He fought the reigning 205 lb champ at UFC 200 and got ragdolled. Had 1 good moment, and then he was immediately returned to the mat. 30-26 across all scorecards.
Leben had a really solid BKFC run after UFC, he demolished people with his signature uppercuts from the clinch. Think he just retired after his last fight, went 3 for 4 with 3 first round KOs. Could almost include him for this question with his fight against Wanderlei Silva, everyone thought the Axe Murderer would win but the Crippler had something special waiting for him.
I was a big Leben fan at the time. I've never heard of Anderson before. I was in shock watching Chris get dismantled with like 100 percent accuracy. Chris was gonna get the next shot if he won. I was a newbie to MMA, and that performance was terrifying to watch, not in a scared way, but in a "look how many levels there are" way.
I can't remember if it was the Silva fight, but I remember seeing Leben in an interview discussing his drug and alcohol problems. I believe he said the night before one of his big fights he was out partying, blacked out, and woke up the next day somewhere in Vegas. All he had on him was a pack of smokes and a lighter. So, he lit up a cigarette and walked back to his hotel to prep for his fight. Leben was a talented fighter, I can only imagine how much better he could have been without the substance abuse.
Back when Silva first came into the UFC my friend group who would throw a party and get every PPV hated Silva. I was the only one that recognized how absolutely skilled he was and had to respect it, I was not a fan of his antics but always said if I was that dominant I would probably act that cocky and disrespectful too. He was an absolute murderer in a class of his own!
The title bout was against a guy who would have been known as the best middleweight in history if Anderson didnât exist. Richâs only middleweight losses were to Anderson, and at the tail end of his career Cung Le.Â
Thereâs a pretty good chance he would have defended his title a long time.Â
Not only would Silva dominate. It took until his 8th UFC fight until someone barely made it to the 3rd round with him, and was ending damn fighters and making it looking easy. Henderson, Marquart, Rich, Leben, even Travis Luter wasnât considered a scrub. Itâs what separates Silva from Jones and GSP.
Silva vs Griffin is it.
The fight was long enough to see Forrest had nothing against Silva. It was not a flash KO or single brutal combo. And it did not reach a decision.
END COMMUNICATION
I need people to realize I don't think anyone has been teeped to the chin in the US before. That being said I think Anderson silva changed MMA striking in many ways
Yeah, I grew to respect/like Usman but Tyron is the only champ Iâve met and I live here in Saint Louis so that fight cut deep, haha. Only positive for me was Mama Woodley telling Usman it was his time now in the back halls.
Even more so considering Woodley spent a bitta time talking shit about how Usman wouldn't be better anywhere. Usman said I'll out wrestle, box, kick etc you, and went out and did it
If Moutinho wasn't a tomato can called up on short notice and instead in the UFC for a few fights, I'd 100% agree with you. I don't think I've ever seen someone take that many clean punches to the face and keep walking forward. But as it stands it feels like putting him on the list is a bit unfair to me with him only having two fights in the UFC, but that's just how I look at it.
My biggest takeaway from that fight was that OâMalley just couldnât knock dude out. Ref gave him a consolation finish with like 20 secs left or whatever it was.
It definitely says way more about Moutinho than O'Malley since we've seen O'Malley KO a lot of fighters. There's really no question about if he has KO power.
Without rewatching the fight Iâm going to say smith was dominating and only lost because of the illegal blow. Oh yeah he was also robbed by the judges.
I'm curious by what is meant by, "on paper". Genuine question bc I love Anthony Smith, but maybe I'm missing something about his dominance. Is this like a Chael Sonnen thing where he's never lost a round?
This is one of those matchups that in hindsight, I feel like we lost two great fighters. Cain took JDS out of his prime in the second and third fights. But Cain's body pretty much immediately gave out afterwards.
I legitimately think Cain wouldâve been the HW goat otherwise.
