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The best photos from the UFC, MMA in 2023

Check out some of the best photos from around the world of MMA from 2023.

 

Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Ismael Bonfim (red gloves) fights Terrance McKinney (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Luan Lacerda (red gloves) enters the arena before the…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brunno Ferreira (blue gloves) reacts after fight against Gregory…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Mauricio Rua (red gloves) leaves the arena after fighting…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Paul Craig (red gloves) and Johnny Walker (blue gloves)…
Johnny Walker
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Johnny Walker (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Jessica Andrade
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lauren Murphy (red gloves) fights Jessica Andrade (blue gloves)…
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Deiveson Figueiredo (red gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Brandon Moreno
Jan 21, 2023; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Jamahal Hill (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Brennan Ward def. Sabah Homasi | Bellator 290
Brennan Ward def. Sabah Homasi | Bellator 290
Ryan Bader def. Fedor Emelianenko | Bellator 290
Ryan Bader def. Fedor Emelianenko | Bellator 290
Ryan Bader def. Fedor Emelianenko | Bellator 290
Feb 11, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Blake Bilder (blue gloves) leaves the cage after defeating Shane…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Kleydson Rodrigues (blue gloves) defeats Shannon Ross (red gloves) by…
Feb 12, 2023; Perth, WA, AUSTRALIA; Josh Culibao (red gloves) reacts after defeating Melsik Baghdasaryan (not…
Kevin Croom def. Chevvy Bridges | BKFC Knucklemania 3
Josh Watson def. Greg Hardy | BKFC Knucklemania 3
Josh Watson def. Greg Hardy | BKFC Knucklemania 3
Lorenzo Hunt def. Mike Richman | BKFC Knucklemania 3
US mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones (R) greets Irish fighter Conor McGregor (L) during the…
US mixed martial arts fighter Jon Jones stands on a scale during the weigh-in before his…
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal reacts after "knocking down" another actor while filming a scene for an upcoming…
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, left, "knocks down" actor Jay Hieron while filming a scene for an upcoming…
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, right, is held back by a referee after "knocking down" another actor while…
Bo Nickal, left, covers Jamie Picket, right, during a UFC 285 mixed martial arts middleweight bout…
Bo Nickal celebrates after defeating Jamie Pickett in a UFC 285 mixed martial arts middleweight bout…
Alexa Grasso, left, is helped up after defeating Valentina Shevchenko in a UFC 285 mixed martial…
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…
Jon Jones reacts after his victory over Ciryl Gane in a UFC 285 mixed martial arts…
Jimmy Millar def. Kyle Cassidy | BKFC 37
Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vitor Petrino (red gloves) fights Anton Turkalj (blue gloves)…
Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Anton Turkalj (blue gloves) reacts after fighting Vitor Petrino…
Mar 11, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Petr Yan (red gloves) fights Merab Dvalshvili (blue gloves)…
Mar 18, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Sam Patterson (red gloves) fights Yanal Ashmouz (blue gloves) during…
Casey O'Neill
Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Nate Landwehr (red gloves) fights Austin Lingo (blue gloves)…
Marlon Vera
Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Marlon Vera (red gloves) fights Cory Sandhagen (blue gloves)…
Jeremy Stephens vs. Jose Aldo
Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing
Anthony Pettis vs. Roy Jones Jr.
