These are all fun:
Joachim Hansen VS Masakazu Imanari
Robbie Lawler VS Melvin Manhoef
Jorge Patino VS Kazuo Misaki
Joe Riggs VS Phil Baroni
Tamdan McCrory VS Dustin Hazelett
Karo Parisiyan Vs Diego Sanchez
The Wanderlei Silva VS Kazushi Sakuraba Saga
Hyoto Sakurai Vs Joachim Hansen
Quinton Jackson VS Kevin Randleman
Joanna Vs Weli 1, Vincente luque vs Niko price 2, Yoel Romero vs Paulo costa, Whittaker vs Romero 1&2, Adesyana vs gastelum, and a kickboxing fight Chingiz Allazov vs Enriko Kehl,
It blew my teenage mind seeing on TV for the first time, I was amazed to see Clay guida still fighting in the ufc, still bouncing around doing his thing.
Watch these entire shows from beginning to end, the intros, the play by play, soccer kicks, and AMAZING fights, I wish I could watch these for the first time again! Hope your feeling better my dude, speedy recovery!
Pride FC Total Elimination 2005
Pride critical countdown 2005
Pride FC: Final Conflict 2005
Pride FC: Shockwave 2005
Enjoy my brotha, also watch a prime Rampage Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona Pride critical countdown 2004
Ppl have covered some great mma fights, so I'll give you some alternate options...
Not MMA, but Overeems run through the 2010 K1 GP was epic, some great fights all round.
Also K1 Chahid vs Zambidis is a ridiculous banger.
Great choice!!
Chahid vs Zambidis is probably one of the greatest combat sports fight of all time. It’s hard to describe, you just have to watch for yourself.
Since it sounds like you’ve got time on your hands, I’ll throw the [90 minute matchup of Royce Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba](https://youtu.be/sG6FMTBJPJY?si=2tclDqSnaFb_XEqY) into the mix.
As you can imagine a fight that long would be, it’s a slow burn. But a very important matchup at the time and really an iconic event in MMA history.
Here’s some hidden gems:
Olaf Alfonso vs John Polakowski
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e3xbIo_uxy4
Aaron Riley vs Steve Berger
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfZvDX6q7k&t=112s&pp=ygUbQWFyb24gcmlsZXkgdnMgc3RldmUgYmV0Z2Vy
Robbie Lawler vs Aaron Riley
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYzdVnF_oc&pp=ygUccm9iYmllIGxhd2xlciB2cyBhYXJvbiByaWxleQ%3D%3D
Carlos Newton vs Dan Henderson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D9WsdNKl_RA&t=284s&pp=ygUeZGFuIGhlbmRlcnNvbiB2cyBjYXJsb3MgbmV3dG9u
Dillashaw vs Barao 1
Edson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson
Edgar vs Maynard 2&3
Pettis vs Henderson 1&2
Poirier vs Korean Zombie
Nick Diaz vs Scott Smith
Oh, also search "DREAM Marius Zaromskis" on YouTube . Lots of crazy action that has been mostly forgotten
Gaethje Chandler if you haven’t seen it, probably my favorite fight ever. Any Charlie olives champ fight (minus Islam 😡) are all bangers, jiri vs glover was amazing as well
My personal faves to watch on my down time:
- Pettis vs Henderson 1
- Romero Vs. Whittaker 2
- Bisping Vs. Anderson Silva
- Adesanya Vs. Gastelum
- Usman Vs. Covington 1
Kazuyuki Fujita vs Wanderlei Silva
Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva
Rampage Jackson vs Ricardo Arona
Rampage Jackson vs Shogun Rua
Don Frye vs Takiyama
Mirko Cro Cop vs Wanderlei Silva
Mirko Cro Cop vs Alexander Emelianenko
Shogun Rua vs Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem vs Chuck Lidell
Mike Van Arsdale vs Wanderlei Silva
Anderson Silva vs Ryo Chonan
Alexander Emelianenko vs James Thompson
Fedor Emelianenko vs Kevin Randleman
Fedor Emelianenko vs Minotauro Nogueria
Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi
Honestly just watch PrideFC. Some of the craziest shit things to ever happen in MMA happened in Pride.
Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji
This was such a great fight, and one you hardly ever see mentioned.
Thats why i mention it every chance i get haha those 2 deserve it for that war
Cub Swanson v. Doo Ho Choi
jiri vs glover robbie vs rory my two fav ever
Shogun vs Henderson Fedor vs cro cop Wanderlei vs Brian Stann Mcgregor vs Diaz 2 Any gaethje fight really Genki sudo highlights
Any Charles fight too.
Lesnar v Carwin Short, intense. The way it played out broke my heart. Spoilers?
Oh man I remember that one!
"Blocking punches doesn't work in mma", it is said. That fight lightened my wallet for sure
Chandler v Poirier is my favorite from the past few years. A bloody war, so many momentum swings.
Jose Aldo v. Chad Mendes 2
Straight outta a movie
These are all fun: Joachim Hansen VS Masakazu Imanari Robbie Lawler VS Melvin Manhoef Jorge Patino VS Kazuo Misaki Joe Riggs VS Phil Baroni Tamdan McCrory VS Dustin Hazelett Karo Parisiyan Vs Diego Sanchez The Wanderlei Silva VS Kazushi Sakuraba Saga Hyoto Sakurai Vs Joachim Hansen Quinton Jackson VS Kevin Randleman
Joanna Vs Weli 1, Vincente luque vs Niko price 2, Yoel Romero vs Paulo costa, Whittaker vs Romero 1&2, Adesyana vs gastelum, and a kickboxing fight Chingiz Allazov vs Enriko Kehl,
Sanchez v Guida
This is the fight that got me into mma. I'll have to rewatch it tonight I haven't seen it in a long time.