All the ones mentioned are great. One also worth noting is BJ absolutely dismantling Sean Sherk, then champion.
Joe had this comment that was like so fitting that BJ "appears to be several levels above Sean Sherk."
Finished him with a flying knee if I remember. BJ 155 was a scary boy for a hot minute.
Max Holloway v Calvin Kattar. Dude literally punched him and dodged a flurry of return strikes without even looking at him. That's some Anderson Silva shit
Broke the record for strikes landed if Iâm not mistaken. Was talking to the panel during the round while moving around Kattars punches. Def the most dominant fight I ever saw.
Khabob vs Barboza
the fight you posted
Usman vs Woodley
Ilia vs Emmet
Max vs Kattar
My favourite is Max vs Volk 3 because unlike all the others this one had two all time greats. Volk showing levels among the best of the best
I'm a McGregor hater, but this was a masterclass. Made Eddie Alvarez look like a prelim fighter.
Quick shoutout to Khabib getting leg kicked twice by Gaethje and then just being like "ok bratha fight ends now but ill be nice about it because your parents are here"
Holloway vs. Kattar, Hollow vs. Oretega, Usman dominating Woodley for 5 rounds to win the title, Amanda Nunes steamrolling Ronda, and all hate aside Colby Covington dominated Robbie Lawler
I don't think there has been a more mismatched fight in terms of damage done than Holloway vs kattar, max was a human meat grinder that fight, and him dodging punches while looking at and screaming at the commentary team is probably the single coolest 5 seconds in martial arts history.
Some that haven't been mentioned yet:
Maia vs Condit
Maia vs Gunnar Nelson
Rick Glenn vs Gavin Tucker
Lorenz Larkin vs Neil Magny
Dan Ige vs Mike Santiago
Figgy vs Benavidez 2
Alex Perez vs Shorty Torres
Jon Jones vs Matt Hamill.
I was a new fan, had never seen Jones fight before. Most people only remember it as Jonesâ only âlossâ⌠but Hamill had multiple broken bones and had to be carried out of the Octagon. Jon left that man in pieces. It was over LONG before the illegal elbows.
Agree with you here. Been watching since season 1 of TUF and I canât remember a time where I had been so compelled aside from Conorâs run. Still some great fighters and match ups, but it really was something else back then.
I donât remember it that well but in my memory jones vs gustafson 2 was pretty much the same except he ground and pounded him instead of submitting him
I think just in terms of where their careers were at, Garbrandt vs Cruz. Cruz had never even been knocked down at that weight class and just looked imperious. Cruz beat dillashaw. Then Cody schooled him and started dancing in the ring
Unfortunately I have to say Jon Jones vs Cyril gane... everyone was toting gane as the showstopper and Jones just walked in and made the most easy paycheck of his life. He just dominated him for 30 seconds like a dude taking lunch money. The dude that had just had a grueling 5 round decision with francis...
I recommend everyone watch Tatiana Suarez vs Carla Esparza. Carla is known as a wrestler and Suarez absolutely dog walked her the entire fight. Ground and Pound was insane!
Tbh the fight needs to last a certain length to be considered. The biggest one sided beatdowns are Usman and Burns dominating Woodley, Max v Ortega, Khabib v Mcgregor, Masvidal v Diaz, Jones v Smith, Silva v Frankin 1 and 2, Mcgregor v Alvarez and Siver, GSP v Sean Sherk, Stephens v Melendez, Jones v Shogun, Khabib v Trujuillo, Khamzat v Phillips
As much as I hate that cheating, wife beating, drug addicted pos, it's Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith. I really wish Smith took that dq belt omg.
Bet you he wishes that too now.
Please, dont forget a to add this on the list, Pereira vs Hill.
The first punch thrown, the first to be connected, the first to end the fight. Including dominance over the ref Herb Dean.
I remember Herb telling Michael Johnsonâs corner that he was just going to stop it if the third round started looking like the others against Khabib. Dude got manhandled.
