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The Greatest MMA Fights of All Time
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- Griffin vs. Bonnar I
- Forrest Griffin | Decision
- 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
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2
- Henderson vs. Rua
- Dan Henderson | Decision
- 2011 | UFC 139
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3
- Edgar vs. Maynard II
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2011 | UFC 125
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4
- Silva vs. Sonnen
- Anderson Silva | Submission | Round 5
- 2010 | UFC 117
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5
- Liddell vs. Silva
- Chuck Liddell | Decision
- 2007 | UFC 79
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6
- Pettis vs. Henderson
- Anthony Pettis | Decision
- 2010 | WEC 53
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7
- Sanchez vs. Guida
- Diego Sanchez | Decision
- 2009 | The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
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8
- Emelianenko vs. Filipovic
- Fedor Emelianenko | Decision
- 2005 | Pride Final Conflict 2005
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- Garcia vs. Jung I
- Leonard Garcia | Decision
- 2010 | WEC 48
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10
- Diaz vs. Gomi
- Fight Ends in a No Contest
- 2007 | Pride 33
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- Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson II | 2004 - Pride 28
- Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama | 2002 - Pride 21
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Randy Couture | 2009 - UFC 102
- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie I | 2000 - Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
- Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone I | 2009 - WEC 43
- Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II | 2005 - UFC 52
- Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 2005 - Pride Critical Countdown 2005
- Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama | 2010 - UFC 116
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira I | 2003 - Pride 25
- Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez | 2011 - Bellator 58
- Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III | 2011 - UFC 136
- Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn I | 2006 - UFC 58
- Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida | 2007 - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
- Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson | 2008 - UFC 86
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch | 2008 - UFC 87
- Randy Couture vs. Tim Sylvia | 2007 - UFC 68
- Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan | 2006 - UFC Fight Night 6
- Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald | 2010 - UFC 115
- Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson I | 2003 - Pride Final Conflict 2003
- Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry | 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
- Roger Huerta vs. Leonard Garcia | 2007 - UFC 69
- Nick Diaz vs. BJ Penn | 2011 - UFC 137
- Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua I | 2009 - UFC 104
- Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida | 2011 - UFC on FOX 1
- Karo Parisyan vs. Nick Diaz | 2004 - UFC 49
- Mirko Filipovic vs. Wanderlei Silva II | 2006 - Pride Final Conflict Absolute
- Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz | 2005 - The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes II | 2006 - UFC 65
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira II | 2011 - UFC 140
- Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin | 2007 - UFC 67
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Bob Sapp | 2002 - Pride Shockwave
- Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz | 1999 - UFC 22
- Royce Gracie vs. Kimo Leopoldo | 1994 - UFC 3
- Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber II | 2011 - UFC 132
- Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki | 2010 - Sengoku 14
- Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick | 2011 - UFC 129
- Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson | 2007 - UFC 75
- Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri | 2008 - Dream 5
- Dan Henderson vs. Wanderlei Silva II | 2007 - Pride 33
- Martin Kampmann vs. Carlos Condit | 2009 - UFC Fight Night 18
- Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin | 2010 - UFC 116
- Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger | 2009 - UFC Fight Night 19
- Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann | 2011 - UFC on Versus 3
- Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar | 2010 - UFC 121
- Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin | 2009 - UFC 101
- Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher I | 2006 - UFC 58
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman | 2004 - Pride Critical Countdown 2004
- Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I | 2001 - UFC 34
- Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen | 2008 - Dream 3
- Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell I | 2003 - UFC 43
- BJ Penn vs. Diego Sanchez | 2009 - UFC 107
- Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Carlos Newton | 1998 - Pride 3
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mirko Filipovic | 2003 - Pride Final Conflict 2003
- Dan Henderson vs. Fedor Emelianenko | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping | 2009 - UFC 100
- Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo I | 2001 - UFC 31
- Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga | 2007 - UFC 74
- BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes I | 2004 - UFC 46
- Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin I | 2006 - UFC 64
- Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate | 2012 - Strikeforce
- Pat Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk | 2009 - UFC 104
- Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson II | 2009 - Strikeforce
- Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn II | 2006 - UFC 63
- Mark Munoz vs. Kendall Grove | 2010 - UFC 112
- Rick Story vs. Brian Foster | 2009 - UFC 103
- Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar | 2012 - UFC 144
- Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn | 1994 - UFC 4
- Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans | 2009 - UFC 98
- Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone | 2011 - UFC 141
- Takanori Gomi vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri | 2005 - Pride Bushido 9
- Nam Phan vs. Leonard Garcia II | 2011 - UFC 136
- Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin II | 2007 - UFC 77
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 3
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira III | 2004 - Pride Shockwave 2004
- Tyson Griffin vs. Clay Guida | 2007 - UFC 72
- Diego Brandao vs. Dennis Bermudez | 2011 - The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
- Don Frye vs. Ken Shamrock | 2002 - Pride 19
- Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler | 2004 - UFC 47
- Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki | 2009 - WEC 40
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia | 2008 - UFC 81
- Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson | 2008 - UFC 82
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kazuyuki Fujita | 2003 - Pride 26
- Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle | 2009 - UFC 93
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers | 2009 - Strikeforce
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Dan Henderson II | 2002 - Pride 24
- Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort | 2011 - UFC 126
- Chuck Liddell vs. Randy Couture III | 2006 - UFC 57
- Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber II | 2009 - WEC 41
- Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller | 2011 - UFC on Versus 5
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