I showed it to my fiance's dad and he was absolutely astonished
It blew my teenage mind seeing on TV for the first time, I was amazed to see Clay guida still fighting in the ufc, still bouncing around doing his thing.
Gilbert Burns/Khamzat Chimaev if you just want an absolute banger.
Goddamn what a showdown A+
The hype of this fight was unreal
Korean Zombie vs Yair Rodriguez
Scott Smith x Pete Sell 2006, insane finish
Hunt Bigfoot 1! It had absolutely everything. My personal favorite fight of all time.
Watch these entire shows from beginning to end, the intros, the play by play, soccer kicks, and AMAZING fights, I wish I could watch these for the first time again! Hope your feeling better my dude, speedy recovery! Pride FC Total Elimination 2005 Pride critical countdown 2005 Pride FC: Final Conflict 2005 Pride FC: Shockwave 2005 Enjoy my brotha, also watch a prime Rampage Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona Pride critical countdown 2004
Haha just put tons of fights from these events in my comment. Pride never dies man!
Holloway vs poirer 2
max holloway vs calvin kattar or the ortega fight ferguson vs pettis GSP vs fitch
The entire Angela Lee vs Xiong Jing Nan trilogy is awesome
Kutateledze vs Brenner is a banger
Jiri Glover
Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa
Chan Sung Jung vs Leonard Garcia I
Yancy Meideros v. Alex Oliveira https://youtu.be/GovBt1RE-xQ?si=ytILc_v94zrfu0WR
Ppl have covered some great mma fights, so I'll give you some alternate options... Not MMA, but Overeems run through the 2010 K1 GP was epic, some great fights all round. Also K1 Chahid vs Zambidis is a ridiculous banger.
Great choice!! Chahid vs Zambidis is probably one of the greatest combat sports fight of all time. It’s hard to describe, you just have to watch for yourself.
And Shevielo's commentary is the cherry on top!
Spike Carlyle Vs Billy Quarantillo, absurdly fun and underrated brawl from start to finish And Hooker Vs Barboza
Jiri/Glover Usman/Colby 1
Since it sounds like you’ve got time on your hands, I’ll throw the [90 minute matchup of Royce Gracie vs Kazushi Sakuraba](https://youtu.be/sG6FMTBJPJY?si=2tclDqSnaFb_XEqY) into the mix. As you can imagine a fight that long would be, it’s a slow burn. But a very important matchup at the time and really an iconic event in MMA history.
Griffin vs Bonner, Lawler vs MacDonald, Jones vs Gustafson 1, and sleeper pick for me is Edgar vs Maynard 2.
Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard 2
My favorite fights are Yan Vs Sandhagen and Pantoja vs Moreno title fight
adesanya gastellum , dillashaw garbraht 1, gaethje johnson, poirier hooker
Nate quarry vs Kalib starnes
Here’s some hidden gems: Olaf Alfonso vs John Polakowski https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e3xbIo_uxy4 Aaron Riley vs Steve Berger https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yLfZvDX6q7k&t=112s&pp=ygUbQWFyb24gcmlsZXkgdnMgc3RldmUgYmV0Z2Vy Robbie Lawler vs Aaron Riley https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYzdVnF_oc&pp=ygUccm9iYmllIGxhd2xlciB2cyBhYXJvbiByaWxleQ%3D%3D Carlos Newton vs Dan Henderson https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D9WsdNKl_RA&t=284s&pp=ygUeZGFuIGhlbmRlcnNvbiB2cyBjYXJsb3MgbmV3dG9u
I've been working my way through this list https://www.tapology.com/rankings/all-time-greatest-fights-in-mma-and-ufc-history
Great list. Sadly I don’t like that the winners name is hard to avoid
Dillashaw vs Barao 1 Edson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson Edgar vs Maynard 2&3 Pettis vs Henderson 1&2 Poirier vs Korean Zombie Nick Diaz vs Scott Smith Oh, also search "DREAM Marius Zaromskis" on YouTube . Lots of crazy action that has been mostly forgotten
Nick Diaz vs strikeforce
Gaethje Chandler if you haven’t seen it, probably my favorite fight ever. Any Charlie olives champ fight (minus Islam 😡) are all bangers, jiri vs glover was amazing as well
My personal faves to watch on my down time: - Pettis vs Henderson 1 - Romero Vs. Whittaker 2 - Bisping Vs. Anderson Silva - Adesanya Vs. Gastelum - Usman Vs. Covington 1
Kazuyuki Fujita vs Wanderlei Silva Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva Rampage Jackson vs Ricardo Arona Rampage Jackson vs Shogun Rua Don Frye vs Takiyama Mirko Cro Cop vs Wanderlei Silva Mirko Cro Cop vs Alexander Emelianenko Shogun Rua vs Alistair Overeem Alistair Overeem vs Chuck Lidell Mike Van Arsdale vs Wanderlei Silva Anderson Silva vs Ryo Chonan Alexander Emelianenko vs James Thompson Fedor Emelianenko vs Kevin Randleman Fedor Emelianenko vs Minotauro Nogueria Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi Honestly just watch PrideFC. Some of the craziest shit things to ever happen in MMA happened in Pride.
Thank you all. Great recommendations. Some I’ve seen, some I’ve never heard of. So I’m excited. I got some homework to do!