Tapology Annual Ranking
MMA's Best Events of the Year 2016
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Rankings
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1
UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz
Mar 5, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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2
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor
Nov 12, 2016
New York, New York
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3
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit
Jan 2, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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4
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Aug 20, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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5
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Jun 4, 2016
Inglewood, California
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6
UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Jan 17, 2016
Boston, Massachusetts
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7
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Dec 10, 2016
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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8
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic
May 14, 2016
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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9
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes
Jul 9, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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10
UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson
Feb 6, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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11
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Oct 8, 2016
Manchester, England, UK
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12
UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader
Jan 30, 2016
Newark, New Jersey
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13
UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir
Mar 19, 2016
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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14
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
Dec 30, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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15
UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping
Feb 27, 2016
London, England, UK
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16
UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Apr 23, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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17
UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker
Jul 13, 2016
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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18
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Sep 10, 2016
Cleveland, Ohio
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19
UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
Jul 30, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia
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20
UFC Fight Night 88: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
May 29, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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21
UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
Feb 21, 2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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22
UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson
Jun 18, 2016
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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23
UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos
Apr 10, 2016
Zagreb, Croatia
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24
UFC on FOX 21: Maia vs. Condit
Aug 27, 2016
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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25
UFC Fight Night 98: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Nov 5, 2016
Mexico City, Mexico
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26
Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
Jan 16, 2016
Costa Mesa, California
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27
UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Jul 7, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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28
The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
Jul 8, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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29
UFC on FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Jul 23, 2016
Chicago, Illinois
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30
Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Apr 22, 2016
Uncasville, Connecticut
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31
UFC Fight Night 92: Caceres vs. Rodriguez
Aug 6, 2016
Salt Lake City, Utah
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32
UFC on FOX 19: Teixeira vs. Evans
Apr 16, 2016
Tampa, Florida
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33
UFC Fight Night 94: Poirier vs. Johnson
Sep 17, 2016
Hidalgo, Texas
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34
UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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35
Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich
Jan 29, 2016
Fresno, California
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36
Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie 3
Feb 19, 2016
Houston, Texas
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37
UFC Fight Night 96: Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct 1, 2016
Portland, Oregon
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38
The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale
Dec 3, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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39
UFC Fight Night 102: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov
Dec 9, 2016
Albany, New York
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41
Fight Exclusive Night 10: Gold Edition
Jan 9, 2016
Lubin, Poland
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40
Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell
Mar 4, 2016
Thackerville, Oklahoma
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42
UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Nov 19, 2016
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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43
Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown
Mar 11, 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
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44
UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
Sep 24, 2016
Brasilia, Brazil
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45
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round
Sep 25, 2016
Saitama, Japan
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46
Bellator 157: Dynamite 2
Jun 24, 2016
St. Louis, Missouri
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47
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
Dec 29, 2016
Saitama, Japan
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48
Fight Nights Global 50: Emelianenko vs. Maldonado
Jun 17, 2016
St. Petersburg, Russia
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50
Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo
May 14, 2016
San Jose, California
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49
UFC Fight Night 101: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Nov 26, 2016
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For 2016 Events of the Year, the 150 most-recently updated member lists will be included.