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The Greatest Welterweight MMA Fights of All Time
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The greatest 170lb. fights of all time.
Some of MMA's most decorated champions, like Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre, defended their turf in classic 170lb. wars. The all-time best in the weight class are ranked here. Create YOUR own ranking today.
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- St. Pierre vs. Hughes II
- Georges St. Pierre | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2006 | UFC 65
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2
- Parisyan vs. Diaz
- Karo Parisyan | Decision
- 2004 | UFC 49
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3
- Condit vs. MacDonald
- Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2010 | UFC 115
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4
- Penn vs. Hughes I
- BJ Penn | Submission | Round 1
- 2004 | UFC 46
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5
- Sanchez vs. Diaz
- Diego Sanchez | Decision
- 2005 | The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
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- Hughes vs. Trigg II
- Matt Hughes | Submission | Round 1
- 2005 | UFC 52
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7
- St. Pierre vs. Penn I
- Georges St. Pierre | Decision
- 2006 | UFC 58
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8
- St. Pierre vs. Fitch
- Georges St. Pierre | Decision
- 2008 | UFC 87
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- Diaz vs. Daley
- Nick Diaz | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | Strikeforce
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- Kampmann vs. Condit
- Martin Kampmann | Decision
- 2009 | UFC Fight Night 18
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- Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan | 2006 - UFC Fight Night 6
- Matt Serra vs. Georges St. Pierre I | 2007 - UFC 69
- Matt Hughes vs. Carlos Newton I | 2001 - UFC 34
- Nick Diaz vs. BJ Penn | 2011 - UFC 137
- Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler | 2004 - UFC 47
- Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann | 2011 - UFC on Versus 3
- Carlos Condit vs. Jake Ellenberger | 2009 - UFC Fight Night 19
- Thiago Alves vs. Chris Lytle | 2007 - UFC 78
- Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago | 2010 - UFC 121
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra II | 2008 - UFC 83
- Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn II | 2006 - UFC 63
- BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes III | 2010 - UFC 123
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck II | 2010 - UFC 124
- Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn II | 2009 - UFC 94
- Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista Santos | 2011 - Strikeforce
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves | 2009 - UFC 100
- Chris Lytle vs. Dan Hardy | 2011 - UFC on Versus 5
- Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy | 2010 - UFC 120
- Matt Hughes vs. Georges St. Pierre I | 2004 - UFC 50
- Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory | 2008 - UFC 91
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 1
- Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis | 2010 - UFC 118
- Shonie Carter vs. Matt Serra | 2001 - UFC 31
- Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz | 2012 - UFC 143
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy | 2010 - UFC 111
- Paulo Thiago vs. Josh Koscheck | 2009 - UFC 95
- Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura | 2008 - WEC 35
- Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim | 2011 - UFC 132
- Brian Ebersole vs. Chris Lytle | 2011 - UFC 127
- Rory MacDonald vs. Nate Diaz | 2011 - UFC 129
- Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett | 2008 - UFC 82
- Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Riggs | 2006 - UFC Fight Night 7
- Chris Lytle vs. Matt Brown II | 2010 - UFC 116
- Robbie Lawler vs. Chris Lytle | 2003 - UFC 45
- Chris Lytle vs. Paul Taylor | 2008 - UFC 89
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Sean Sherk | 2005 - UFC 56
- Marcus Davis vs. Paul Taylor | 2007 - UFC 75
- BJ Penn vs. Jon Fitch | 2011 - UFC 127
- Marius Zaromskis vs. Hayato Sakurai | 2009 - Dream 10
- Nick Diaz vs. Marius Zaromskis | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Joe Riggs vs. Nick Diaz | 2006 - UFC 57
- Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes | 2008 - UFC 85
- Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves I | 2006 - UFC Fight Night 5
- Nick Diaz vs. KJ Noons II | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns II | 2008 - The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
- Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle | 2009 - UFC 93
- Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman | 2011 - UFC 133
- Rick Story vs. Thiago Alves | 2011 - UFC 130
- John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts | 2010 - UFC on Versus 1
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes III | 2007 - UFC 79
- Dan Hornbuckle vs. Akihiro Gono | 2009 - Sengoku 9
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Jake Shields | 2011 - UFC 129
- Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson | 2009 - UFC 106
- Paul Daley vs. Dustin Hazelett | 2010 - UFC 108
- Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet | 2010 - UFC 113
- Rick Story vs. Brian Foster | 2009 - UFC 103
- Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman | 2008 - The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
- Dan Hardy vs. Marcus Davis | 2009 - UFC 99
- DaMarques Johnson vs. Edgar Garcia | 2009 - UFC 107
- Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann | 2010 - UFC 121
- Martin Kampmann vs. Thiago Alves | 2012 - UFC on FX 2
- War Machine vs. Jared Rollins | 2007 - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
- Josh Neer vs. Keith Wisniewski | 2011 - UFC on Versus 6
- Jonathan Goulet vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka | 2008 - UFC 83
- Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie | 2006 - UFC 60
- Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra II | 2010 - UFC 119
- Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story | 2011 - UFC 139
- Joe Stevenson vs. Luke Cummo | 2005 - The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
- Dan Stittgen vs. Jason Graves | 2011 - XFO 39
- Forrest Petz vs. Sergej Juskevic | 2012 - Score Fighting Series 4
- John Maguire vs. Justin Edwards | 2011 - UFC 138
- Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor | 2008 - UFC 80
- Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg | 2010 - UFC 109
- Matt Hughes vs. Hayato Sakurai | 2002 - UFC 36
- Sean Sherk vs. Nick Diaz | 2006 - UFC 59
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Jake Shields | 2011 - UFC Fight Night 25
- Mikey Burnett vs. Eugenio Tadeu | 1998 - UFC 16
- Ben Askren vs. Dan Hornbuckle | 2010 - Bellator 22
- Mike Bronzoulis vs. Lucas Lopes | 2011 - Shark Fights 14
- Paul Daley vs. Scott Smith | 2010 - Strikeforce
- Jake Shields vs. Paul Daley | 2008 - EliteXC
- Rory Markham vs. Brodie Farber | 2008 - UFC Fight Night 14
- Charlie Brenneman vs. Rick Story | 2011 - UFC on Versus 4
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha | 2011 - UFC 126
- Jon Fitch vs. Diego Sanchez | 2007 - UFC 76
- Matt Riddle vs. Henry Martinez | 2012 - UFC 143
- Matt Brown vs. Stephen Thompson | 2012 - UFC 145
- Chris Clements vs. Keith Wisniewski | 2012 - UFC 145
- Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle | 2011 - UFC 133
- James Head vs. Papy Abedi | 2012 - UFC on FUEL TV 2
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