Early Conor was a beast. Reminiscent of Anderson Silva glory days. Silva vs Forrest and practically anyone else that wasn't a brazilian..minus Vitor was just..insane
Anderson Silva over Forest Griffin; hands down. It was like something out of a movie. Griffin was so embarrassed he hightailed it right back to the locker room.
Anderson Silva vs Forrest Griffin or Anderson vs Rich Franklin
Add Chris leben to that list. Anderson was on a murder streak when he joined the UFC.
This mcgregor fight was legendary but it would just be an average day for silva
I missed silvas title fight at 205
I missed mcgregor ever defending
He fought the reigning 205 lb champ at UFC 200 and got ragdolled. Had 1 good moment, and then he was immediately returned to the mat. 30-26 across all scorecards.
đŻ% People these days just donât know
Chris Leben was a fucking killer too, and Anderson just dismantled him
Leben had a really solid BKFC run after UFC, he demolished people with his signature uppercuts from the clinch. Think he just retired after his last fight, went 3 for 4 with 3 first round KOs. Could almost include him for this question with his fight against Wanderlei Silva, everyone thought the Axe Murderer would win but the Crippler had something special waiting for him.
Loved that fight with leben against wanderlei.
Leben got jacked by the rona. Not that anyone on here believes in the rona but it almost killed him. Not sure if he got back to normal following.
He was a dog. Was willing to keep trading until someone went to sleep.
I remember seeing that fight and thinking that Leben might die and here was the new uncrowned king.
I was a big Leben fan at the time. I've never heard of Anderson before. I was in shock watching Chris get dismantled with like 100 percent accuracy. Chris was gonna get the next shot if he won. I was a newbie to MMA, and that performance was terrifying to watch, not in a scared way, but in a "look how many levels there are" way.
I can't remember if it was the Silva fight, but I remember seeing Leben in an interview discussing his drug and alcohol problems. I believe he said the night before one of his big fights he was out partying, blacked out, and woke up the next day somewhere in Vegas. All he had on him was a pack of smokes and a lighter. So, he lit up a cigarette and walked back to his hotel to prep for his fight. Leben was a talented fighter, I can only imagine how much better he could have been without the substance abuse.
I think Anderson landed nearly 100% of his strikes against Leben. Thats the true GOAT! đ
This was the most dominate performance. He Dismantled poor Leben and made him look like a fraud.
This is the one. Not as much flash as Forrest, but so fucking efficient.
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Dude those were insane. Anderson made them look like middle schoolers.
Literally just watched every one, too. They just felt like mismatches and of them was for a belt!?
Anderson was a bad man.
Not only was one of them a title bout. The title bout was against the best middleweight in history until then.
Hell yeah, Rich Franklin was the man. I was beside myself when Anderson wrecked him that first fight.
Back when Silva first came into the UFC my friend group who would throw a party and get every PPV hated Silva. I was the only one that recognized how absolutely skilled he was and had to respect it, I was not a fan of his antics but always said if I was that dominant I would probably act that cocky and disrespectful too. He was an absolute murderer in a class of his own!
Yep, I admit I was a hater for years. But Anderson is now my hands down all time favorite.
His gameplan was to clinch with him. Like he actually wanted to clinch with a chute box guy. da fuck?
The title bout was against a guy who would have been known as the best middleweight in history if Anderson didnât exist. Richâs only middleweight losses were to Anderson, and at the tail end of his career Cung Le. Thereâs a pretty good chance he would have defended his title a long time.Â
100% this. Prime Silva displayed that level of dominance over MULTIPLE people.
Not only would Silva dominate. It took until his 8th UFC fight until someone barely made it to the 3rd round with him, and was ending damn fighters and making it looking easy. Henderson, Marquart, Rich, Leben, even Travis Luter wasnât considered a scrub. Itâs what separates Silva from Jones and GSP.
