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1. 1

   

   Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals

   Monday, May 01, 2000

   Tokyo, Japan

   🥇Pride Fighting Championships: Openweight Grand Prix - 2000 Finals:
   It is simply the best event in MMA history.
   
   🏆& the best tournament in MMA history.
   A championship armed with 16 of the best mixed martial artists in the world at that time, competing for a prize of $200,000; with Vale-Tudo rules, having to win 3 fights in one day and in an open weight class, in the colossal Tokyo Dome stadium in Japan in front of 40,000 people.
   
   🇺🇸Mark Kerr vs. 🇯🇵Kazuyuki Fujita:
   The climatic moment in the career of the fighter whose life inspired the creation of the documentary film "The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr (2002)".
   
   🇧🇷Royce Gracie vs 🇯🇵Kazushi Sakuraba:
   The longest fight in MMA history with 90 minutes.
   
   🇺🇸Mark Coleman vs. 🇯🇵Kazuyuki Fujita:
   Shortest fight in Pride FC history with 2 seconds.
   
   🇺🇸Ken Shamrock vs 🇯🇵Alexander Otsuka:
   The first and last Superfight in Pride FC history.
   
   🇺🇦Igor Vovchanchyn vs 🇺🇸Mark Coleman:
   A fight that represents the 2 dimensions of MMA (Striking & Wrestling/Grappling) confronted in a superlative way in the final of a monumental tournament. A Kickboxer with hands of stone vs the father of Ground & Pound.
   

2. 2

   

   Vale Tudo Japan 1995

   Thursday, April 20, 1995

   Tokyo, Japan

   🥈Vale Tudo Fighting Championship II/Vale Tudo Japan Open 1995:
   The MMA event that inspired the creation of the documentary film "Choke (1999)".
   
   🇺🇸The performance of Todd Hays:
   A Bobsleigh competitor who succumbs to a shoulder injury and fear of the No Holds Barred rules.
   
   🇯🇵The performance of Koichiro Kimura:
   Someone who falls, gets up and conveys the perception of honor, respect and spirituality that the Japanese have about martial arts.
   
   🇧🇷The performance of Rickson Gracie:
   The strongest member of the Gracie family in the 90s. His 3 fights won by choke were a demonstration of the effectiveness of BJJ over other styles at a primitive level of MMA.
   
   🇯🇵 The performance of Yuki Nakai:
   With 70 kg he beat Gerard Gordeau (100 kg); having an injured eye, he beat Craig Pittman (110 kg); and having both eyes injured, he fought against a Rickson Gracie (90 kg) who despite injuries and weight disparity, did not dare to underestimate him.
   
   🥋Yuki lost 75% of his visual ability after the event and kept it a secret so as not to damage the reputation of MMA. He sacrificed his sight for sport. He was a Shooto champion despite his small size, he was a practically blind BJJ champion, he is the main teacher of Shinya Aoki, the true best mixed martial artist in the history of Japan and not Kazushi Sakuraba. Nakai is an underrated hero who deserves nothing but the deepest respect and admiration from anyone who loves MMA.
   

3. 3

   

   UFC 4

   Revenge of the Warriors

   Friday, December 16, 1994

   Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

   🥉Ultimate Fighting Championship IV: Revenge of the Warriors:
   The best event in the history of the UFC. After the disastrous result of "The American Dream", UFC 4 was a redemption for both the promoter and Royce Gracie after his fall in the previous tournament.
   
   🇺🇸The performance of Dan "The Beast" Severn:
   The first world class wrestler in the history of the UFC whose first 2 fights were won with tremendous ease.
   
   🇺🇸Steve Jennum vs. 🇺🇸Melton Bowen:
   The "new champion" winning one of the biggest comebacks in UFC history against a superior boxer and demonstrating the importance of knowing the basics of the takedown, mount and submission.
   
   🇺🇸Keith Hackney vs 🇰🇷Joe Son:
   The iconic moment of The Giant Killer repeatedly hitting the genitals of the Korean murderer, torturer and ******.
   
   🇧🇷Royce Gracie vs 🇺🇸Dan Severn:
   With a 40 kg difference, one of the biggest surprises in the history of the UFC and one of the fights that best represents technique overcoming force.
   

4. 4

   

   IFC 1

   Kombat In Kiev

   Saturday, March 30, 1996

   Kiev, Ukraine

   🏅International Fighting Championship 1: Kombat in Kiev:
   The best MMA event in the history of Ukraine and together with the IAFC, the Slavic version of the original UFC.
   
   🇺🇦Igor Guerus vs. 🇺🇸Gerry Harris:
   Lots of weight difference. 15 seconds long.
   
   🇺🇦Igor Vovchanchyn vs Fred Floyd:
   More than 60 kg difference. A real David vs Goliath.
   
   🇺🇦Igor Vovchanchyn vs 🇺🇸John Dixson:
   One of the biggest comebacks in MMA history.
   

5. 5

   

   Pride Final Conflict 2003

   Sunday, November 09, 2003

   Tokyo, Japan

   🎖️Pride Fighting Championships: Final Conflict 2003:
   The finals of the first Pride FC Middleweight Grand Prix tournament.
   
   🇺🇸Kevin Randleman vs 🇯🇵Kazushi Sakuraba:
   Had the Gracie Hunter stayed in the UFC instead of emigrating to the Japanese promotion, he himself would now have multiple title wins in his career.
   
   🇧🇷Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. 🇭🇷Mirko Cro Cop:
   Fight for the interim heavyweight championship.
   
   🇧🇷Wanderlei Silva vs. 🇺🇸Quinton Jackson:
   The end of an unforgettable event, the beginning of a memorable rivalry.
   

6. 6

   

   Pride Final Conflict 2005

   Sunday, August 28, 2005

   Saitama, Japan

   🏵️Pride Fighting Championships: Final Conflict 2005:
   The event that holds what is considered by many to be the greatest fight in heavyweight history.
   
   🇧🇷Wanderlei Silva vs. 🇧🇷Ricardo Arona:
   The fall of the best fighter in the history of Pride FC.
   
   🇷🇺Fedor Emelianenko vs 🇭🇷Mirko Cro Cop:
   Fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fight of the year.
   
   🇧🇷Mauricio Rua vs 🇧🇷Ricardo Arona:
   The final of another of the legendary Pride FC tournaments. Shogun's consecration as a historical champion.
   

7. 7

   

   UFC 1

   The Beginning

   Friday, November 12, 1993

   Denver, Colorado, United States

   🎗️Ultimate Fighting Championship 1: The Beginning:
   The first event of the most important MMA promoter in the history of the West.
   
   🥊 Although Shooto (1984), RINGS (19991) and Pancrase (1993) came before, UFC 1 is the most relevant and influential event in MMA history. Martial arts and fighting styles, confronted in their most puristic and experimental form.
   
   🇳🇱Gerard Gordeau vs 🇭🇲Teila Tuli:
   Almost 100 kg difference. A tooth loss after a kick.
   
   🇧🇷Royce Gracie vs 🇳🇱Gerard Gordeau:
   The final of a tournament that changed the perception of many people about combat sports and the effectiveness of each one.
   

8. 8

   

   IAFC

   Absolute Fighting Championship 1

   Saturday, November 25, 1995

   Moscow, Russia

9. 9

   

   Pancrase 14

   King Of Pancrase Tournament (Round 2)

   Saturday, December 17, 1994

   Tokyo, Japan

10. 10

    

    Rings Japan

    King Of Kings 1999 (Round 3)

    Saturday, February 26, 2000

    Tokyo, Japan