UFC 217

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UFC 217 was a historic mixed martial arts event held on November 4, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event featured three title fights, setting a record as the first time all three titleholders lost their belts on the same card. The main event saw Georges St-Pierre return after a four-year hiatus to challenge Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship. St-Pierre made history by becoming the fourth fighter to win titles in two weight classes, defeating Bisping via rear-naked choke in the third round. The card also included a bantamweight title fight between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw, with Dillashaw claiming the title via TKO in the second round. Rose Namajunas upset Joanna Jedrzejczyk to win the strawweight title with a first-round TKO. Other notable fights included Stephen Thompson defeating Jorge Masvidal and Paulo Costa's impressive victory over Johny Hendricks. The event drew an attendance of 18,201 and generated a significant buyrate of 875,000. Performance bonuses were awarded to St-Pierre, Dillashaw, Namajunas, Ovince Saint Preux, and Ricardo Ramos.