What was the best year in MMA history?

[Barry_BondsMVP]

@PrideWasBetter

@Barry_BondsMVP

Look at all those fights that happened in 2005 in Pride. It was a who’s who of legends.

The year I started watching MMA and why my username is what it is.

[Pokanghoya]

2013. When Silva was knocked out by Weidman after clowning around.

[Fighting_Shatner]

@Barry_BondsMVP

2011??? Shove that shit in your kitchen drawer with all those papers you haven’t looked at in years.

Fucken mentioning Fedor vs Hendo… are you crazy bro? Try the mid 2000’s.

Let’s see the list

[Barry_BondsMVP]

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@Barry_BondsMVP

2011??? Shove that shit in your kitchen drawer with all those papers you haven’t looked at in years.

Fucken mentioning Fedor vs Hendo… are you crazy bro? Try the mid 2000’s.

Let’s see the list
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2005 in Pride FC

[Fighting_Shatner]

I can click a Wikipedia link. Don’t be lazy. Stack the 2005 list up against the 2011. At least try to copy and paste ?

[Barry_BondsMVP]

No butt head… stop being lazy and do it yourself

[Fighting_Shatner]

2011 was the best year for MMA. Imo.

[Barry_BondsMVP]

No it was definitely 2005

[Fighting_Shatner]

@Barry_BondsMVP

No it was definitely 2005

Nope. Nothing can top this

SF HW Grand Prix
Nick Diaz vs Daley
Jon Jones v Shogun
Rockhold v Jacare
Fedor v Hendo
Brock Lesnar v Overeem
Hendo v Shogun 1
Machida v Couture
Wandy v Chris Leben
BJ Penn v Nick Diaz
Jon Jones v Machida
Mir vs Big Nog
Kongo v Pat Barry
Nate Diaz v Cerrone
Bisping v Mayhem
Wandy v Cung Le
Rousey v Tate
Alvarez v Chandler
Aldo was in his prime. Faber, Rampage Cruz, Lil Nog, Rashad were fighting.

[Barry_BondsMVP]

Cut and paste that 2005 list from wiki… it’s way better

[Tyson2021]

Man I was stating to do a list for 2002, 2003, 2005 until I accidentally delted it, Ill do it agin but man that was some wrok already. Youll be surprised how many greats fights per year there were with UFC/Pride around.

[TwentyNineTwentyEight]

2005 Fedor vs. CroCop. It was an unreal time for MMA.

[Song2]

@Smilin_like_Rashad

@DY3

For example, we all remember Hendo vs Shogun 1. But do you remember the rest of the card looked like this.

Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson def. Maurício Rua Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def. Cung Le KO (knees and punches) 2 4:49
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Brian Bowles Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:27 [a]
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def. Rick Story Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def. Kyle Kingsbury Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Jason Brilz KO (punch) 1 1:17
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def. Alex Soto KO (punches) 1 0:56

Middleweight Chris Weidman def. Tom Lawlor Technical Submission (D’Arce choke) 1 2:07
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lb) Miguel Torres def. Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Seth Baczynski def. Matt Brown Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:42
Catchweight (158 lb) Danny Castillo def. Shamar Bailey TKO (punches) 1 4:52

Used to be familiar with every name on every card top to bottom back then…now I’m lucky to know more than 5 on a main card

This is true and I’m curious why. That last ufc card I barely knew anyone… how come I used to know them all and now I don’t?

[Song2]

@TwentyNineTwentyEight

2005 Fedor vs. CroCop. It was an unreal time for MMA.

Who the fuck what when? Sounds like a Chinese rip off

[DY3]

@Song2

@Smilin_like_Rashad

@DY3

For example, we all remember Hendo vs Shogun 1. But do you remember the rest of the card looked like this.

Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson def. Maurício Rua Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def. Cung Le KO (knees and punches) 2 4:49
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Brian Bowles Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:27 [a]
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def. Rick Story Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def. Kyle Kingsbury Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Jason Brilz KO (punch) 1 1:17
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def. Alex Soto KO (punches) 1 0:56

Middleweight Chris Weidman def. Tom Lawlor Technical Submission (D’Arce choke) 1 2:07
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lb) Miguel Torres def. Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Seth Baczynski def. Matt Brown Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:42
Catchweight (158 lb) Danny Castillo def. Shamar Bailey TKO (punches) 1 4:52

Used to be familiar with every name on every card top to bottom back then…now I’m lucky to know more than 5 on a main card

This is true and I’m curious why. That last ufc card I barely knew anyone… how come I used to know them all and now I don’t?

UFC has many more fighters than before. I remember Dana used to say ‘I have 300 guys under contract’. The other day I heard him say it again, but it would 700 guys under contract’.

