Fights where you figured out a fighter was pretty good, win or loss.

[EJRMAN513]

For me two of most popular examples are GSP in his loss to Hughes and Rrry in his loss to Condit(got a feeling this ones going to be a popular vote)

 

[Grimm911]

Tim elliot is pretty good

 

[csroster]

Lesnar did pretty well in the first Mir fight that he lost by sub. I was impressed.

 

[codymo]

After Weidman's fights with Sakara/Bongfeldt I knew he'd be a force.

 

[MMAn87]

Michael McDonald vs Miguel Torres. I knew he was good but that fight really put stamp on it. That kids for real

 

[Christian944]

Lesnar did pretty well in the first Mir fight that he lost by sub. I was impressed.

LESNAR

LoL

 

[gillygilly**]

Weidman after munoz , but that's an easy one lol

 

[forrestcries]

When Gus lost to Davis, I got the sense that he still was the better fighter who just made a dumb mistake.

And Inb4 jones/hamill

 

[PAPERCLIP30]

When jones beat bonnar

 

[csroster]

LESNAR

LoL

Well I knew Brock was a good athlete/wrestler and all, but I was pretty much expecting Mir to tool him most of the fight.

 

[Brokenpromise]

Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia.
I thought that was the biggest mismatch in UFC history until the Old Man showed the world being old is just a #

 

[Banana Man]

brandon vera, i did not expect him to fight like that against shogun

 

[csroster]

And I'm not sure anyone has profited more from a loss than Sonnen did in the first Silva fight.

 

[Smeaglebutcrack**]

Mirko Cro Cop vs Andy Hug - Even tho i thought Cro Cop won it i was rooting for Hug in that fight as he was my idol at the time, and after watching Mirko go toe to toe with him i was sold on him especially when he started trading axe kicks with Hug which was just epic.

Fedor vs Heath - Became a huge Fedor believer after that and was favouring him against Nog,

Rampage vs Sakuraba - Thought Quinton could become the next Randleman and i was sort of right.

 

[trane]

brandon vera, i did not expect him to fight like that against shogun

And I did not expect Shogun to fight like that against Vera lol

 

[Brokenpromise]

Dan Cormier Josh barnett and Cormier vs Bigfoot
Bigfoot vs Fedor
Fabricio vs JDS

 

[Juzie]

Silva vs Franklin not on the first page =S

 

[Malas]

Menjivar's loss to Serra.

 

[Jawth]

Even though I'm not a fan, Chael after the first Silva fight.

Forrest after the first Tito fight too.

 

[Lostcow]

Dan Hardy when he fought GSP. I didn't think he was especially good before that, but then I realized the UFC wouldn't give just anyone a title shot.