Favorite avenged loss!!!

[PhilMcCavity]

Poirier getting consecutive wins on Conor was really gratifying.

I’d say it’s 1-1. Poirier was lighting conman up but that broken leg is barely a “win” for Poirier

 

[RemyR]

Shogun against Machida. It had nothing to do with Machida though and everything to do with how bad the judges fucked over Shogun that first fight.

 

[mkt]

Going way back, Frank Shamrock beating John Lober in the rematch. He even refused to go to the ground with him and made him stand up and take a beating.

Also, Jacare destroying Mousasi in the rematch. He beat him decisively on the ground and on the feet, and should've put to death any myths of Mousasi being anywhere close to a MW GOAT (though some Mousasi fans remained in denial).

 

[OldBoy91]

Bisping/Rockhold
Edwards/Usman
Korean Zombie/Garcia

 

[mkt]

AA lost to Silva in strikeforce and the UFC gave him to Silva in Brazil to what was pretty much a layup.

What? Here are their fights. Tim never fought in Strikeforce.
#1 in the UFC: AA by submission
#2 in the UFC: Sylvia by TKO
#3 in the UFC: Sylvia by UD
#4 in a ONE event in the Phillipines: NC due to soccer kicks by Arlovski. He would've won by TKO otherwise

 

[RockyLockridge]

Lol what? Their first fight was conors least impressive of his early finishes. It was pretty even until the finish. Conor had had way more impressive performances

no it was not even you should watch it again, it was a faster version of the alverez fight

 

[Edmond_Dantes]

Sure why not?

this was incredibly embarrassing. I wonder how this fight even got sanctioned.

 

[613]

no it was not even you should watch it again, it was a faster version of the alverez fight

No it was not! The Eddie fight was complete domination. The Dustin fight was just a finish after no one really dominated. No one was dominating until the finish. Conor landed 9 strikes total for fucks sake and that's with the TKO. Dustin landed 10

 

[dont_axe]

The Dustin-Conor one stands out among most other mentions in this thread so far because I think it's the best example of a rematch that demonstrated change. You always have your instant rematch examples or borderline fluke KO examples, where the rematch is just another way the first fight could have gone, but didn't. But for Dustin-Conor, I mean, you might make the argument that DP's varied skillset and superior groundwork could have led him to a victory when they first fought, but I don't think anyone can argue DP could have lit Conor up like he did in the following matches.

So while I know a bunch of people are satisfied by rematches that seem to right some perceived wrong, my favorites are the one that display just how different things have become.

Another example I think of is Condit-Kampmann. The Dane was a solid stalwart to debut against, and it was a real mixed, back and forth, extremely close fight. 4 years later, there was a stark difference, and it lasted a while

I'm sure there are much better examples, but that's just the one on my mind

*edit

Now that's a perfect example

No shit man. One of my favorites. Come from behind Kampmann. It was like he was unstoppable with his run. I hate to use the word meteoric, because I use it too much...yea, he was a bad dude.

 

[C0NCH3TO]

Recently Edwards vs Usman. All time Crocop vs Gonzaga.

 

[djacobox372]

GSP vs. Hughes 2... nothing comes close.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

What? Here are their fights. Tim never fought in Strikeforce.
#1 in the UFC: AA by submission
#2 in the UFC: Sylvia by TKO
#3 in the UFC: Sylvia by UD
#4 in a ONE event in the Phillipines: NC due to soccer kicks by Arlovski. He would've won by TKO otherwise

He's talking about Bigfoot Silva

 

[Ozze]

Not my favorite because I like JDS but the way Cain destroyed him was really fucking impressive.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

GSP vs Hughes

GSP vs. Hughes 2... nothing comes close.

That night we witnessed a true passing of the torch!

 

[mkt]

He's talking about Bigfoot Silva

Ok, I saw the names Sylvia and Silva in the same comment...wasn't sure

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

no it was not even you should watch it again, it was a faster version of the alverez fight

Considering there was only like not even a couple dozen strikes, any types of evaluations are fairly empty.

To be fair though, it did give Conor his beautiful smile

 

[Hatorade]

I would have just left it at the second fight but hey that's just me..

I would like to see Dustin beat his ass a 3rd time, and break his other leg.

 

[Hatorade]

My favorite has got to be Tito knocking out Chuck. Always felt like Chuck got lucky in the first two...... Skill finally prevailed

 

[mkt]

My favorite has got to be Tito knocking out Chuck. Always felt like Chuck got lucky in the first two...... Skill finally prevailed

Jake Paul > Anderson > Tito > Chuck > Swimming Pool guy. But you know how this MMA Math stuff works, especially when you mix in boxing. The swimming pool midget that Chuck tackled probably beats Jake Paul in bareknuckle.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

What? Here are their fights. Tim never fought in Strikeforce.
#1 in the UFC: AA by submission
#2 in the UFC: Sylvia by TKO
#3 in the UFC: Sylvia by UD
#4 in a ONE event in the Phillipines: NC due to soccer kicks by Arlovski. He would've won by TKO otherwise

Silva. Bigfoot Silva.

Not Tim Sylvia.