Also, there are a lot more foreign fighters, with foreign names. They are not as easy to recognize. And by foreigners, not any more just Brazil, UK etc. Now Uzbekistan, Khasakstan, China, Cameroon etc.

[Smilin_like_Rashad]

@DY3

@Song2

@Smilin_like_Rashad

@DY3

For example, we all remember Hendo vs Shogun 1. But do you remember the rest of the card looked like this.

Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson def. Maurício Rua Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def. Cung Le KO (knees and punches) 2 4:49
Bantamweight Urijah Faber def. Brian Bowles Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:27 [a]
Welterweight Martin Kampmann def. Rick Story Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar def. Kyle Kingsbury Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader def. Jason Brilz KO (punch) 1 1:17
Bantamweight Michael McDonald def. Alex Soto KO (punches) 1 0:56

Middleweight Chris Weidman def. Tom Lawlor Technical Submission (D’Arce choke) 1 2:07
Lightweight Gleison Tibau def. Rafael dos Anjos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (141 lb) Miguel Torres def. Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Seth Baczynski def. Matt Brown Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:42
Catchweight (158 lb) Danny Castillo def. Shamar Bailey TKO (punches) 1 4:52

Used to be familiar with every name on every card top to bottom back then…now I’m lucky to know more than 5 on a main card

This is true and I’m curious why. That last ufc card I barely knew anyone… how come I used to know them all and now I don’t?

UFC has many more fighters than before. I remember Dana used to say ‘I have 300 guys under contract’. The other day I heard him say it again, but it would 700 guys under contract’.

Also, there are a lot more foreign fighters, with foreign names. They are not as easy to recognize. And by foreigners, not any more just Brazil, UK etc. Now Uzbekistan, Khasakstan, China, Cameroon etc.

Shit is so watered now.

[Fighting_Shatner]

@TwentyNineTwentyEight

2005 Fedor vs. CroCop. It was an unreal time for MMA

Of course. But I’m talking about the year in totality. Of course I can look back at Wikipedia but I thought I’d see some cool lists on here like Dy3 made

[Barry_BondsMVP]

Heavyweight 120 kg	Mirko Filipovic	def.	Mark Coleman	KO (punches)	1	3:40
Middleweight 93 kg	Quinton Jackson	def.	Murilo Rua	Decision (unanimous)	3	20:00
Middleweight 93 kg	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	def.	Alistair Overeem	Decision (unanimous)	3	20:00
Welterweight 83 kg	Kiyoshi Tamura	def.	Aliev Makhmud	TKO (retirement)	1	7:09
Heavyweight 120 kg	Sergei Kharitonov	def.	Mu Bae Choi	KO (punches)	1	3:24
Middleweight 93 kg	Kazuhiro Nakamura	def.	Stefan Leko	TKO (punches)	1	0:54
Middleweight 93 kg	Igor Vovchanchyn	def.	Kazuo Takahashi	KO (punch)	1	1:10
Middleweight 93 kg	Maurício Rua	def.	Hiromitsu Kanehara	TKO (stomp)	1	1:40
Heavyweight 120 kg	Fabrício Werdum	def.	Tom Erikson	Submission (RNC)	1	5:11
Middleweight 93 kg	Mario Sperry	def.	Hirotaka Yokoi	TKO

[Barry_BondsMVP]

Fedor Emelianenko def. Tsuyoshi Kosaka TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 10:00
Ikuhisa Minowa def. Gilbert Yvel Submission (Toe Hold) 1 1:10
Murilo Bustamante def. Ryuta Sakurai Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Alexander Emelianenko def. Ricardo Morais KO (Punches) 1 0:15
Daniel Acacio def. Daiju Takase TKO (Soccer Kicks) 2 3:34
Luiz Azeredo def. Luiz Firmino Decision (Split) 2 5:00
Marcus Aurelio def. Daisuke Nakamura Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Dean Lister def. Akira Shoji Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 3:13
Paulo Filho def. Amar Suloev Submission (Armbar) 1 4:22
Denis Kang def. Takahiro Oba Submission (Armbar) 1 4:24

[Barry_BondsMVP]

Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight 93 kg Wanderlei Silva def. Hidehiko Yoshida Decision (Split) 3 5:00
Middleweight 93 kg Maurício Rua def. Quinton Jackson TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 4:47
Middleweight 93 kg Kazushi Sakuraba def. Dong Sik Yoon KO (Punches) 1 0:38
Middleweight 93 kg Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Dan Henderson Submission (Armbar) 1 8:05
Middleweight 93 kg Alistair Overeem def. Vitor Belfort Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 9:36
Middleweight 93 kg Igor Vovchanchyn def. Yuki Kondo Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight 93 kg Ricardo Arona def. Dean Lister Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight 93 kg Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Kevin Randleman Decision