2017 was another busy year for the UFC with 39 total events around the globe. MMAjunkie and USA TODAY Sports had a photographer at each of those shows, which featured 457 different fights.

Some of the sport’s most epic and iconic moments are captured through a lens. With another year of octagon action complete, it’s time to look back the best photos from the past 12 months.

The organization put on a total of five events in the opening two months of the year: UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix; UFC on FOX 23 in Denver; UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston; UFC 208 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; and UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

USA TODAY Sports Images photographers Mark J. Rebilas, Ron Chenoy, Ed Mulholland and Tom Szczerbowski were on assignment for those events and captured the best moments in and out of the cage.

Check out the photo gallery for January and February below. Above, don’t miss the best-of-the-best video.

For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.