What was the best ground fight ever?

[Bjjpitbull8]

Royce Saku 2 - 90 minute battle

 

[YoudBeSurprised]

It might not be the best ever, but Nguyen vs Smolka had everything in terms of grappling. Crazy transitions for the whole fight.

 

[Willek]

There's one fight that immediately comes to mind... I just can't recall the participants. It was largely chained subs and reversals and escapes, lots of technical rolling, it was a clinic on both sides, just beautiful.
Someone will name it and I'll go "that was it!"

Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit.

 

[mjfan23]

Saku and aoki deserve mention for their fights

 

[Summoning]

Ogawa vs Gary

 

[fortheo]

Check out Charles Oliveira vs. Hatsu hioki. Two very high level grapplers going at it.

 

[branvan16]

It's been so long I can't recall the whole fight.. but I remember Nog vs Couture being a great fight. It was mix stand up and ground. More specifically I remember Nogs ground game being so damn good in that fight. Nog was smooth and one step a head, where as Randy did a good job escaping and doing just enough to stay a live.

I should rewatch. Sometimes things aren't always as you remember.

 

[j18lee]

Don't think you get the idea ITT

I think you didn't get his joke.

 

[Edwin]

There's one fight that immediately comes to mind... I just can't recall the participants. It was largely chained subs and reversals and escapes, lots of technical rolling, it was a clinic on both sides, just beautiful.
Someone will name it and I'll go "that was it!"

 

[BjPenn2017]

Guida vs Pettis hahahaha

 

[archaus]

I was thinking of Tokoro as well. His fight with LC Davis in Bellator had a lot of rolls and chains also.

 

[cade187]

Some of my favourites:

Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald
Nick Diaz vs. Diego Sanchez
Luke Cummo vs. Joe Stephensen (underrated imo)

 

[dontlaugh]

Did not last long, but imo :

If it's not available then use proxy

 

[Whippy McGee]

20 seconds that are worth it.

 

[lostdog000]

worth a mention

 

[archaus]

There's one fight that immediately comes to mind... I just can't recall the participants. It was largely chained subs and reversals and escapes, lots of technical rolling, it was a clinic on both sides, just beautiful.
Someone will name it and I'll go "that was it!"

Hideo Tokoro

 

[Joohnmatrix]

As the good man stated above me.....i concur.

This was the first fight that got me interested in mma, before it as I didn't understand the ground game I found it boring, but that fight I could see two amazing masters at work and got hooked!

 

[JayPettryMMA]

I remember an extremely underrated ground fight being Bendo vs Guida, it wasn't aired thanks to the UFC on Fox debut show with just one fight, but it was terrific.

 

[bunt]

As the good man stated above me.....i concur.

Just watched the entire vid on the toilet and yes it was worth it.

 

[the ambush]

Barnett-Nogueira I and II