UFC 211, which emanated out of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, proved by far the best MMA events of the year, thanks to two title fights that lived up to the hype and an undercard filled with fireworks.

First and foremost, it appears the UFC’s heavyweight division may have finally found its king in Stipe Miocic. Nobody has ever defended the belt more than twice, but thanks to a first-round knockout win over Junior dos Santos, Ohio’s Miocic will get his chance in the near future.

In the co-main event, meanwhile, Joanna Jedrzejczyk has continued her reign atop the strawweight division, taking a clean five-round decision that saw her land more than 200 strikes against durable, dangerous challenger Jessica Andrade. The undefeated Jedrzejczyk has now defended her title five times against the best the division can throw at her, making her just one defense shy of tying Ronda Rousey’s record.

The rest of the card also proved worthy with Brazilian veteran Demian Maia earning his seventh win in a row and securing a long-awaited and well-deserved welterweight title shot for himself with a nailbiter of a win over the experienced, technical Jorge Masvidal. And former lightweight champion and two-time featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar showed that he’s not over the hill yet by crushing youthful upstart Yair Rodriguez in a one-sided beatdown that reaffirmed Edgar’s status as a top 145-pounder.