What are the top 5 most skilled or impressive MMA performances ever?

Balboa vs Thunderlips

 

in no order really but some of my favourite!
GSP vs TRIGG domination when it was ment to be 50/50!
SILVA vs GRIFFIN looked like a fukin jedi ha!
MAIA vs basically any of his ufc fights before nate bjj clinic!
RUA vs RAMPAGE brutal
GSP vs FITCH/ALVES dominated 2 p4p top 10 guys who else could beat them 2 like that?!?
SILVA vs FRANKLIN 1 and 2 gave rich free plastic surgerey!
RUA vs MACHIDA 1 great tactical fight
BJ PENN vs SHERK/STEVENSON/SANCHEZ best jab in mma totaly controls his opponents!
FEDOR vs CRO COP 1 of if not the best fight in mma ever
CRO COP vs SAPP mirko looked phenomenal!

Cant choose just 5 sorry

 

Sakuraba vs Newton if you are looking for fast paced aggresive grappling with tons of skill.

 

That fight immediately came to mind when I saw the thread title.

 

Gomi vs Pulver for boxing skill in MMA.

BJ vs Gomi for one sided skill over a highly skilled opponent.

Hughes vs Trigg 1, less exciting than 2, but some of the slickest wrestling battles I can recall off the top of my head.

 

Shogun vs. Rogerio deserves a mention.

 

Cro Cop's entire 2006 Grand Prix run.

 

One recent one has to be Aldo Vs Faber

 

So far... (Just counting individual fights...)

Fedor vs Nogueira I
Fedor vs Crocop
Silva vs Jackson II
Silva vs Sonnen (even if he ended up losing)..
GSP vs Penn II


But one of the most impressive achievement in the sport was Shogun's Pride LHW Grand prix victory.
(where he had to beat Jackson , Rogerio , Overeem & Arona )...all in their prime.


Also , crocop's 2 victories (in the open weight grand prix) against Wanderlei & Barnett were super-dominant & quite impressive too...but Shogun still takes the cake.

 

Barnett vs. Big Nog
Big Nog vs. Cro Cop
Silva vs. Jackson 2
Randy vs. Chuck 2
Palhares vs Salavarry, I was at this fight I don't think it was broadcast, but the move he pulled off to get the submission was unbelievable.

 

^^ Barnett vs Big Nog I is a great shout. That fight had everything!!

 

Ill do my best, hard to really commit you know.

fedor vs cro-cop
nick diaz vs gomi
liddel vs tito ortiz
sukuraba vs renzo
don frye vs takayama (not the most skill displayed but unforgettable fight)

 

very good. the second fight between hughes and trigg really showed how much heart and skill hughes has.

I like trigg better as a commentator, him and jay glazer used to do the pride show on fsn. I liked the part especially when trigg would show after the fight how a fighter set up the victory, or mistakes that the opponent made. was informative to a guy like myself who never trained bjj or any grappling arts.

better show than the "best of pride" on spike tv. should be called "where the **** is fedor".:deal

 

I like Trigg as a commentator quite a bit, actually.