MMAjunkie's best UFC photos from July-August 2017: Fireworks in the 'Fight of the Year'

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 six events between July and August, including The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale and UFC 213 in Las Vegas; UFC Fight Night 113 in Glasgow, Scotland; UFC on FOX 25 in Uniondale, N.Y.; UFC 214 in Anaheim, Calif.; and, finally, UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City.

USA TODAY Sports Images photographers Kyle Terada, Per Haljestam, Brad Penner, Gary A. Vasquez and Miguel Tovar were on assignment for those events and captured the best moments in and out of the cage.

Check out the full photo gallery for July and August below. Above, don’t miss the best-of-the-best video.

For more of the UFC’s top images from 2017, check out:

• MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from January-February 2017: Face-morphing and faceplants
• MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from March-April 2017: Blood, bruises and backflips
• MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from May-June 2017: Head kicks galore and an in-cage proposal

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