This month’s action inside the Octagon was a variation on a Jay-Z lyric — “grand opening, grand closing” — as June kicked off and wrapped up with a loaded pay-per-view fight card that sent shockwaves through several divisions.
Now, that wasn’t Shawn Carter’s intended interpretation of that line, but it fits nicely as a way to get into this month’s edition of the Monthly Report, where we look at the top performances from the month that was before we get ready to transition to the fights at hand.
And there were several truly standout efforts over the previous four events.