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Fedor vs Crocop
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voted fedor/mirko but bonnar/griffin might be the most important. saved the ufc and helped mainstream the sport.
You could say the same thing about Tito.
The Ken Tito fight was huge and just as important. Ken had a massive fanbase and exposure from WWF and the UFC was still basically bush league at that time, this fight really brought the shift to mainstream attention.Forrest-Bonnar is by far the "most important" fight. It's the only fight on the list that meaningfully affected the trajectory of the sport.
That and Tito vs Ken 1 kept the UFC from going under.Have to go for Forrest vs Bonnar, since it's basically the reason that MMA is thriving and has become pretty much a mainstream sport today.
Without that fight drawing in the casuals and TUF noobs, MMA would still be a risky dink, borderline underground, niche thing (which I understand many Sherdoggers would prefer, I just disagree).
Forrest vs Bonnar was two, regional level bums, bar brawling on Spike TV. It was an example how low the standard was on the American MMA scene was at the time and how low the expectations were from UFC fans and casuals in America. UFC was literally the Bellator of MMA at that time and Forrest-Bonnar was the most important fight they could muster.Forrest-Bonnar is by far the "most important" fight. It's the only fight on the list that meaningfully affected the trajectory of the sport.
Other fights were much bigger in terms of skill, fighter legacy, or any other metric you want to use. But in terms of "most important," Forrest-Bonnar is the obvious choice.
Honorable mention to Royce-Shamrock at UFC 1.
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The Saku/Royce fight was actually the card Dana took the Ferrita's to in order to convince them to buy the UFC.Forrest-Bonnar is by far the "most important" fight. It's the only fight on the list that meaningfully affected the trajectory of the sport.
Other fights were much bigger in terms of skill, fighter legacy, or any other metric you want to use. But in terms of "most important," Forrest-Bonnar is the obvious choice.
Honorable mention to Royce-Shamrock at UFC 1.