The United Fight League’s inaugural event, UFL 1 went down on February 18th, 2023 in Mesa, Arizona and Bell Bank Park. It featured rising MMA talent from not only Arizona but all over the US. It also opened the quarterfinals of the UFL’s Championship Grand Prix on the road to crown champions in men’s bantamweight, featherweight, welterweight, and middleweight divisions as well bantamweight in the women’s.