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08.13.2015 | 7:23 PM ET
I live in England so MMA is still quite small on a mainstream level but with the success of McGregor & Rousey over the past two PPVs I have found over the last month or so that many friends & people I work with are suddenly talking to me about MMA & UFC, asking me what fights they should watch & who the best fighters are...
Basically I'm looking for the sort of fights that would showcase the exciting side of MMA that would get someone hooked i.e flashy, fast, aggresive or just some sort of *** moment.
Fights that went down well:
Kongo vs Barry
Jung vs Garcia I
Hendo vs Pettis
Rua vs Hendo
Lawler vs Manhoef
Frye vs Takayama
Barboza vs Etim
Or more recently
Arlovski vs Browne
Trujillo vs Varner
Matt Brown vs Erick Silva
A few all time classics that were not that appealing - Jones/Gus; pacing & technique wasn't appreciated, Lawler/Rory 2; first couple of rounds were a little slow, Silva/Sonnen or Silva/Weidman cause the back story was irrelevant, most of GSP's title defenses.
What fights would you guys recommend to showcase the exciting side of MMA or what were the fights that got you hooked on MMA?
Basically I'm looking for the sort of fights that would showcase the exciting side of MMA that would get someone hooked i.e flashy, fast, aggresive or just some sort of *** moment.
Fights that went down well:
Kongo vs Barry
Jung vs Garcia I
Hendo vs Pettis
Rua vs Hendo
Lawler vs Manhoef
Frye vs Takayama
Barboza vs Etim
Or more recently
Arlovski vs Browne
Trujillo vs Varner
Matt Brown vs Erick Silva
A few all time classics that were not that appealing - Jones/Gus; pacing & technique wasn't appreciated, Lawler/Rory 2; first couple of rounds were a little slow, Silva/Sonnen or Silva/Weidman cause the back story was irrelevant, most of GSP's title defenses.
What fights would you guys recommend to showcase the exciting side of MMA or what were the fights that got you hooked on MMA?
"When you can't see the angles no more, you're in trouble"
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08.16.2015 | 2:08 AM ET
Few that came to mind.
Anderson vs Franklin 1
Anderson vs Chonan
Anderson vs Leben
Hendo vs Bisping
GSP vs Serra 1
GSP vs Hughes 2
BJ vs Hughes 1 & 3
BJ vs Uno 1
Machida vs Evans
Machida vs Couture
Rampage vs Liddell 1 & 2
Rampage vs Arona
Aldo vs Cub
Aldo vs Mendes 1
Diaz vs Daley
Diaz vs Gomi
Diaz vs Lawler
Wandy vs Stann
Wandy vs Rampage 1 & 2
Wandy vs Jardine
Fedor vs Randleman
Fedor vs Cro Cop
Fedor vs Fujita
Zombie vs Garcia 1 & 2
Zombie vs Poirier
Shogun vs Liddell
Shogun vs Lil Nog 1
Shogun vs Machida 2
Smith vs Le 1
Smith vs Radach
Smith vs Sell
Arlovski vs Browne
Arlovski vs Fedor
Cyborg vs Coenen 1 & 2
Rousey vs Tate 1
Rousey vs Davis
Big Nog vs Sapp
Barboza vs Etim
Liddell vs Evans
Hunt vs Dos Santos
Hunt vs Wandy
Lawler vs Manhoef
Gomi vs Griffin
Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 1 & 2
Shamrock vs Zinoviev
Alves vs Hughes
Alves vs Parisyan
Alves vs Mein
Hall vs Cella
Manhoef vs Cyborg
Manhoef vs Kang
I love comeback fights as you can tell.
Anderson vs Franklin 1
Anderson vs Chonan
Anderson vs Leben
Hendo vs Bisping
GSP vs Serra 1
GSP vs Hughes 2
BJ vs Hughes 1 & 3
BJ vs Uno 1
Machida vs Evans
Machida vs Couture
Rampage vs Liddell 1 & 2
Rampage vs Arona
Aldo vs Cub
Aldo vs Mendes 1
Diaz vs Daley
Diaz vs Gomi
Diaz vs Lawler
Wandy vs Stann
Wandy vs Rampage 1 & 2
Wandy vs Jardine
Fedor vs Randleman
Fedor vs Cro Cop
Fedor vs Fujita
Zombie vs Garcia 1 & 2
Zombie vs Poirier
Shogun vs Liddell
Shogun vs Lil Nog 1
Shogun vs Machida 2
Smith vs Le 1
Smith vs Radach
Smith vs Sell
Arlovski vs Browne
Arlovski vs Fedor
Cyborg vs Coenen 1 & 2
Rousey vs Tate 1
Rousey vs Davis
Big Nog vs Sapp
Barboza vs Etim
Liddell vs Evans
Hunt vs Dos Santos
Hunt vs Wandy
Lawler vs Manhoef
Gomi vs Griffin
Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 1 & 2
Shamrock vs Zinoviev
Alves vs Hughes
Alves vs Parisyan
Alves vs Mein
Hall vs Cella
Manhoef vs Cyborg
Manhoef vs Kang
I love comeback fights as you can tell.
* Edited at 08.16.2015, 3:36 AM ET *
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08.16.2015 | 2:26 AM ET
Bushido 9
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08.16.2015 | 2:28 AM ET
For something recent, watch the entire main card from UFC 189.
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08.16.2015 | 2:30 AM ET
If they hate on grappling, one I didn't see mentioned.
Edit: oops it was mentioned.
* Edited at 08.16.2015, 2:40 AM ET *
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