The Three Criteria for my 50 Greatest Heavyweight MMA Fights (As of 12/10/2011). 1. Legacy of the fight. 2. Entertainment value of the Fight. 3. Hype of the bout beforehand. I must add I take a harsh look at bouts where one or more participants are not true Heavyweights. (I.E Rampage vs Sakuraba)
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1
- Emelianenko vs. Filipović
- Fedor Emelianenko | Decision
- 2005 | Pride Final Conflict 2005
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2
- Frye vs. Takayama
- Don Frye | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2002 | Pride 21
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3
- Barry vs. Kongo
- Cheick Kongo | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC on Versus 4
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4
- Emelianenko vs. Werdum
- Fabrício Werdum | Submission | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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5
- Couture vs. Sylvia
- Randy Couture | Decision
- 2007 | UFC 68
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6
- Emelianenko vs. Randleman
- Fedor Emelianenko | Submission | Round 1
- 2004 | Pride Critical Countdown 2004
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7
- Gonzaga vs. Filipović
- Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2007 | UFC 70
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8
- Lesnar vs. Mir II
- Brock Lesnar | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2009 | UFC 100
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9
- Hunt vs. Silva
- Mark Hunt | Decision
- 2004 | Pride Shockwave 2004
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10
- Emelianenko vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | Strikeforce
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11
- Couture vs. Rizzo I
- Randy Couture | Decision | UFC 31
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12
- Slice vs. Petruzelli
- Seth Petruzelli | KO/TKO | Round 1 | EliteXC
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13
- Hunt vs. Filipović
- Mark Hunt | Decision | Pride Shockwave 2005
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14
- Mir vs. Lesnar I
- Frank Mir | Submission | Round 1 | UFC 81
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15
- Couture vs. Nogueira
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision | UFC 102
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16
- Lesnar vs. Carwin
- Brock Lesnar | Submission | Round 2 | UFC 116
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17
- Randleman vs. Filipović I
- Kevin Randleman | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Pride Total Elimination 2004
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18
- Lesnar vs. Couture
- Brock Lesnar | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 91
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19
- Silva vs. Filipović II
- Mirko Filipović | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Pride Final Conflict Absolute
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20
- Couture vs. Gonzaga
- Randy Couture | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 74
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21
- Lesnar vs. Velasquez
- Cain Velasquez | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 121
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22
- Emelianenko vs. Rogers
- Fedor Emelianenko | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Strikeforce
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23
- Mir vs. Nogueira I
- Frank Mir | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 92
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24
- Rizzo vs. Barnett I
- Pedro Rizzo | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 30
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25
- Arlovski vs. Emelianenko
- Fedor Emelianenko | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Affliction 2
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26
- Nogueira vs. Herring III
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision | UFC 73
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27
- Emelianenko vs. Silva
- Antônio Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Strikeforce
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28
- Williams vs. Coleman
- Pete Williams | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 17
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29
- dos Santos vs. Werdum
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 90
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30
- Barry vs. Filipović
- Mirko Filipović | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 115
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31
- Sylvia vs. Arlovski II
- Tim Sylvia | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 59
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32
- dos Santos vs. Filipović
- Junior dos Santos | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 103
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33
- Nogueira vs. Herring I
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision | Pride 17
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34
- Emelianenko vs. Coleman I
- Fedor Emelianenko | Submission | Round 1 | Pride Total Elimination 2004
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35
- Sylvia vs. Correira
- Tim Sylvia | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 39
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36
- Silva vs. Kyle
- Antônio Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2 | Strikeforce
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37
- Frye vs. Shamrock
- Don Frye | Decision | Pride 19
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38
- Emelianenko vs. Hunt
- Fedor Emelianenko | Submission | Round 1 | Pride Shockwave 2006
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39
- Slice vs. Thompson
- Kimbo Slice | KO/TKO | Round 3 | EliteXC
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40
- Lesnar vs. Herring
- Brock Lesnar | Decision | UFC 87
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41
- Duffee vs. Russow
- Mike Russow | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 114
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42
- Einemo vs. Herman
- Dave Herman | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 131
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43
- Arlovski vs. Buentello
- Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 55
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44
- Slice vs. Abbott
- Kimbo Slice | KO/TKO | Round 1 | EliteXC
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45
- Overeem vs. Kharitonov I
- Alistair Overeem | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Pride 31
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46
- Nelson vs. Schaub
- Roy Nelson | KO/TKO | Round 1 | The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
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47
- Slice vs. Mitrione
- Matt Mitrione | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 113
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48
- Rothwell vs. Hunt
- Mark Hunt | Decision | UFC 135
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49
- Morecraft vs. Struve
- Stefan Struve | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 117
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50
- dos Santos vs. Yvel
- Junior dos Santos | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 108
My Summary