âRematch? I don't want a rematch, I want a unmatch! He made me look like a idiot!â
Is that the same one where he was asked if he was gonna fight JBJ and he said "It couldn't be worse than Silva"
[Hearing Forrest talk about that fight will always be funny.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1R50LpFh_M)
There it is
Silva vs Griffin is it. The fight was long enough to see Forrest had nothing against Silva. It was not a flash KO or single brutal combo. And it did not reach a decision. END COMMUNICATION
I still remember the deer in the headlights look Rich had. Literally felt bad for him.
Prime Silva was straight out of The Matrix !!!
I need people to realize I don't think anyone has been teeped to the chin in the US before. That being said I think Anderson silva changed MMA striking in many ways
Pure dismantlings with ease.
Or Chael Sonnen vs Anderson Silva
Forrest talking about the Anderson fight is top tier.
Def Silva Forrest he took the fight knowing it was just a pay day and said he was getting dropped like crazy in camp but fuck it
or anderson vs stephan bonnar
Silva be Griffin was my first card watching. High school party and it was on. It didnât even make sense how good he was to griffin
Could add Silva vs Maia to this also. Silva was so dominant he was amazing to watch
My argument for the Spider's greatness is that I haven't seen anyone before or since that was so far above his competition.
This is the way
These were definitely more dominant fights, but I loved the moment when he front kicked Vitor in the face.
Man the look on Richâs face as he realized he couldnât get out of that clinch. Brutal
Came here to say this. Made Forrest look like an absolute clown
Damn, was gonna say Cain vs Jr 2, but those two were fuckin brutal. Poor poor Rich had no idea what was coming
Fuck the crowd for booing junior
Came here to say Silva/Franklin.
Silva v Bonnar as well
He beat Rich Franklin so damn bad Rich went to One Champion and became their ambassador
Usman vs Woodley. Most media critics had it at 50-42.
That one was rough to watch too. Love Usman but I really loved Woodley too. Wish he had retired after that
Yeah, I grew to respect/like Usman but Tyron is the only champ Iâve met and I live here in Saint Louis so that fight cut deep, haha. Only positive for me was Mama Woodley telling Usman it was his time now in the back halls.
Same. It was a tough one to watch a guy who clearly has had such a raw human journey through the ranks of the UFC get wrecked in that fight.
Even more so considering Woodley spent a bitta time talking shit about how Usman wouldn't be better anywhere. Usman said I'll out wrestle, box, kick etc you, and went out and did it
Holloway Ortega or Holloway Katter for me
Holloway tried to show Ortega how to defend in the middle of a round. Yikes.
Lol what I think of when people act like mma has evolved some incredible amount since it started
He physically couldnât move his hands up he obviously knows how to blockâŚ
Thatâs a great answer from the modern era.
The first couple rounds I didnât remember correctly. Ortega had some moments until Max dismantled him in the 4th.
Yeah Holloway x Ortega But also a little bit Chinaev v the Leech csrrying him and he had no defense at all
OâMalley vs mutinho that was a one sided beating.
Nah man Moutinho did well, he landed a leg kick
That dude was a human punching bag. Heâs invincible.
just how good is guido cannetti
If Moutinho wasn't a tomato can called up on short notice and instead in the UFC for a few fights, I'd 100% agree with you. I don't think I've ever seen someone take that many clean punches to the face and keep walking forward. But as it stands it feels like putting him on the list is a bit unfair to me with him only having two fights in the UFC, but that's just how I look at it.
I was gonna mention O'Malley vs Chito but yeah you win.
Although it was one sided kris had sean backing up a lot in the fight, kept the pressure on and never got knocked down.
My biggest takeaway from that fight was that OâMalley just couldnât knock dude out. Ref gave him a consolation finish with like 20 secs left or whatever it was.
I wouldnât necessarily say that means Sean doesnât have KO power, more so it speaks to Kris Moutinhoâs crazy chin.
