2015 has been a huge year for the UFC.
After a disastrous 2014, the promotion has found a pair of new and highly profitable stars in Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey and has pared down the number of shows it offers, slowed its headlong rush into international expansion and cut its offerings on Fight Pass.
The result has been a windfall. Fewer cards and better luck with injuries have allowed the UFC to stack its pay-per-view events and put better fights on free television as well. The upcoming slate of fights is the best the promotion has ever assembled, and a little help from Bellator makes this the most promising fall and winter in the history of the sport.
In an incredibly promising slate of events, all of which are drastic improvements over their 2014 counterparts, a few fights stand out. Bleacher Report’s top MMA writers will take a closer look at 15 of them.