Top 5 fights to show to a new MMA fan

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by Beouche, Nov 5, 2011.


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  1. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    What would you show them?
     
    Beouche, Nov 5, 2011
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  2. will4009

    will4009 Active Member Full Member

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    Griffen vs Bonnar
    Rampage vs Wanderlei 2
    Wanderlei vs Liddell
    Nick Diaz vs Gomi
    Sakuraba vs Carlos Newton

    just 5 good fights off the top of my head.
     
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  3. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Recent ones:

    Edgar/Maynard 3
    Aldo/Hominick
    Maia/MacDonald
    Pettis/Bendo
    Dos Santos/Velasquez
     
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  4. VX.Nefarious

    VX.Nefarious Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Silva vs Jackson 1,2
    Fedor vs Hong-Man Choi
    Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama
    Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick
    Mchida - Shogun Rua 2
     
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  5. greathamza

    greathamza Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Silva/Jackson I & II
    Fedor/Randellman
    Machida/Rua II
    Silva/Griffin
     
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  6. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    Some indertesting choices boys

    But you really cant appreciate Machida Rua 2 without first seeing Machida Rua 1
     
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  7. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    These are all fine mentions guys, I agree with what I'm seeing. I just don't think one can truly appreciate the sport with out seeing the first UFC promotions. I recommend watching UFCs 1-14, in their entirety, before trying to watching any other contests.

    Before the first few UFCs, the majority of martial arts fans thought that top notch strikers could defeat anyone. The argument then was over which striking style was better. Most of the world had never heard of bjj. The game plan for the striker was simple. Don't let the wrestler, or judoka, grab you; and you win the fight. It's funny how easy it seemed to be able to avoid a clinch before 1993.

    PRIDE may have given us better over all events, but UFC 1-14 is where the sport did most of it's evolving. BJJ had it's coming out party as the world's greatest stand alone fighting art in UFCs 1-4. Just when you thought bjj was all the rage, wrestling burst on the scene in UFC 4. Grapplers had taken over. It was soon known all over the few holds barred fight world that grapplers could beat any striker. That is until UFC 14. Maurice Smith shattered that myth when he picked up enough defensive grappling maneuvers to defeat, the then thought unbeatable, Mark Coleman.
     
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  8. The Spider

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    5 x Spider Silva fights :good
     
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  9. Del Boy

    Del Boy R.I.P Darren Sutherland Full Member

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    This is exactly the type of thread I was looking for, thank you :good
     
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  10. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    well damn, this is a very nice breakdown...brings back memories too


    :good
     
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  11. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    1) fedor vs cro cop
    2) nick diaz vs paul daley
    3) cheick kongo vs pat barry
    4) wanderlei vs rampage x2 in pride
    5) nick diaz vs gomi
     
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  12. James23

    James23 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I swear I thought I was the only one who absolutely loved this fight. Definitely in my Top 5 Fights All-Time.

    My one caveat with this fight is to be sure that whoever is watching has, at the very least, a moderate undestanding of grappling. If you do then damn if this isn't one of the most exciting fights I've seen.
     
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  13. Shogun Assassin

    Shogun Assassin Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wanderlei - Rampage 2
    Shogun Rua - Lil Nog
    Hansen - Sakurai
    Azeredo - Buscape
    Manhoef - Cyborg
     
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  14. Ai-edy2007

    Ai-edy2007 STOCKTON 209 MOTHER****ER Full Member

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    yea buddy.
     
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  15. Primate

    Primate Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Absolutely. One of my favourite all time fights, made me a fan of both guys.
     
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