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I think there are clear matchups to make after UFC 297!
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2. Connor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez
November 12th, 2016
The first UFC fight in MSG headlined by the biggest star in the history of the UFC.
Connor Mcgregor made it look easy and became the first man to hold two titles at the same time in the UFC.
Alex Pereira vs Jason Wilnis
The iconic Pereira performance you have never seen.
Wilnis called Alex Pereira “just a boxer, not a kickboxer”
Wilnis had also beaten Pereira twice.
But Pereira now champ, makes Wilnis eat his words.
@realruebenking
Conor girls housed him when he was a plumber.
Dustin’s girl helped him get his shit together when he was getting in street fights.
Both are MVP
@TheMMAlien
Calling it now,
I bet the director does some corny stuff during the scene. Like everytime Jake gets punches it’s all in slow motion, he’s getting flashbacks, then he peaks into the crowd or remembers why he’s out here fighting. And gets the comeback KO
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Jon Jones UFC 197- Ya can hate him or love him, but his happiness to be back in the ring after more than a year off when he walked out is something else.
Alex Pereira is the fastest to two championships in UFC history, doing it in just seven UFC fights.
If he retired today, does he get in the UFC Hall of Fame?
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The Korean Zombie UFC Singapore- If you didn't feel anything during this walkout, then you need to check to see if you have a heartbeat. TKZ commands the crowd so beautifully, in what we now know is his last walkout.
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Connor McGregor UFC 189- An Iconic Walkout for the biggest star in the UFC. Not only was the astrosphere in the stadium insane but having the late great Sinead O’Connor perform a live rendition of her song 'The Foggy Dew' is what really makes this walkout legendary.
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Darren Till UFC Liverpool- Once again, no one loves their fighters more than England loves their fighters. Darren till takes command of an amazing crowd of only 8,000. Truly an amazing walkout.... America we need to do better.
Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler was one of the most insane vacant title fights!
Michael Chandler got 10-8 on 2 of the judges scorecards in the first round only for Charles Oliveira to finish it all in the first minute of the second round.
Unbelievable night.
Robbie Lawler gets a walk off KO against Niko Price
Most fighters go into retirement on a tough loss. Robbie on the other hand road into the sunset on a beautiful walk off KO in the first minute of his fight.
Honestly one of the best retirements of all time.
5 Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier
-58 Striking Deficit
One of the best heavyweight champion fights.
Stipe was getting pounded in the 1st but made a great adjustments in the later rounds by attacking the body, which exposed DC.
@FloydMayweather
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor — 2.5 million PPV buys
The biggest fight in the PPV in the history of UFC and one of the biggest fights of all time. So much bad blood between these two had everyone watching.
And the bad blood would eventually turn into a brawl.
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor: 1,200,00 PPV Buys- $80 Million
The fight that showed the world who Conor McGregor is. This fight had such a great build up, a world tour and lots of smack talk.
And then McGregor went on to get the fastest KO in featherweight history against a GOAT.
Israel Adesanya KOs long time rival Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira is my favorite fighter but I got to give Izzy credit here.
Back up against the fence. Having me think that Alex is about to repeat what he did in the first fight, and then BAM Izzy lands with his right hand.
Dustin Poirier v Conor McGregor II — 1.6 million PPV buys
Dustin welcomed Conor back to the octagon in Abh Dhabi.
Dustin finished Conor by KO in the second, Conor’s first and only KO loss in his career.
Nate Diaz v Conor McGregor II — 1.65 million PPV buys
Coming off his first loss in the UFC, Conor vs Diaz II had all the hype and was set to be the biggest fight in the history of the UFC at that time.
To this day this is the 2nd highest selling PPV in UFC history.
3. Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz 1
June 19th, 2019
Andy Ruiz came into this fight around a +1100 underdog according to CBS sports.
He shocked the world in the 3rd round, getting 2 knockdowns on the undefeated champ Anthony Joshua.
Andy Ruiz Jr. would go on to win by TKO.
Justin Gaethje head kicks Dustin Poirier to the shadow realm
Justin Gaethje mirroring the head kick Leon Edwards did on Usman.
What a way to obtain the BMF belt.
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Paddy the Baddy UFC London- Such an incredible walkout and it is all thanks to this incredible London Crowd that comeplety blows the roof off the O2.
Sean O’Malley shocks the world and TKOs Aljamain Sterling
Sean was a +200 underdog coming into this fight and Aljo was making a push to be one of the GOATs in his division.
Sean had different plans, Aljo came forward and Sean gave him front row seats to the Suga Show.
1 Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov
-82 Striking Deficit
A Derrick Lewis classic.
Getting the KO finish in the last minute after getting beat up for 3 rounds
The heart and will Derrick showed here is amazing.
UFC 229 Nurmagomedov vs McGregor:
2,400,00 PPV Buys- $180 Million
What do you get when you mix one of the greatest LW of all time who takes no crap from anyone against one of the biggest personalities in combat sports.
You get the biggest MMA fight of all time.
1. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 1
March 8th, 1971
Billed as “the fight of the century.”
Two undefeated legends would ignite the beginning of one of the greatest rivalries.
Frazier would drop Ali in the 15th round to secure his unanimous decision. And hand Ali his first loss.
4 Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen
-60 Stricking Deficit
One of my favorite comebacks.
Anderson Silva was getting dominated. Losing every single round, and some by 10-8.
And then Anderson finds a way to win in the clutches of defeat.