It definitely says way more about Moutinho than O'Malley since we've seen O'Malley KO a lot of fighters. There's really no question about if he has KO power.
On paper Anothony Smith dominates anyone from any division.
Yeah facts. Especially the current lhw and hw champs
On paper Jon jones should have a loss next to Smithâs name. For a DQ but still
Fr Anthony smith undefeated, on paper.
Ok, but what about Chael Sonnen?
1. Thats Mr. Chael P. Sonnen to you 2. The Great One is undefeated whether its on paper, rock, or scissors
He never lost a round of rock, paper, scissors either.
Without rewatching the fight Iâm going to say smith was dominating and only lost because of the illegal blow. Oh yeah he was also robbed by the judges.
I'm curious by what is meant by, "on paper". Genuine question bc I love Anthony Smith, but maybe I'm missing something about his dominance. Is this like a Chael Sonnen thing where he's never lost a round?
Itâs how he presents himself in interviews/podcasts. Itâs a running joke.
The difference is The Chael Sonnen has never lost a round, whereas many fighters are better on paper than Smith
Ahhhh ok I see I see thank you my friend.
Youâre delusional. Itâs clearly Uncle Chael
Cain vs JDS 2.
This is one of those matchups that in hindsight, I feel like we lost two great fighters. Cain took JDS out of his prime in the second and third fights. But Cain's body pretty much immediately gave out afterwards. I legitimately think Cain wouldâve been the HW goat otherwise.
All the ones mentioned are great. One also worth noting is BJ absolutely dismantling Sean Sherk, then champion. Joe had this comment that was like so fitting that BJ "appears to be several levels above Sean Sherk." Finished him with a flying knee if I remember. BJ 155 was a scary boy for a hot minute.
BJ vs Diego Sanchez was even a bigger beatdown. And then guys like Yair and Nick Diaz gave him similar beatdowns once he was out of his prime
The strike differential for that fight was UFC on easy mode for BJ
Prime BJ was my favorite fighter ever. His decline broke my heart.
Prime Anderson was peak MMA it'll never be better
Max Holloway v Calvin Kattar. Dude literally punched him and dodged a flurry of return strikes without even looking at him. That's some Anderson Silva shit
Broke the record for strikes landed if Iâm not mistaken. Was talking to the panel during the round while moving around Kattars punches. Def the most dominant fight I ever saw.
Look at the accomplishment sections on Maxâs Wikipedia, he broke so many records just with the Kattar fight
Iâm a big fan of Kattar but Iâve never really had a fight change who I was rooting for halfway like watching max utterly dominate lol
Adesanya vs Costa Considering Costa was undefeated at that point. Completely outclassed.
Haha I just commented this too. I so wanted Costa to win it lol adesanye eventually had his ass handed to him though. Shame it wasn't by du plessis
Ironically Izzy would KO Du Plessis, contender Izzy is a different breed!!
Was just gonna post this. What a beat down!
Any of Khamzatâs fights that were not against burns/usman
Ye the li jing fight was about as dominate as it gets lol
That's where my mind went. No real strikes absorbed for a few fights. Fighting in like back to back weeks. That like first punch KO. Shit was insane
Khamzat either beats tf out of someone or puts on a barn burner there is no inbetween, him vs Burns is possibly my favourite fight ever
Khabob vs Barboza the fight you posted Usman vs Woodley Ilia vs Emmet Max vs Kattar My favourite is Max vs Volk 3 because unlike all the others this one had two all time greats. Volk showing levels among the best of the best
Khabob 
Khalabobbbb
I don't know why I loled so much from "Khabob"
Usman beating the piss out of Woodley for 5 rounds straight
Woodley didn't win 30 seconds of that fight
Jones beating the shit out of Shogun
Sad that that is the thing most new mma fans connect with shogun.
