The one fight you thought would be a war but wasn't?

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How about Forrest vs Franklin?

I think after being KO'd by Silva and Jardine that Forrest just became a more cautious fighter, agreed?

Had this happened 5 years sooner no doubt they would have banged
 
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Diaz vs. Silva

I thought Nick's plodding forward style would be sure fireworks for Silva's counter-punching, but Nick (wisely) chose to be a counter-puncher himself and we got a big letdown of a fight.
 
Maia vs. Condit.

Thought it was gong to be a lot more competitive.

Reem JDS instead of Reem just bouncing him out.
 
Jim Miller vs Gomi at UFC 200 was pretty lopsided. Thought it would have been a little bit of a better match..
 
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Was not expecting a technical battle but at least thought there would be a brawl with a finish.
 
thought Cro Cop and Overeem would be interesting...it was not.
 
Diego Sanchez vs Joe Lauzon comes to mind. Lauzon beat the breaks off of Sanchez and it was a surprisingly quick one.

Who would've thought?
 
Guillard/Stephens. Or at least someone getting punched really hard.
 
Good question TS, should make for good discussion as this happens from time to time. The following is my list:

-Condit/Diaz
-Sylvia/Arlovski III
-Bones/Evans
-Ellenberger/MacDonald
-Koscheck/Sanchez
-Henderson/Evans
-Cerrone/Jury
-Boetsch/Lombard
-Eastman/Martin
-Aoki/Calvalcante II
 
Diaz vs Condit still bums me out. I don't think I've ever been more excited for a fight.
 
Rashad vs Rampage was another one. Borrrrringggggg.

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Silva vs Leben.
 
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