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (red gloves) fights Steve Garcia (blue gloves) during…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Steve Garcia (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (red…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Cynthia Calvillo (red gloves) fights Loopy Godinez (blue gloves) during…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Raul Rosas Jr (red gloves) fights Christian Rodriguez (blue gloves)…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Kevin Holland (red gloves) fights Santiago Ponzinibbio (blue gloves) during…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Rob Font (red gloves) reacts after defeating Adrian Yanez (blue…
New Zealand mixed martial arts fighter Israel Adesanya (R) knocks out Brazil's Alexsandro Pereira (L) during…
Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, UFC 287
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) is looked over by medical staff…
Apr 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Israel Adesanya (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Alex Pereira (red…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Zak Cummings (red gloves) reacts after the fight against…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Zak Cummings (red gloves) hugs Ed Herman (blue gloves)…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Brandon Royval (red gloves) fights Matheus Nicolau (blue gloves)…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Bill Alged (red gloves) fights TJ Brown (blue gloves)…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Pedro Munhoz (red gloves) fights Chris Gutierrez (blue gloves)…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Arnold Allen (blue gloves)…
Apr 15, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) fights Arnold Allen (blue gloves)…
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Bellator 295 ceremonial weigh-ins
Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294
Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294
Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold
Mike Alvarado, BKFC 41
Eddie Alvarez vs. Chad Mendes BKFC
Luke Rockhold vs. Mike Perry BKFC
Luke Rockhold vs. Mike Perry BKFC
Conor McGregor BKFC
Bareknuckle Fighting Championship BKFC
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Ikram Aliskerov (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Phil Hawes…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Phil Hawes (red gloves) is examined by the referee…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Parker Porter (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Braxton Smith…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Kennedy Nzechukwu (red gloves) fights Devin Clark (blue gloves)…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Drew Dober (red gloves) reacts after being defeated by…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Movsar Evloev (red gloves) fights Diego Lopes (blue gloves)…
May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Aljamain Sterling (red gloves) reacts after defeating Henry Cejudo…
Photo via Noah Red & Alexis Contreras
Ian Machado Garry
May 13, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Jailton Almeida (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Jairzinho Rozenstruik…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Charles Oliveira pins Beneil Dariush to the mat during UFC…
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Charles Oliveira reacts following his TKO victory against Beneil Dariush…
Amanda Nunes
Jun 10, 2023; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Amanda Nunes celebrates her victory by decison against Irene Aldana…
Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; David Onama (red gloves) celebrates after he knocks out Gabriel…
Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Justin Tafa (blue gloves) has his injured eye examined during…
Jun 24, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Maycee Barber (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Amanda Ribas (red…
Josh Emmett
Elves Brener vs. Guram Kutateladze
Brandon Moreno reacts during a news conference for the UFC 290 Mixed Martial arts event Thursday,…
Alexander Volkanovski speaks during a news conference for the UFC 290 Mixed Martial arts event Thursday,…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Shannon Ross (red gloves) fights Jesus Aguilar (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Shannon Ross (red gloves) is examined by medical professional…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vitor Petrino (red gloves) reacts to defeating Marcin Prachnio…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Robbie Lawler (red gloves) reacts to defeating Niko Price…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Robbie Lawler (red gloves) fights Niko Price (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Robbie Lawler (red gloves) reacts to defeating Niko Price…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Bo Nickal (red gloves) fights Val Woodburn (blue gloves)…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Dricus Du Plessis (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Robert…
Jul 8, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; UFC Fighter Israel Adesanya after the fight between Robert…
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; 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…
Junyong Park
Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Bryan Barberena (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Makhmud…
Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Danny Roberts (red gloves) fights Jonny Parsons (blue gloves) during…
Jul 22, 2023; London, UNITED KINGDOM; Molly McCann (red gloves) fights Julija Stoliarenko (blue gloves) during…
Andre Fili
Uros Medic
Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Kevin Holland (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Michael…
Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Dustin Poirier (red gloves) fights Justin Gaethje (blue…
Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Dustin Poirier (red gloves) fights Justin Gaethje (blue…
Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Justin Gaethje (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Dustin…
Jul 29, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Justin Gaethje (blue gloves) reacts to defeating Dustin…
Paul Diaz Press Conference
Paul Diaz Press Conference
Paul vs Diaz Weigh-ins
2023 PFL 7: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas,…
2023 PFL 7: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas,…
2023 PFL 7: San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas,…
Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Billy Quarantillo (red gloves) fights Damon Jackson (blue gloves) during…
Bruce Buffer
Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Diego Lopes (red gloves) fights Gavin Tucker (blue gloves) during…
Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Cory Sandhagen (red gloves) readies for the fight against Rob…
Aug 5, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Tatiana Suarez (blue gloves) celebrates the win by submission over…
DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 05: Jake Paul, left, and Nate Diaz, right, trade punches during the…
DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 05: Nate Diaz stands in the ring during the second round of…
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz (via Esther Lin)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Kevin Borjas of Peru punches Victor Dias of Brazil…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 08: (R-L) Payton Talbott battles Reyes Cortez Jr. in a bantamweight…
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: Mixed Martial Artist Conor McGregor acknowledges the fans prior to the…
UFC 292 Ceremonial Weigh-ins
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Andre Petroski (red gloves) fights Gerald Meerschaert (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Nail Magny (red gloves) fights Ian Garry (blue gloves) during…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Sean O’Malley (blue gloves) prior to the fight against Aljamin…
Aug 19, 2023; Boston, MA, USA; Aljamin Sterling (red gloves) fights Sean O’Malley (blue gloves) during…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 22: (L-R) Josefine Knutsson of Sweden kicks Isis Verbeek of The…
2023 PFL 9: New York at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Zarah Fair (red gloves) fights Jacqueline Cavalcanti (blue gloves) during UFC…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Kleydson Rodrigues (blue gloves ) reacts after the fight against Farid…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Rhys McKee (blue gloves) after the fight against Ange Lossa (red…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Morgan Charriere (red gloves) celebrates defeating Manolo Zecchini (blue gloves) during…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Benoit Saint-Denis (red gloves) fights Thiago Moises (blue gloves) during UFC…
Sep 2, 2023; Paris, France; Editors note: (graphic content) Manon Fiorot (red gloves) fights Rose Namajunas…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 05: Brendson Ribeiro of Brazil reacts after his knockout victory over…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 05: Jean Silva of Brazil reacts after being awarded a UFC…
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 07: Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou face off during a Tyson Fury…
Reggie Northrup def. Cody Herbert | Gamebred Bareknuckle 5
Junior Dos Santos def. Fabricio Werdum | Gamebred Bareknuckle 5
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Landon Quinones (blue gloves) prepares to fight Nasrat Haqparast (not…
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Jack Jenkins, right, fights Chepe Mariscal during UFC 293 at…
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Tyson Pedro (red gloves) talks with Anton Turkalj (blue gloves)…
Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Manel Kape (red gloves) fights Felipe Dos Santos (blue gloves)…
Tyson Pedro def. Anton Turkalj | UFC 293
Sean Strickland
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Loopy Godinez (red gloves) fights Elise Reed (blue gloves)…
Sep 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Daniel Zellhuber (red gloves) prepares to fight Christos Giagos…
Lorenzo Hunt def. Chris Camozzi BKFC 50
Danny Barlow def. Raheam Forest DWCS 64
Mauricio Ruffy def. Raimond Magomedaliev DWCS 65
Magomed Gadzhiysulov def. Jose Medina DWCS 65
Heili Alateng's leg from Chris Gutierrez's kicks at UFC Fight Night 230 2
Tim Elliott
Russia's Islam Makhachev looks on before his Lightweight bout against Australia's Alexander Volkanovski during the Ultimate…
An official checks on Australia's Alexander Volkanovski as he lies on the floor during his Lightweight…
Officials restrain Russia's Magomed Ankalaev during his Light Heavyweight bout with Brazil's Johnny Walker in the…
Image via Caged Aggression (Say Uncle Photography)
Image via Caged Aggression (Say Uncle Photography)
Fury vs. Ngannou open workouts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fury vs. Ngannou Pre-fight press conference
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 28: Francis Ngannou knocks down Tyson Fury during the Heavyweight fight…
Britain's Tyson Fury (L) falls on the ground as he fights against Cameroonian-French Francis Ngannou during…
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 28: Referee Michael Griffin speaks to Tyson Fury during the Heavyweight…
BKFC 53 weigh-ins
UFC Fight Night 231 Ceremonial Weigh-ins
Nov 4, 2023; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Eduarda Moura (red gloves) before fighting Montserrat Ruiz (not pictured)…
Nov 4, 2023; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Nicolas Dalby (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Gabriel Bonfim (red…
Nov 4, 2023; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Jailton Almeida (red gloves) fights Derrick Lewis (blue gloves) during…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Jamall Emmers and Dennis Buzukja embrace following their afeatherweight…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: John Castaneda removes his mouth guard against Kyung Ho…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Benoit Saint Denis of France reacts after defeating Matt…
Nov 11, 2023; New York, NY, USA; Jessica Andrade (red gloves) celebrates beating Mackenzie Dern (blue…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England reacts to defeating Sergei Pavlovich…
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: Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic walks to the…
2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington D.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Cooper Neill /…
2023 PFL Championships at The Anthem in Washington D.C., Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Cooper Neill /…
Mike Perry vs. Eddie Alvarez BKFC 56 weigh-ins
Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Sean Brady (red gloves) celebrates defeating Kelvin Gastelum (blue gloves)…
Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Rob Front (red gloves) fights Deiveson Figueiredo (blue gloves) during…
Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Bobby Green (blue gloves) reacts to being defeated by Jalin…
Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Arman Tsarukyan (blue gloves) celebrates defeating Beneil Dariush (red gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Andre Fili (red gloves) reacts after defeating Lucas Almeida…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Cody Garbrandt (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Brian…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Irene Aldana (red gloves) fights Karol Rosa (blue gloves)…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Josh Emmett (red gloves) reacts after knocking out Bryce…
Dec 16, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Movie actor Jack Black during walk outs before a…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: Colby Covington of the United States reacts following a welterweight…
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