply because I was hyping him up to be God\u2019s gift<\/a> \u2014 and I ended up with egg on my face as Christian Rodriguez won a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

UFC 311: \u2018Makhachev vs. Moicano\u2019<\/a> – Jan 18, 2025 – Intuit Dome, California<\/p>\n

Ah yes, the UFC event that will haunt No. 1-ranked Lightweight Arman Tsarukyan for the foreseeable future. A day before UFC 311, Tsarukyan pulled out of his scheduled main event fight<\/a> against Islam Makhachev \u2026 and has been put in MMA purgatory.<\/p>\n

Makhachev ended up fighting Renato Moicano and tapped him in the first round (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n

UFC Saudi: \u2018Adesanya vs. Imavov\u2019<\/a> – Feb. 1, 2025 – anb Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n

In the main event, Nassourdine Imavov scored the biggest win of his career by knocking out former Middleweight champion Isarael Adesanya in the second round (watch highlights<\/a>) \u2014 however, there was a controversy that wasn\u2019t really talked about \u2014 many fighters complained about the fresh paint fumes that severely altered their performances (Lucas Alexander was hospitalized for it<\/a>).<\/p>\n

UFC 312: \u2018Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2\u2019<\/a> – Feb. 9, 2025 – Qudos Bank Arena, Australia<\/p>\n

Mixed martial arts (MMA) \u201cRookie of the Year\u201d candidate, Quillan Salkilld, turned heads in his UFC debut when he knocked out Anshul Jubli in just 19 seconds (watch highlights<\/a>). Oh, and you might just see Salkilld again in this series.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 102: \u2018Cannonier vs. Rodrigues\u2019<\/a> – Feb. 15, 2025 – UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

In the main event of UFC Vegas 102, former Middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier snapped his two-fight losing streak by knocking out Gregory Rodrigues, who was riding a three-fight win streak with two brutal knockout wins.<\/p>\n

It was a great win for \u201cKilla Gorilla\u201d as he was hurt multiple times in the fight.<\/p>\n

UFC Seattle: \u2018Cejudo vs. Song\u2019<\/a> – Feb. 22, 2025 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n

UFC Seattle was an awesome fight card with eight finishes \u2014 seven straight stoppages on the prelims<\/a>. The one that stole the show was Ricky Simon, knocking Javid Basharat unconscious, becoming the first fighter to finish him.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 103: \u2018Kape vs. Almabayev\u2019<\/a> – March. 1, 2025 – UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

On a pretty forgettable Apex card, Manel Kape headlined his first UFC event and knocked out then-undefeated (in the UFC) Asu Almabayev \u2026 even though Kape poked Almabayev in the eye twice before the stoppage.<\/p>\n

UFC 313: \u2018Pereira vs. Ankalaev\u2019<\/a> – March. 8, 2025 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

One of the finishes that will be on all of the \u20182026 Knockout of the Year\u2019 lists occurred at UFC 313, when
Mauricio Ruffy landed a picture-perfect spinning wheel kick<\/a> on King Green.<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 104: \u2018Vettori vs. Dolidze\u2019<\/a> – March. 15, 2025 – UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Before UFC Vegas 104, Priscila Cachoeira was on the verge of getting released after losing two straight and being labeled an eye-gouging cheater, but she saved her UFC career by flatlining<\/a> Josiane Nunes in the first round.<\/p>\n

UFC London: \u2018Edwards vs. Brady\u2019<\/a> – March. 22, 2025 – O2 Arena, London, England<\/p>\n

UFC London was a heavy decision fest \u2014 and while the main event ended in a finish with Sean Brady dominating Leon Edwards (watch highlights<\/a>), Brazilian prospect Alexia Thainara retired Molly McCann from MMA by submitting her in the first round (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, McCann has switched to boxing and has found a newfound success.<\/p>\n

UFC Mexico City: \u2018Moreno vs. Erceg\u2019<\/a> – March. 29, 2025 – Arena CDMX, Mexico<\/p>\n

Mini Ngannou, Ateba Gautier made his highly anticipated Octagon debut at UFC Mexico City and absolutely crushed UFC-can Jose Medina, becoming the first person to crack his Bolivian chin.<\/p>\n

Stick around for part two (of four) later this afternoon on MMAmania.com<\/a>. In the meantime, checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With 42 total Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout 2025 \u2014 on top of all of the other…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,33601,638,82,157541,157239,75498,702,7788],"class_list":["post-367811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-311","tag-ufc-312","tag-ufc-313","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}