BEST FIGHTS and BEST EVENTS by Promotion: Pride, UFC, Shooto, Strikeforce, WEC, EliteXC, K-1...

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***Help from Hardcores needed***


For the sake of posterity, I'd like to amass the knowledge and opinions of the hardcore fans who have been around for the past decade or two.

In this thread I want to see if we can get a consensus (or just opinions and debate) on which fights and fight cards are the best by promotion organization. I'll edit/update the OP with the fights and fight cards that get the most votes.


Promotion Orgs, listed in chronological order:



Shooto
Shooto 1 to Pro Shooto 7/17 | May 18, 1989 to Jul 17, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


Pancrase
Pancrase 1 to Pancrase 278 | Sep 21, 1993 to Jun 12, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................



UFC-WOW
UFC 1 to UFC 5 | Nov 12, 1993 - Apr 7, 1995
Fight: Royce Gracie vs Kimo Leopoldo (UFC 3)
Event: UFC 1: The Beginning - Nov 12, 1993



UFC-SEG
UFC 6 to UFC 29 | Jul 14, 1995 - Dec 16, 2000
Fight: Frank Shamrock vs Tito Ortiz (UFC 22)
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Event: UFC 10: The Tournament - Jul 12, 1996.............
Event: UFC 11.5: Ultimate Ultimate 1996 - Dec 7, 1997
Event: UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil - Oct 16, 1998............


UFC-Zuffa
UFC 30 to UFC 200 | Feb 23, 2001 - Jul 9, 2016
Fight: Hendo vs Shogun (UFC139)
Event: .......................................................


UFC-WME/IMG
UFC FN 91 to present | Jul 13, 2016 - present
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................​



Vale Tudo Japan
VTJ 1994 to VTJ In Osaka | Jul 29, 1994 - Jul 19, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................

IFC
IFC 1 Kombt in Kiev to IFC WC 36 | Mar 30, 1996 - Jul 12, 2015
Fight: Igor Vovchanchyn vs Paul Varlens (IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev)
Fight: Jeremy Horn vs Forrest Giffin (IFC - Global Domination)

Event: IFC - Global Domination - Sep 6, 2003



World Vale Tudo Championship
WVC 1 to WVC 14 | Aug 14, 1996 - Mar 7, 2002
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................
 
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Pride FC
Pride 1 to Pride 34 | Oct 11, 1997 - Apr 8, 2007

Fight: Kazushi Sakuraba vs Royce Gracie 1 (Pride GP 2000 Finals)
Fight: Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama (Pride 21)
Fight: Fyodor Emelianenko vs Minotauro Nogueira 1 (Pride 25)
Fight: Wanderlei Silva vs Rampage Jackson 2 (Pride 28)
Fight: Shogun vs Minotoro 1 (Pride Critical Countdown 2005)
Fight: Fyodor Emelianenko vs Cro Cop (Pride Final Conflict 2005)
Fight: Nick Diaz vs Takanori Gomi (Pride 33)

Event: Pride Final Conflict 2005 - Aug 28, 2005
Event: Pride 33: The Second Coming - Feb 24, 2007
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Pride Bushido
Pride Bushido 1 to Pride Bushido 13 | Oct 15, 2003 - Nov 5, 2006
Fight: .......................................................
Event: Pride Bushido 9 - Sep 25, 2005​


International Vale Tudo Championship
IVC 1 Real Fight Tournament to IVC: Strawars | Nov 1, 1997 - Jul 16, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


M-1 Global
M-1 World Championship 1997 to M-1 Challenge 69 | Nov 1, 1997 - Jul 16, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................



King of the Cage
Bas Rutten's KOTC to KOTC: Ultimate Collision | Oct 30, 1999 - Jul 8, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


DEEP
DEEP 1 Impact to DEEP Saitama Impact | Jan 8, 2001 - Jul 3, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: ...?... DEEP 22 Impact - Dec 2, 2005


MFC
MFC 1 to MFC 41: All In | Mar 3, 2001 - Oct 3, 2014
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


WEC-Tachi
WEC 1 to WEC 24 | Jun 30, 2001 - Oct 12, 2006
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................

