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2012 MMA Fights of the Year

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  1. 1

    Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
    Poirier vs. Jung
    Chan Sung Jung | Submission | Round 4
    2012 | UFC on FUEL TV 3
    ❺-Round Welterweight Fight β€» πŸ“Ί 173k TV Viewers β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ Two of the most exciting fighters in UFC history fighting for a shot at JosΓ© Aldo's crown. One of the hottest fighters in the world at the time in Chan Sung Jung, coming off the very first twister submission win in UFC history and the (at the time) fastest knockout in UFC history over former title contender Mark Hominick... And a surging, hungry, young warrior in Dustin Poirier, who was on a 5-fight winning streak and just handed a young Max Holloway the first loss of his career with a first round submission. And the fight did not disappoint. It was action-packed with some wild exchanges on the feet, flying knees, elbows... But the work on the ground was especially great. TKZ landed some very nice takedowns, and the grappling was a marvel to watch, reversals, transitions, submission attempts, G&P... This fight had it all. Jung mostly dominated the fight but Dustin was still making it a fight until TKZ's outstanding right uppercut-left hook-flying knee combination that forced Dustin to shoot for a takedown before Jung pulled out a brilliant d'Arce Choke to finish him. Jung would eventually lose against JosΓ© Aldo due to injury before an almost 4-year stint outside of MMA for his mandatory military service in South Korea while Poirier kept building his hard fought road towards becoming one of the best fighters in the world in inspiring fashion. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Jung βœ” β€» ❷: [ β‰₯ 4.5 ] 10-9 Jung βœ” β€» ❸: [ ≀ 4.5 ] 10-9 Poirier* β€» ❹: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 πŸ₯‹ Jung ~ Submission (d'Arce choke) ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 4.2/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 9.0/10 ]
  2. 2

    Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
    Lauzon vs. Varner
    Joe Lauzon | Submission | Round 3
    2012 | UFC on FOX 4
    ❸-Round Lightweight Fight β€» πŸ“Ί 2.4M TV viewers β€» Main Card ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ Kind of a forgotten gem while being arguably the best MMA fight of 2012. Back-and-forth striking with the two dropping each other, lots of great combinations, excellent body shots, elbows, outstanding work on the ground, submission attempts, transitions, reversals... And on top of that a brilliant submission to finish. Just about everything you could ask for. Both showed a lot of heart and respect, just enjoying the battle. Knowing Jamie Varner was a short-notice replacement, broke his hand in the second round and delivered this kind of performance makes it all the more remarkable. Exactly the kind of fight you don't want to see end, just a joy to watch. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Varner βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.5 ] 10-9 Lauzon βœ” β€» ❸: [ ≀ 4.5 ] πŸ₯‹ Lauzon ~ Submission (triangle choke) β€» ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 4.2/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 9.0/10 ]
  3. 3

    Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson
    Edgar vs. Henderson
    Benson Henderson | Decision
    2012 | UFC 144
    πŸ‘‘ UFC Lightweight Championship β€» πŸ’° 375.000 PPV Buys β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ For its first return to Japan in over 12 years, the UFC offered the Saitama Super Arena quite a fantastic fight. Frankie Edgar just had arguably the FOTY in 2011 with his all-time classic draw against Gray Maynard and was coming off his rivalry ending knockout of Maynard, suddenly turning Frankie into one of MMA's fan-favorites. Benson Henderson, the former WEC Lightweight Champion, had arguably the 2009 and 2010 FOTY (against Cerrone and Pettis) and was quite on a hot streak. With all of that, there was no way this fight would be anything disappointing, and the two put on a classic in Japan. Once again, Frankie had to overcome crazy adversity, getting badly hurt by a nose shattering up kick, one of the most brutal ones in UFC history. Fortunately, this happened at the very end of the second round, and Frankie managed to recover and put up a fight. He came back, landed more strikes, more takedowns, but Benson certainly landed the bigger strikes, including a lot of powerful kicks and knees. he even locked a tight guillotine choke, but Frankie's will, toughness and conditioning were on full display once again. He just kept moving and scoring, making it a close fight. In the end, Henderson was just a bit too much for the much smaller Frankie and ended up as the clear winner. He would eventually win an even closer rematch, forcing Frankie to move down to featherweight. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Henderson* β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.5 ] 10-9 Henderson βœ” β€» ❸: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Edgar* β€» ❹: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Henderson βœ” β€» ❺: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Henderson βœ” β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 49-46 Henderson βœ” ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 4.1/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 8.5/10 ]
  4. 4

    Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit
    St-Pierre vs. Condit
    Georges St-Pierre | Decision
    2012 | UFC 154
    πŸ‘‘ UFC Welterweight Championship β€» πŸ’° 700.000 PPV Buys β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ For his comeback fight following a torn ACL, GSP faces one of the biggest challenges of his career in Carlos Condit. A man who solidified his status as the undisputed top contender by defeating Nick Diaz to win the interim title. In doing so, Condit also spoiled one of the most anticipated fights in UFC history in GSP vs. Nick Diaz, and he was looking to spoil GSP's return and be the man to dethrone the welterweight GOAT, and that in front of his home crowd. And that almost happened... almost. Condit arguably gave GSP the biggest test of his legendary title reign. GSP certainly had to overcome the most adversity he had face up to this point in his tirle reign, but even with that, the man was able to find a way to a clear decision win. The crowd gave him a perfect homecoming, just a thunderous, bone-chilling ovation and atmosphere. As for the fight, most of it happened on the ground with Condit inside GSP's guard with Condit being very active from his back, always presenting a threat to GSP while GSP used some effective G&P and defended Condit's attacks very well with his excellent top control. The action on the feet was also very good, GSP landed more but Condit had the most significant moment of the fight, which had the whole MMA community shook for a brief moment. GSP overcame the adversity remarkably and went back to work on a bloodied Condit, earning a clear unanimous decision, making a triumphant return and cementing himself as the undisputed GOAT welterweight. Condit's performance and the class he showed in the loss earned him the respect of the crowd. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 St-Pierre βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 St-Pierre βœ” β€» ❸: [ ≀ 4.5 ] 10-9 Condit βœ” β€» ❹: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 St-Pierre βœ” β€» ❺: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 St-Pierre βœ” β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 49-46 St-Pierre βœ” ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 4.1/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 8.5/10 ]
  5. 5

    Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller
    Lauzon vs. Miller
    Jim Miller | Decision
    2012 | UFC 155
    ❸-Round Lightweight Fight β€» πŸ’° 190k PPV Buys β€» Co-Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ Coming off his FOTY candidate earlier this year against Jamie Varner, Joe Lauzon gets another wonderful dancing partner in Jim Miller... Two very similar fighters, two gutsy warriors, two deceptive killers, two bonus machines... This was a surefire banger, and it delivered. Jim Miller came into this one a man possessed, looking as good as ever and being incredibly aggressive and effective with most notably his inside leg kicks and nasty elbows that cut Lauzon badly in the first, turning the rest of the fight into a gruesome bloodbath. Lauzon's heart and toughness was on full display once again, he was always in the fight, attempting some submissions, even hurting Miller with a knee to the body in the third, but Miller's early work was just too much to overcome. A grueling 3-round battle between two game fighters. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ ≀ 4.5 ] 10-8 Miller βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Miller* β€» ❸: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Lauzon* β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 29-27 Miller βœ” ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 3.9/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 8.5/10 ]
  6. 6

    Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey
    Tate vs. Rousey
    Ronda Rousey | Submission | Round 1
    2012 | Strikeforce
    πŸ‘‘ Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship β€» πŸ“Ί 604.000 TV Viewers β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ An important fight in women's MMA history, arguably its first truly high-profile fight, one that saw the crowning moment of the woman that would revolutionize women's MMA forever in Ronda Rousey. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Henderson* ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 4.0/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 8.5/10 ]
  7. 7

    Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall I
    Johnson vs. McCall I
    Fight Ends in a Draw After 3 Rounds
    2012 | UFC on FX 2
    UFC Flyweight Tournament 1/2 Finals β€» πŸ“Ί 1.4 M TV Viewers β€» Main Card ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ It's only fitting that the greatest flyweight of all time was part of the first ever flyweight fight in UFC history, and what a great introduction this was for the division. A fantastic display of mixed martial arts played at the highest of speed and at a high pace with some marvelous grappling, brilliant timing and footwork, beautiful respect. Ian McCall's attitude and him playing with the crowd was awesome. His big third round after arguably losing the first two, getting the mount and DJ's back, landing some big G&P that could've stopped the fight was arguably the most trouble the eventual flyweight GOAT ever faced in his UFC flyweight career. This led to a somewhat controversial draw that was first announced as a majority decision win for DJ that saw the crowd and Florian unfairly discredit DJ, which obviously led to a rematch that DJ would win more decisively to get to the tournament final, which would mark the beginning of his legendary title reign. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Johnson βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Johnson βœ” β€» ❸: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 McCall βœ” β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 29-28 Johnson βœ” ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 3.9/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 8.5/10 ]
  8. 8

    Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
    Ellenberger vs. Sanchez
    Jake Ellenberger | Decision
    2012 | UFC on FUEL TV 1
    ❸-Round Welterweight Fight β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ A very good fight supported by red hot crowd pushing for its hometown fighter. Ellenberger was on a 5-fight winning streak and a pretty hot prospect at the time and the first two rounds certainly proved that. He clipped Diego, broke his nose, landed some big G&P and had the crowd going crazy for everything he did. But with the always gritty and iron-willed Diego Sanchez, it wasn't all that simple and Diego made sure to give him a run for his money by coming back very strong in the third round, cutting Ellenberger pretty bad, taking his back and landing some big G&P. Much like Diego's fight against Martin Kampmann the previous year, had it been a 5-round fight, Diego might've gotten the win and it could've turned into an even better fight. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Ellenberger βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Ellenberger βœ” β€» ❸: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Sanchez βœ” β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 29-28 Ellenberger βœ” ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 3.8/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 8.0/10 ]
  9. 9

    MaurΓ­cio Rua vs. Brandon Vera
    Rua vs. Vera
    MaurΓ­cio Rua | KO/TKO | Round 4
    2012 | UFC on FOX 4
    ❺-Round Lightweight Fight β€» πŸ“Ί 2.4M TV viewers β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ A grueling, although kind of sloppy war. Both hurt each other multiple times, there was some pretty crazy shifts of momentum, they showed a lot of heart and toughness, there was some nice combinations, kicks, knees and elbows, some decent work on the ground, but both were pretty much gassed by round 2 and it definitely affected the overall quality of the fight. Knowing this fight and the co-main event between Machida and Bader would decide Jon Jones' next title contender based on who had the most impressive performance, this laborious win for Shogun didn't help... This remains a crazy and exciting fight, just not the quality you would expect from two guys fighting for a shot at the GOAT. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Shogun βœ” β€» ❷: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Vera* β€» ❸: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 Shogun βœ” β€» ❹: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] πŸ’₯ Shogun ~ TKO (punches β†’ G&P) β€» ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 3.9/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 8.0/10 ]
  10. 10

    Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva
    Fitch vs. Silva
    Jon Fitch | Decision
    2012 | UFC 153
  11. 11+

  12. 11

    Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin
    Hominick vs. Yagin
    Eddie Yagin | Decision  |  UFC 145
  13. 12

    Louis Gaudinot vs. John Lineker
    Gaudinot vs. Lineker
    Louis Gaudinot | Submission | Round 2  |  UFC on FOX 3
    ❸-Round Flyweight Fight β€» Prelims (Fuel TV) ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ A crazy ass fight between two willing warriors going at it fiercely and happy to do so. Fast and furious pace and exchanges, some excellent body shots from Lineker, remarkable chins from both and a very nice submission win for Gaudinot, who scored the upset by spoiling Lineker's debut and his 13-fight winning streak. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 4.0 ] 10-9 Gaudinot βœ” β€» ❷: [ ≀ 4.0 ] πŸ₯‹ Gaudinot β–Ί Submission (guillotine choke) ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 3.7/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 8.0/10 ]
  14. 13

    Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit
    Diaz vs. Condit
    Carlos Condit | Decision  |  UFC 143
    πŸ† Interim UFC Welterweight Championship β€» πŸ’° 400.000 PPV Buys β€» Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ A highly anticipated and exciting match-up to determine GSP's next title contender. Two great fighters, former Strikeforce Champion vs. former WEC Champion, in their prime with Nick on a big 11-fight winning streak, just coming off a beating of BJ Penn in his UFC return against a super hot Condit who had won 12 of his last 13, including two big knckouts in his last two fights. Nick had been arguably MMA's biggest star outside the UFC for the last few years as well as the second best welterweight behind GSP and everybody was dreaming of a match-up between the two. But Condit made sure he would do everything to spoil that and get the opportunity himself. This resulted in somewhat of a much different fight than what fans expected, especially after that intense, all-time great staredown. It wasn't a war or anything but it was still a pretty compelling fight. It was way more methodical than expected with Condit moving a lot, landing kicks and doing everything to get off the cage, frustrating Nick, who was the one pressing the action, moving forward, and adding the excitement, adding some of his always awesome attitude and trash talk. The fight was about as impossible to score as it gets, incredibly close with two very different approaches. Condit got the nod, earned his fight against GSP and for how good that fight would turn out to be in comparison to the eventual clash between GSP and Nick, you can't really complain about the decision. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Condit* β€» ❷: [ ≀ 3.5 ] 10-9 Diaz* β€» ❸: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Diaz* β€» ❹: [ ≀ 3.5 ] Condit βœ” β€» ❺: Diaz* β€» πŸ”’ My Scorecard: [ 48-47 Diaz* ] ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 3.6/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 8.0/10 ]
  15. 14

    Roy Nelson vs. FabrΓ­cio Werdum
    Nelson vs. Werdum
    FabrΓ­cio Werdum | Decision  |  UFC 143
  16. 15

    Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
    Belfort vs. Johnson
    Vitor Belfort | Submission | Round 1  |  UFC 142
  17. 16

    Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann
    Alves vs. Kampmann
    Martin Kampmann | Submission | Round 3  |  UFC on FX 2
    ❸-Round Welterweight Fight β€» πŸ“Ί 1.4 M TV Viewers β€» Main Card ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ A big come-from-behind win for Martin Kampmann after arguably losing the first two rounds and being behind in the third. Thiago Alves landed some of his lethal leg kicks, was the one moving forward and pressing the action but made a fatal mistake by shooting for a takedown to secure the win after he just hurt a bloodied Kampmann. A crushing loss for Thiago Alves and a huge booster for Martin Kampmann. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Alves βœ” β€» ❷: [ β‰₯ 3.5 ] 10-9 Alves βœ” β€» ❸: [ ≀ 4.0 ] 10-9 πŸ₯‹ Kampmann SUB (guillotine choke) ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ ≀ 3.6/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ ≀ 8.0/10 ]
  18. 17

    Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II
    Silva vs. Sonnen II
    Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2  |  UFC 148
  19. 18

    Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller
    Diaz vs. Miller
    Nate Diaz | Submission | Round 2  |  UFC on FOX 3
  20. 19

    Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard
    Cerrone vs. Guillard
    Donald Cerrone | KO/TKO | Round 1  |  UFC 150
    ❸-Round Lightweight Fight β€» πŸ’° 190k PPV Buys β€» Co-Main Event ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ Two former training partners pulling out about as good as a 1-minute fight gets. Guillard hurt Cerrone badly early, was in big trouble and came back with a brilliant switch head kick followed by a straight right to score an impressive instant comeback in crazy fashion fight. ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ ❢: [ ≀ 4.0 ] πŸ’₯ Cerrone β€£ TKO (head kick and straight) ⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘⁘ πŸ₯Š Action: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Quality: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Competitiveness: [ β‰₯ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» πŸ₯Š Heart/Toughness: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐ ] β€» πŸ₯Š History: [ ≀ ⭐⭐⭐+ ] β€» βœ… Score: [ β‰₯ 3.5/5 ] β€» 🐐 GOATscore: [ β‰₯ 7.5/10 ]
  21. 20

    Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian
    Easton vs. Papazian
    Mike Easton | Decision  |  UFC on FX 1
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