Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 34 ‘Luque vs. Muhammad 2’

Fight Facts is a breakdown of all of the interesting information and Octagon oddities on every card, with some puns, references and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These deep stat dives delve into the numbers, providing historical context and telling the stories behind those numbers.

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TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC FIGHTS: 6,582

TOTAL NUMBER OF UFC EVENTS: 601

The Ultimate Fighting Championship trudged back to the UFC Apex, subjecting audiences to a lengthy 14-fight operation that did not dazzle at night’s end. A few head-scratching referee calls, a handful of lackluster performances and unwise post-fight praise for an alleged international crime boss interview marred an event struggling to stay…