WEC-Zuffa
WEC 25 to WEC 53 | Jan 20, 2007 - Dec 16, 2010
Fight: Anthony Pettis vs Benson Henderson (WEC 53)


Event: WEC 33: New Mexico - Feb 2, 2008
Event: WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver - Jun 1, 2008


Ring of Combat
ROC 1 to ROC 55 | Oct 12, 2002 - Jun 3, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................​



Rumble on the Rock
ROTR 1 to 1 to ROTR Just Scrap | Dec 28, 2002 - Aug 7, 2010
Fight: BJ Penn vs Takanori Gomi (ROTR 4)
Event: ROTR 4 - Oct 12, 2003​



KSW
KSW 1 to KSW 35 | Feb 27, 2004 - May 27, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


K-1/Hero's
Hero's 1 to K-1 2007 Dynamite | Mar 26, 2005 - Dec 31, 2007
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................​
 
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Strikeforce-Coker
Shamrock v Gracie to Shamrrock v Cung Le | Mar 10, 2006 - Mar 29, 2008
Fight: Shamrock v Baroni (Strikeforce: Shamrock v Baroni)...
Fight: Cung Le v Shamrock (Strikeforce: Shamrock v Le)......
Event: Strikeforce: Tank v Buentello - Oct 6, 2006.................
Event: Strikeforce PPV: Shamrock v Baroni - Jun 22, 2007...



Strikeforce-SVSC
Melendez v Thomson to Strikeforce: Columbus | Jun 26, 2008 - Mar 5, 2011
Fight: Diaz v Shamrock (Strikeforce: Shamrock v Diaz).........
Fight: Cyborg v Carano (Strikeforce: Carano v Cyborg).........
Fight: Fyodor vs Rogers (Strikeforce: Fedor v Rogers)..........
Fight: Melendez v Thomson 2 (Strikeforce: Evolution)............
Fight: Scott Smith v Cung Le 1 (Strikeforce: Evolution)..........
Fight: Lawler v Manhoef (Strikeforce: Miami)...........................
Fight: Jake Shields v Dan Henderson (Strikeforce: Nashville)

Melendez v Thomson highlights:


Event: Strikeforce: Shamrock v Diaz - Apr 11, 2009.....
Event: Strikeforce: Carano v Cyborg - Aug 15, 2009....
Event: Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers - Nov 7, 2009......
Event: Strikeforce: Evolution - Dec 19, 2009.................
Event: Strikeforce: Henderson v Babalu - Dec 4, 2010
Event: Strikeforce: Nashville - Apr 17, 2010...................

Strikeforce: Nashville highlights - "KO's for Christmas"



Strikeforce-Zuffa
Diaz vs. Daley to Marquadt v Saffiedine | Apr 1, 2011 - Jan 12, 2013
Fight: Rockhold v Jacare (SF: GP Barnett v Kharitonov)
Fight: Rousey v Tate (Strikeforce: Tate v Rousey)...........
Fight: Diaz v Daley (Strikeforce: Diaz v Daley).................
Fight: Hendo v Fyodor (Strikeforce: Fedor v Henderson)
Event: Strikeforce: Diaz v Daley - Apr 9, 2011........................
Event: Strikeforce GP: Barnett v Kharitonov - Sep 10, 2011
Event: Strikeforce GP: Barnett v Cormier - May 19, 2012.....​



Strikeforce Challengers
SF Challengers 1 to SF Challengers 20 | May 15, 2009 - Nov 18, 2011
Fight: Voelker v Bowling 2 (Strikeforce Challengers 11)


Event: Strikeforce Challengers 7 - Mar 27, 2010
Event: Strikeforce Challengers 11 - Oct 23, 2010
Event: Strikeforce Challengers 13 - Jan 7, 2011
Event: Strikeforce Challengers 20 - Nov 18, 2011

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International Fight League
IFL1: League of Champs to IFL 22: Connecticut | Apr 29, 2006 - May 16, 2008
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


EliteXC
Gracie vs Shamrock to EliteXC: Heat | Feb 10, 2007 - Oct 4, 2008
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................