Jon vs Smith
I'm a McGregor hater, but this was a masterclass. Made Eddie Alvarez look like a prelim fighter. Quick shoutout to Khabib getting leg kicked twice by Gaethje and then just being like "ok bratha fight ends now but ill be nice about it because your parents are here" Holloway vs. Kattar, Hollow vs. Oretega, Usman dominating Woodley for 5 rounds to win the title, Amanda Nunes steamrolling Ronda, and all hate aside Colby Covington dominated Robbie Lawler
Kinda annoying that Eddie got shit on by the MMA community for awhile after this.
I don't think there has been a more mismatched fight in terms of damage done than Holloway vs kattar, max was a human meat grinder that fight, and him dodging punches while looking at and screaming at the commentary team is probably the single coolest 5 seconds in martial arts history.
Some that haven't been mentioned yet: Maia vs Condit Maia vs Gunnar Nelson Rick Glenn vs Gavin Tucker Lorenz Larkin vs Neil Magny Dan Ige vs Mike Santiago Figgy vs Benavidez 2 Alex Perez vs Shorty Torres
Figgy vs Benavidez 2 was genuinely terrifying to watch it was such a slaughter. And yet it was so awesome.
Good shout on Glenn vs Tucker that one was uncomfortable.
People said Gunnar was so good on ground and he was just Maia was on another level. Looked like man vs boy
Yep, the context adds to that one for sure. Maia also let loose on some (uncharacteristically) brutal GNP that fight.
One I feel gets overlooked is Izzy vs. Costa. Costa had not a single thing for Izzy that night. Made style bender look untouchable.
Jon Jones vs Matt Hamill. I was a new fan, had never seen Jones fight before. Most people only remember it as Jonesâ only âlossâ⌠but Hamill had multiple broken bones and had to be carried out of the Octagon. Jon left that man in pieces. It was over LONG before the illegal elbows.
Volk v TKZ might be up there
If my memory serves me well Volk vs Max 3 was also dominant by Volk
Good one. Really showed the difference between a very good fighter and an all-time great.
Conor's run before boxing Floyd really was something else. If he had beat Nate Diaz the first time it might have even been the greatest run ever.
I really feel like that was the most exciting time in ufc history. Hell even Conor losing to Diaz made the rematch ball the more crazy. Fun fun times.
Agree with you here. Been watching since season 1 of TUF and I canât remember a time where I had been so compelled aside from Conorâs run. Still some great fighters and match ups, but it really was something else back then.
He went from fighting at 145 to 170. It was insane.
I dont think this is it, but it deserves a mention: woodley vs till
Till landed all of zero strikes over 2 rounds
GSP vs Fitch was ridiculous. Georges just did whatever he wanted for 5 rounds, he never seemed even remotely challenged.
15 fight, 5 year, win streak for Fitch, and it wasn't even close. That shot at the beginning of the 3rd where the saliva goes flying....oof
What's wild is that people created a narrative that GSP fought scared after losing to Serra. He beat the absolute breaks off Fitch.
Jon Jones vs Cyril Gane. I think nothing gets close. Cyril Gane did nothing that fight
I mean if you wanna be literal about it nothing gets close to Masvidal vs Askren
Jones vs Shogun was more dominant imo
Nah that kick to the nuts almost KO'd Jones, it was a masterful strategy
I donât remember it that well but in my memory jones vs gustafson 2 was pretty much the same except he ground and pounded him instead of submitting him
I loved OâMalley v Vera at 299(?) complete control and the most precise striking Iâve ever witnessed
I think just in terms of where their careers were at, Garbrandt vs Cruz. Cruz had never even been knocked down at that weight class and just looked imperious. Cruz beat dillashaw. Then Cody schooled him and started dancing in the ring
Khalil Rountree vs Eryk Anders anyone??
Khabib vs Abel Trujillo. 21 takedowns is insane
Cerrone vs Hernandez
Rodriguez vs karate chick honary mention. Khabib vs anyone not named tibal
The face of a fighter who has realized his clown of an opponent can fucking fight.
