Greatest UFC fights ever, by division

[Lionheart7167]

Bored at work. Just thought it'd be interesting to see what you thought. Here are a few of mine (they'll probably get revised as I hear more from this thread)

Best UFC Fights Ever by division

HW- Rizzo/Couture, Arlovski/Browne, Silva/Hunt
LHW- Jones/Gus, Hendo/Rua
MW- Not sure
WW- Usman/Colby 1, GSP/Condit, Condit/Diaz, Lawler/Anybody
LW- The last 4 years. Gaethje, Olivera, Dustin, Islam
FW- Mendes/Aldo, Volk/Ortega
BW- Not sure
FLW- Any of Moreno's fights

I'll have to think about the females

 

[Bobby Boulders]

MW is probably one of the Whittaker/Romero fights, imo

WW - Robbie/Rory

 

[TerrorTimmy]

MW is probably one of the Whittaker/Romero fights, imo

WW - Robbie/Rory

Robbie/Rory and Robbie/Condit are definitely up there for WW. The Rory fight is one of the best fights of all time, any division

 

[Koala]

HW: Mark Hunt vs Big Foot
205: Jones vs Gustafsson 1
185: Whittaker vs Romero 1
170: Lawler vs Rory McDonald
155: Sanchez vs Guida
145: Swanson vs Doo Ho Choi
135: Barao vs Dillashaw??? not sure of this one, shittiest division historically
125: Figgy vs Moreno 1
Women: Joanna vs Zhang Weili 1

 

[ultra321]

Hendo Vs Shogun for sure.... It maybe all time, either gender, P4P GOAT UFC fight...
Lawler/MacDonald is certainly top 5
For the Girls Zhang vs Jedrzejczyk 1 was a great fight.

 

[Clark Rogers]

I think at LHW Griffin v. Bonnar has to at least be honorable mention based on its impact alone. It was also a banger.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Robbie/Rory and Robbie/Condit are definitely up there for WW. The Rory fight is one of the best fights of all time, any division

Wish we could see the mentalities of Robbie and Rory in that fight in every fight we see. Those are the kinds of fights that make us loyal fans. I didn't even care for Rory before that fight, as lauded as he was, and became one, even while he lost. Gimme that kind of effort every time out, and you could lose 10 straight and I'd still be a fan

 

[JoeRowe]

HW: DC vs Stipe 2
LHW: Jiri vs Glover
MW: Whittaker vs Yoel 2
WW: Hendricks vs Lawler 1
LW: Poirier vs Max 2
FW: Aldo vs Mendes 2
BW: Cejudo vs Moraes
FLW: Figgy vs Moreno 1
WBW: Zingano vs Nunes
WFLW: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2
SW: Zhang vs Jedrzejczyk

 

[IveBeenHere4yrs]

185: Adesanya vs Gastelum
155: Melendez vs Diego Sanchez
155: Islam vs Poirer
170: Matt Brown vs Erik Silva

 

[RockyLockridge]

SW: Zhang vs Joanna
WFLW: Shevchenko Vs Grasso 2
WBW: Rousey vs Tate 2
FLW: Figgy / Moreno 3
BW: Cruz vs Dillashaw / Sandhagen vs Yan
FW: Aldo vs Mendes 2
LW: Edgar vs Maynard 2/3 (Pettis vs Benson 1 if it counts)
WW: Lawler vs Mcdonald 2
LHW: Jones vs Gustuffson
HW: Hunt vs Bigfoot


Middleweight is the most complicated for me, it goes like this


If Strikeforce/WEC counts: Rockhold vs jacare
If Only fights in the UFC count: Izzy vs Gastelum
If it can't be an interim title fight: Izzy vs Poatan

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Missing 185? Definitely Anderson vs Chael I

 

[Kevlar44]

LW is Edgar and Maynard 2/3 for sure. Those were ridiculous.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Enjoy.

 

[generalyum]

Sanchez vs. Giblert / TKZ vs. Dustin Poirier

 

[FreddieRoachsVoice]

Does anyone else feel that Gus vs Jones is an extremely overrated fight? It was exciting at the time when the unstoppable Jones looked like he might lose but it is hardly one filled with highlights that I would rewatch multiple times

 

[laleggenda27]

For me, the "greatest fight" needs these elements:

1. High stakes.
2. Dramatic swings in momentum.
3. A definitive conclusion--i.e., a finish.

Using that criteria, a few that come to mind are:

HW: Big Nog-CroCop
LHW: Glover-Jiri
MW: Anderson-Chael 1
WW: Hughes-Trigg 2
LW: Frankie-Maynard 3
BW: TJ-Cody 1

 

[HavokHarmon]

Wish we could see the mentalities of Robbie and Rory in that fight in every fight we see. Those are the kinds of fights that make us loyal fans. I didn't even care for Rory before that fight, as lauded as he was, and became one, even while he lost. Gimme that kind of effort every time out, and you could lose 10 straight and I'd still be a fan

Yeah but to be fair I don’t know how many fights like that any fighter has in them. That was a truly brutal fight that probably took years off both of their careers.

 

[Tweak896]

For middleweight Id pick Izzy vs Gastelum. That fight was a great back and forth.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Yeah but to be fair I don’t know how many fights like that any fighter has in them. That was a truly brutal fight that probably took years off both of their careers.

It's true, but I'd settle for a short but impactful and memorable career, over a long career of point fighting and playing it safe and taking few risks. I'm sure most fighters would rather have the latter, though, and their health

 

[BowserJr]

Bored at work. Just thought it'd be interesting to see what you thought. Here are a few of mine (they'll probably get revised as I hear more from this thread)

Best UFC Fights Ever by division

HW- Rizzo/Couture, Arlovski/Browne, Silva/Hunt
LHW- Jones/Gus, Hendo/Rua
MW- Not sure
WW- Usman/Colby 1, GSP/Condit, Condit/Diaz, Lawler/Anybody
LW- The last 4 years. Gaethje, Olivera, Dustin, Islam
FW- Mendes/Aldo, Volk/Ortega
BW- Not sure
FLW- Any of Moreno's fights

I'll have to think about the females

Add Pat v Kongo?
LHW
MW Costa v yoel, yoel v Whittaker 1 & 2, machida v weidman
WW gsp v Hendricks, Karo v Diaz, Karo v Diego, Diaz v Diego
LW Gaethje v Charles, Maynard v Edgar 2&3, Charles v Chandler1, Dustin v Eddie 1 & Gaethje 1, Chandler v Dustin
FW add grice v bermudez, k zombie v Yair, Yair v max
BW TJ v Cruz, yan v Sandhagen