ShoXC
ShoXC 1 to 9 | Jul 27, 2007 - Oct 10, 2008
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................​
 
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Sengoku-WVR
Sengoku 1 to Sengoku: Soul of Fight | Mar 5, 2008 - Dec 30, 2010
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


Dream
Dream 1 to Dream 18 | Mar 15, 2008 - Dec 12, 2012
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


Affliction
Affliction:Banned to Affliction.Day of Reckoning | Jul 19, 2008-Jan 24, 2009
Fight: .......................................................
Event: ......................................................



Bellator
Bellator 1 to 55 | Apr 3, 2009 - Oct 22, 2011
Fight: Toby Imada vs Jorge Masvidal (Bellator 5)
Event: .......................................................



Bellator-Viacom
Bellator 56 to Bellator 158 | Oct 29, 2011 - Jul 16, 2016
Fight: Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez 1 (Bellator 58)
Event: .......................................................




ONE Championship
Champion vs Champion to Dynasty of Champions | Sep 3, 2011 - Jul 2, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


Invicta FC
Invicta 1 to Invicta 18 | Apr 28, 2012 - May 7, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


World Series of Fighting
WSOF 1: Arlovski vs Cole to WSOF 32 | Nov 3, 2012 - Jun 17, 2016
Fight: Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino 1 (WSOF 19)
Fight: Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino 2 (WSOF 23)
Event: WSOF 1 - Nov 3, 2012


RIZIN Fighting Federation
RIZIN GP 2015: Day 1 to RIZIN FF 1 | Dec 29, 2015 - Apr 17, 2016
Fight: .......................................................
Event: .......................................................


 
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The big boys, Pride and UFC, are obvious. But I remember some outstanding cards and matchups from Strikeforce and WEC. I'll need to dig deeper and provide more specifics than I can easily recollect.
 
UFC 9 - best main event ever
 
The big boys, Pride and UFC, are obvious. But I remember some outstanding cards and matchups from Strikeforce and WEC. I'll need to dig deeper and provide more specifics than I can easily recollect.

Note, links to event pages are provided for reference ;)
 
Not sure which SF event, but Fabricio vs The Reem No.2 no question best fight. best showcase of skills with the most dramatic twists & turns between polar-opposite fight styles (kickboxing versus jiu-jitsu)

Go watch if you never seen it. IMO gets better after repeated viewings as either guy could had won it!!!
 
lol, that not nice

Pancrase Ishikawa vs Victor Henry....I called it, I think 273?

Btor Chandler/Alvarez 1 and or 2
 
IFC had some great events like Kiev with the first appearance of Igor Vovchanchin to the western world.

Pride 10 and 13 were awesome.

Ultimate Ultimate 2
 
WEC 48 was the bomb diggity.

UFC 199 was all kinds of insane.

Chandler v Alvarez 1 was the best Bellator fight ever.

IMO.
 
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Not sure which SF event, but Fabricio vs The Reem No.2 no question best fight. best showcase of skills with the most dramatic twists & turns between polar-opposite fight styles (kickboxing versus jiu-jitsu)

Go watch if you never seen it. IMO gets better after repeated viewings as either guy could had won it!!!
You are a sick, sick man. :p
 
Watching thread and will come back and post. Love threads like this. Thanks for compiling all the data.
 
I was thinking along a similar line yesterday. With 200 (numbered) UFC events nearly in the books, what about a Sherdog 'event tournament', with the rounds of community voting to determine the best event of all time?
 
Pancrase Truth 5 (May 16,1996)

Bas Rutten vs Frank Shamrock



Pancrase Anniversary Show (September 7,1996)

Bas Rutten vs Masakatsu Funaki



Pancrase King Of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round (December 16,1994)

Masakatsu Funaki vs Vernon (Tiger) White



Pancrase - Pancrash! 1 (January 19,1994)

Minoru Suzuki vs Ken Shamrock

 
My favorite MMA events

Pride Final Conflict 03
UFC 139
WEC 48
Strikeforce: Fedor vs Roger's
 
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