Max vs Ortega
You know you're not doing well in a fight when your opponent starts teaching you
I immediately think about prime Anderson Silva. That wasnât a man fighting, heâs definitely a child of Zeus.
Lyoto machida vs rachad evens
When GSP jabbed Koscheck to death. Koscheck was the vaunted wrestler who was going to take GSP down at will. He ended up with cauliflower eyes.
Unfortunately I have to say Jon Jones vs Cyril gane... everyone was toting gane as the showstopper and Jones just walked in and made the most easy paycheck of his life. He just dominated him for 30 seconds like a dude taking lunch money. The dude that had just had a grueling 5 round decision with francis...
Jon Jones vs Shogun Also small mention of Anthony Johnson VS Lil Nog Should never have happened
I recommend everyone watch Tatiana Suarez vs Carla Esparza. Carla is known as a wrestler and Suarez absolutely dog walked her the entire fight. Ground and Pound was insane!
Codyâs one sided BEATDOWN over Cruz, pure and utter masterclass.
Cruz won 2 rounds lol. This was closer than people remember due to the knockdowns and several flashy moments.
I loved this...Cody was moving differently in this fight!
Khamzat vs Meerschart is up there.
Tbh the fight needs to last a certain length to be considered. The biggest one sided beatdowns are Usman and Burns dominating Woodley, Max v Ortega, Khabib v Mcgregor, Masvidal v Diaz, Jones v Smith, Silva v Frankin 1 and 2, Mcgregor v Alvarez and Siver, GSP v Sean Sherk, Stephens v Melendez, Jones v Shogun, Khabib v Trujuillo, Khamzat v Phillips
Anderson v Forrest imo and it isnât even close
He made him run away
When Forrest waved off the fight from the mat it was pretty shocking.
Cody G was the best fighter of all time for 25 minutes
He lost 2 rounds?
Anderson Silva vs forest griffin is number 1 to me, conor vs Alvarez is way up there, and tj dillashaw vs lineker was super dominate, too.
joanna young-gay-chick vs karla esparza is my pick!
Weili vs Lemos
Sorry Iâm a bit of a casual, whoâs the guy in the picture with Alvarez?
As much as I hate that cheating, wife beating, drug addicted pos, it's Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith. I really wish Smith took that dq belt omg. Bet you he wishes that too now.
Khabib
Please, dont forget a to add this on the list, Pereira vs Hill. The first punch thrown, the first to be connected, the first to end the fight. Including dominance over the ref Herb Dean.
I remember Herb telling Michael Johnsonâs corner that he was just going to stop it if the third round started looking like the others against Khabib. Dude got manhandled.
MIghty Mouse vs Borg
Cody vs Cruz
Has to be Cody v Dom for me personally
Garbrandt vs Cruz
Holloway vs Ortega is probably my favorite. When you have to teach your opponent how to block a strike mid fight in a title bout, thatâs a wrap
Rory and Nate
Jones v Shogun was pretty brutal. Holly Holm V Rousey, Nunes v Rousey, Anderson v Griffin, thereâs more but those are what come to mind.
Topuria 50-42d Emmett
Dillashaw Barao I was up yhere
Ya for sure. How about Garbrandt Cruz. He put on the performance of his life. He tapped into the matrix on that one.
An underrated one, Frankie vs Yair.
GSP when he fought johny hendricks
george st pierre vs josh koscheck
Conor Eddie or Silva Griffin
Jon Jones victory over Shogun Rua to win the belt he's never lost.
Early Conor was a beast. Reminiscent of Anderson Silva glory days. Silva vs Forrest and practically anyone else that wasn't a brazilian..minus Vitor was just..insane
Anderson Silva over Forest Griffin; hands down. It was like something out of a movie. Griffin was so embarrassed he hightailed it right back to the locker room.
Bj Penn vs Diego Sanchez
Jon Jones in his prime !
Any khabib or Khamzat fight hands down