50 biggest, most exciting, entertaning and historically important MMA fights of all time.

MMA is universal sport, so we decided to list 50 best fights around the world. The list was
voted by seven long time followers of MMA including people from MMA industry and media.

Watch the TOP 10 fights by clicking the “VS” symbol.

The TOP 10:

The biggest and most anticipated fight in the history of MMA. It took few years to make
this dream fight happen and finaly in june 2005 the conracts were written. At the time,
Mirko was the most feared striker in MMA and was coming from 7 fight win streak
including 6 first round finishes. The undefeated champion, Fedor showed once again
that with a good gameplan and big heart, it’s possible to fight the fight in the enemys
territory, even with a broken hand.
Be sure to watch the legendary fight intro video first. You can view it here.

The most entertaining MMA fight between two top level fighters. This fight has
everything you can ask and the pace is amazing. If someone wants to know
what MMA really is, this is the fight they need to see.

The greatest comeback fight in MMA history. Final fight in the mini GP for the PRIDE
Interim Heavyweight title. Cro Cop, still undefeated after switching from K1 to MMA
were favourite in the eyes of many people after his brutal performances in the ring
against some of the top fighters in the HW division. It was clear that Nogueira’s only
change to win the fight was to get Mirko down and submit him. After the first 10 minutes
no one tought it was going to happen, but where there’s a will, there’s way. When you
hear over 67.000 fans screaming their lungs off and see the ladies crying at the
commentary table, you can be sure something special have happened.

The longest fight in MMA history. “The IQ Wrestler” did what no one else had done
before and gave legendary Royce Gracie his first loss. After 90 minutes of fighting,
Helio Gracie finaly threw in the towel. The moment is one of the most memorable
in the history of MMA.

The fight that exploded the growth of MMA in North America and helped the sport
to go mainstream. It was the final fight of reality show “The Ultimate Fighter”,
great example of stand up war and how you are able to push yourself when your
career is on the line.

The PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira came to defend his belt
with 13 fight win streak and undefeated record in PRIDE. The most feared ground fighter
in HW division was a big favourite over Russian who had fought only two times in PRIDE
before the test of his life. It was hard to believe your eyes when the PRIDE new commer
dominated the fight from start to finish. What’s even more impressive is that
the domination happened on the ground. It’s still mystery how Nogueira was able to
survive the brutal ground and pound Emelianenko delivered.

Shockwave 2002 holds the MMA event attendance record. 91.000 spectators gathered
to Tokyo National Stadium to witness this spectacular event. Sapp, “The Beast” made
from 150kg (330lbs) of muscle had significant weight and strenght advantage against
the PRIDE HW champion. Sapp threw Nogueira around the ring like he were a rag doll
and it seemed that there was no way for Nogueira to win the fight. After surviving almost
14 minutes against the beast, the Brazilian showed that there’s a reason why people say
he has the biggest heart in all MMA.

Arguably the best stand up fight in MMA history. Just watch it.

This comeback fight is hard to forget. The long-time UFC Welterweight champion
Matt Hughes was set to face Frank Trigg for the second time. This fight shows that
even if you take advantage from illegal actions and referees mistake, the win is not
self-evidence.

3rd meeting between the top dogs of the heavyweight world. The second fight ended
with No Contest when Fedor suffered cut into his forehead caused by an accidental
headbutt. This fight is simply thing of beauty. Fedor shows why he is the #1 fighter
in the world and Gives Nogueira no change to steal the belt from him.

The Rest:

11. Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama - PRIDE 21
12. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva 2 - PRIDE 28
13. Takanori gomi vs Nick Diaz - PRIDE 33
14. Fedor Emelianenko vs Kevin Randleman - PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004
15. Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz - UFC 47
16. Fedor Emelianenko vs Kazuyuki Fujita - PRIDE 26
17. Frank Shamrock vs Tito Ortiz - UFC 22
18. Mirko Cro Cop vs Igor Vovchanchyn - PRIDE Total Elimination 2003
19. Wanderlei Silva vs Hidehiko Yoshida - PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
20. Norifumi “kid” Yamamoto vs Kazuyuki Miyata - K-1 Hero’s 5
21. Josh Barnett vs Pedro Rizzo - UFC 30
22. Mirko Cro Cop vs Wanderlei Silva 2 - PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
23. Ricardo Arona vs Quinton “Rampage” Jackson - PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004
24. Igor Vovchanchyn vs Francisco Bueno - PRIDE 8
25. Aleksander Emelianenko vs Sergei Kharitonov - PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
26. Phil Baroni vs Ikuhisa Minowa - PRIDE Bushido 7
27. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva - PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
28. Kazushi Sakuraba vs Renzo Gracie - PRIDE 10
29. Wanderlei Silva vs Chuck Liddell - UFC 79
30. Pedro Rizzo vs randy Couture - UFC 31
31. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs Chuck Liddell - PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
32. Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn 2 - UFC 63
33. Josh Barnett vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
34. Mirko Cro Cop vs Aleksander Emelianenko - PRIDE Final Conflict 2004
35. Carlos Newton vs Kazushi Sakuraba - PRIDE 3
36. Joachim Hansen vs Eddie Alvarez - DREAM 3
37. Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Le
38. Royce Gracie vs Dan Severn - UFC 4
39. Takanori Gomi vs Jens Pulver - PRIDE Shockwave 2004
40. Tyson Griffin vs Clay Guida - UFC 72
41. Wanderlei Silva vs Mark Hunt - PRIDE Shockwave 2004
42. Igor Vovchanchyn vs Enson Inoue - PRIDE 10
43. Mirko Cro Cop vs Gabriel Gonzaga - UFC 70
44. Scott Smith vs Pete Sell - The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
45. Eddie Alvarez vs Tatsuya Kawajiri - DREAM 5
46. Clay Guida vs Roger Huerta - The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
47. Fedor Emelianenko vs Tim Sylvia - Affliction: Banned
48. Don Frye vs Ken Shamrock - PRIDE 19
49. Georges St. Pierre vs Matt hughes 2 - UFC 65
50. Hayato Sakurai vs Frank Trigg - Shooto R.E.A.D. Final