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Top 25 Fights to Show a New MMA Fan!! Finally :D

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Top 25 Fights to Show a New MMA Fan!!

The voting is in. Here is the top 25 fights to show to a new MMA fan. The fights are ranked according to those that received the highest percentage of votes in their respective rounds.

1) Kevin Randleman vs. Fedor Emelianenko - 68.57%
http://www.clipjunkie.com/Randleman-vs-Fedor-vid130.html

2) Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin - 64%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Forrest_Griffin_vs_Stephan_Bonnar_TUF_1_Finale?vid=10001572&tid=100

3) Takanori Gomi vs. Nick Diaz - 63%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Takanori_Gomi_vs_Nick_Diaz_PRIDE_33_Second_Coming?vid=10003332&tid=100

4) Clay Guida vs. Roger Huerta - 54%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Roger_Huerta_vs_Clay_Guida_TUF_6_Finale?vid=10001224&tid=100

5) Diego Sanchez vs. Karo Parisyan - 50%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Diego_Sanchez_vs_Karo_Parisyan_UFN_6?vid=10003461&tid=100

6) Rampage jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva #2 - 50%
http://fightgameblog.com/2008/11/video-vault-rampage-vs-silva-ii/

7) Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Wanderlei Silva - 50%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Wanderlei_Silva_vs_Mirko_Cro_Cop_Filipovic_II_PRI?vid=10002609&tid=100

8) Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell - 49%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Chuck_Liddell_vs_Wanderlei_Silva_UFC_79?vid=10001215&tid=100

9) Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida - 47%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Diego_Sanchez_vs_Clay_Guida_TUF_9_Finale?vid=10005354&tid=100

10) Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic - 46%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Fedor_Emelianenko_vs_Mirko_Cro_Cop_Filipovic_PRIDE?vid=10000813&tid=100

11) Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - 46%
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6bc74_cro-cop-vs-nogueira-final-conflict_sport

12) BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson - 46%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_B_J_Penn_vs_Joe_Stevenson_UFC_80?vid=10001194&tid=100

13) Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II - 44%
http://mmavideolinks.to/fighter-videos/167/1675-frank-trigg-vs-matt-hughes-2.html

14) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fedor Emelianenko - 42%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Fed...io_Rodrigo_Nogueira_III_?vid=10000811&tid=100

15) Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans - 41%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Lyoto_Machida_vs_Rashad_Evans_UFC_98_HD?vid=10005327&tid=100

16) Brett Rogers vs. Fedor Emelianenko - 41%
http://www.arkhilario.com/2009/11/07/fedor-vs-rogers-video/

17) Diego Sanchez vs. Nick Diaz - 41%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Diego_Sanchez_vs_Nick_Diaz_TUF_2_Finale?vid=10001596&tid=100

18) Forrest Griffin vs. Rampage Jackson - 39%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Quinton_Rampage_Jackson_vs_Forrest_Griffin_UFC_86?vid=10000725&tid=100

19) Georges St. Pierre vs. John Fitch - 37%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Georges_St_Pierre_vs_Jon_Fitch_UFC_87?vid=10001033

20) Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - 36%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Don_Frye_VS_Yoshihiro_Takayama_at_PRIDE_21_Demo?vid=10007774&tid=100

21) Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogeuira - 36%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Randy_Couture_vs_Antonio_Rodrigo_Nogueira_UFC_102?vid=10006226&tid=100

22) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Bob Sapp - 36%
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ydfs_bob-sapp-vs-antonio-rodrigo-nogueir_sport

23) Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz - 34%
http://mmavideolinks.to/fighter-videos/36/290-randy-couture-vs-tito-ortiz.html

24) Anderson Silva vs. Dan Henderson - 31%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Anderson_Silva_vs_Dan_Henderson_UFC_82_Pride_of_a_?vid=10000870&tid=100

25) Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell #1 - 26%
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/_Chuck_Liddell_vs_Randy_Couture_1_UFC_43?vid=10001205&tid=100

Honorably Mentions: Rampage vs. Wanderlei, Shogun vs. Rampage, BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk, Faber vs. Brown 2

If any of the links don't work, or if they don't have the whole fights, PM me and I'll fix it.
 
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#9 ·
This list doesnt work for me because the only fights listed all have big name fighters in them. There have been other very exciting/great fights out there that you could show. But for some reason some people just wanna see the big names...... lame
 
#24 ·
Same old, but I suppose there were only 25 spaces and majority only know big names, there were some classics in the old pride days that never made it like Kharitonov vs NINJA/Overeem, let alone the Bushido fights.
Manhoef vs Cyborg from cage rage, was a classic, also no Miguel Torres or Jose ALDO suprising and where's SAKURABA!
 
#10 ·
There were 80 fights listed off by the members if this forum, and then wittled down by the members of this forum.

How about you make your list and post it for us, and then we can judge whether or not your list is "lame."

Also, wouldn't you rather show big name fights to a new fan? would you really want to show them some obscure fights that only a few people know about, with fighters you will probably never see again? Not me. I'd rather show them fighters that are still relevant in todays' MMA.
 
#11 ·
Also, wouldn't you rather show big name fights to a new fan? would you really want to show them some obscure fights that only a few people know about, with fighters you will probably never see again? Not me. I'd rather show them fighters that are still relevant in todays' MMA.
Well said, i think this is a great list for new fans who wanna see what this sport is about, however i still feel you need to add Chonan vs Silva......was it one of the eighty?
 
#12 ·
actually is wasn't. There are several fights that I feel have been passed over, cyborg vs. Manhoef in particular, but it wouldn't be an objective list if I were to take out fights that were voted on, and put in my own picks.
 
#15 ·
My puter's been bust for the last couple of months so I didn't get to vote :(. It's a pretty good list though IMO with maybe a few exceptions or omissions.

I wouldn't have had the Hendo v Andy fight in there (which I thought was a pretty boring fight) especially when Andy v Franklin I & II didn't make the cut (which seems crazy, as they were both awesome fights). Sakuraba and Aoki should have definitely been on the list too (though I'm probably biased there). I would have liked to have seen Shamrock vs Frye, Rampage vs Arona and Zaromskis's last 3 fights on there also. :thumb02:
 
#29 ·
I know their not big name fighters but the one fight that got me to be big diehard MMA fan was Karo Parysian vs Nick Diaz I thought this fight had it all good exciting ground work along with some crisp good standup still wish I could find UFC 49 one of the best events I have seen. Some other fights I think would get people into MMA are:

Garcia vs Huerta UFC 69
Guida vs Griffin UFC 72
 
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