Islam Makhachev head kicks Alexander Volkanovski
What an unbelievable KO, Volk has never been KO’d in the UFC and Islam not known for his kicking, shocks everyone with an incredible headkick.
Islam then follows up with some brutal hammer fists.
If this thread shows anything it’s how personalities sell. Hate him or love him everyone was watching McGregor fight.
I don’t know if McGregor will fight at UFC 300 but I do know which ever card he does fight on, it will be the biggest card of 2024.
@FloydMayweather
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao — 4.6 million PPV buys
The biggest fight in the history of combat sports. Two legends, both nearing the end of their careers.
What more can you ask for?
UFC 199: Michael Bisping vs Luke Rockhold 2
Bisping was on a film set when he got the call to fight Luke. Not only was the fight 17 days out from the call, Luke had already beaten Bisping before. Bisping was a huge underdog coming in around +515, and he stunned everyone when he
Josh Emmett brutally KOs Bryce Mitchell with a right overhand
If you blink you will miss this KO, that’s how quick Josh Emmett overhand is.
The last KO of the year and it was a devastating one
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor:
1,300,00 PPV Buys- $83 Million
Conor came in with the chance to become the first UFC double champ, and like always Conor did not disappoint.
And his post fight interview left us with one of his best quotes
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. UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya
Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia
57,127 in attendance
Probably Izzy’s most impressive fight, putting on an absolute clinic against a great fighter like Whittaker
Floyd Mayweather v Canelo Alvarez— 2.2 Million PPV buys
A rising mega star in Canelo and a legendary veteran go head to head! This fight was set to sell millions right out of the gate. An instant classic!
Brandon Royval brutal knee against Matheus Nicolau
Watching this knee hurts my jaw.
Royval times Nicolau left hook beautifully with a sharp knee right to his jaw.
Then l Royval swarms Nicolau securing the finish
Ismael Bonfim gets a flying knee KO on Terrance McKinney
Flying knee KOs are always some of the flashiest of finishes and this one is no exception to that rule.
Edson Barboza Knees Billy Quarantillo to the shadow realm
What a great year for Edson, who has proven to us that age is just a number.
He started off the year with a perfectly timed knee while he was under fire.
@FloydMayweather
Floyd Mayweather v Connor Mcgregor — 4.3 Million PPV buys
“The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History”
This fight had so much hype to it. There was a 4 city tour, a lot of trash talk and it was a unprecedented event.
The biggest name in boxing vs the biggest name in MMA.
5. Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis
March 13th 1999
One of the most controversial fights in the history of combat sports. Lennox Lewis clearly won in the eyes of the crowd and the commentary team.
But the judges called the fight a draw, marking one of the biggest robbery’s
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz:
1,500,00 PPV Buys- $80 Million
Nate Diaz took this fight on super short notice and came into to it has a big underdog facing a Conor McGregor that looked unstoppable.
And everyone but him was surprised that he pulled it off!
UFC 246: McGregor vs Cerrone:
1,353,429 PPV Buys- $90 Million
Conor’s comeback fight after the Khabib fight and taking over a year off. He came out the gate in this fight with something to prove.
Evander Holyfield v Mike Tyson II — 1.99 million PPV buys
“The Bite Fight” one of the most craziest moments to happen in all of combat sports history!
Mike Tyson bites Holyfield’s ear, not once but twice and gets DQ for it!
Lennox Lewis v Mike Tyson — 1.97 million PPV buys
This fight had a hell of a build up.
Even had a press conference brawl that ended up hyping the fight up even more.
Lewis would go on to KO Tyson in the 8th round.
UFC 100: Lesnar vs Mir II:
1,600,00 PPV Buys- $82 Million
UFC 100 for the longest time this was the biggest event in the history of MMA.
Had many greats on this card with GS, Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson, Jim Miller and Jon Jones also being on the card.
Demetrious Johnson submits Kyoji Horiguchi with 1 second left of the final round
At the time this was the latest submission of all time.
DJ dominated this fight start to finish, going for the finish the entire fight and getting it at the last possible second.
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UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2: 1,650,00 PPV Buys- $90 Million
McGregor came into this fight coming off his first UFC lost against Diaz. Both McGregor and Diaz had something to prove in this fight, and ultimately McGregor was the better fighter this nights
Yair Rodriguez KOs The Korean Zombie with a remarkable elbow in the final second
An amazing win for Yair and a heartbreaking loss for Zombie.
Zombie was up on 2 of the judges scorecards going into the 5th round.
But Yair landed an incredible elbow, instantly KOing Zombie
Glowacki KOs Tolkaczewski from bottom mount position
Truly a one of the kind KO.
A fight in the KSW, a Polish fight organization featuring a lot of fighters from Eastern Europe, we got this gem of a KO.
Glowacki shows intense power, KOing his opponent from bottom mount.
Oscar de la Hoya v Floyd Mayweather — 2.4 million PPV buys
Another fight with two boxing legends. A fight that helped propelled Floyd Mayweather into the superstar he is today. Some still say Oscar won this fight, what’s your opinion?
4. Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson
October 2nd, 1942
The first fight that sparked one of the greatest rivalries in combat sports.
A rivalry that would last 9 years and 6 fights.
The first match at MSG would end in a victory for Sugar Ray.
UFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal:
1,300,00 PPV Buys- $90 Million
The biggest fight on fight island during COVID. Jorge got called in on short notice and with him came hype.
And it was a lackluster fight, Usman handled Jorge easily winning every round on 2 of the judges scorecards.