MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month for March: A bloody slugfest in London
Which bloody UFC bout from March took home MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month honors?
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from March 2026: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie's Fight of the Month award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. Nominee: Vitor Petrino def.
Steven Asplund at UFC Fight Night 269 Vitor Petrino and Steven Asplund put on a rare long, entertaining and bloody heavyweight fight, but as it wore on, it turned largely into a one-sided affair. Asplund (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) stayed determined while absorbing some hellacious punches. He fought through a mess of red on his face, but Petrino (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) remained happy to dish it out and got the victory on the scorecards.
Nominee: Marwan Rahiki def. Harry Hardwick at UFC Fight Night 269 Marwan Rahiki vs. Harry Hardwick had the makings off an memorable recent banger after two rounds, but then the bout was waved off.
After Rahiki (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) unloaded a barrage of heavy shots over two rounds in the featherweight matchup, while also taking some blows of his own, Hardwick (13-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was unable to make it into the third round. Hardwick told his team his jaw was broken and he was unable to continue. The fight was waved off and Rahiki was awarded the TKO win after two rounds.