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After Zuffa, LLC first acquired the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2001, the organization would hold anywhere between five and seven events. Not in the span of a month or two, but across an entire year. All were pay-per-views and would aim for eight matches per card. Thus, in 2001, there were a grand total of 40 UFC fights.