Teammates who fell out, strangers who learned to hate each other, and one press conference that turned into a brawl.
1Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregorUFC 229, the biggest pay-per-view the company has sold, and the fence jump that followed it.1000pts
2Randy Couture vs Chuck LiddellThree fights across four years for the light heavyweight title, split between two eras.710pts
3Chuck Liddell vs Tito OrtizFormer training partners who fought three times and sold the sport to America.560pts
4Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos SantosA heavyweight trilogy that began with a 64-second knockout and ended one-sided.560pts
5Dominick Cruz vs Urijah FaberThree fights and fifteen years of genuine dislike between two bantamweight originals.485pts
6Max Holloway vs Dustin PoirierTwo fights ten years apart, both of them among the best of their year.485pts
7Rashad Evans vs Jon JonesTeammates who fell out publicly, then fought for the light heavyweight belt.397pts
8Anderson Silva vs Chael SonnenTwo fights and two years of insults, settled by a fifth-round triangle choke and then by knees.291pts
9Georges St-Pierre vs Matt HughesThe mentor and the student, three fights, and a passing of the welterweight era.291pts
10Conor McGregor vs Nate DiazTwo fights in five months in 2016, one upset submission and one narrow decision.291pts
11Frankie Edgar vs Gray MaynardThree fights including a draw and one of the wildest opening rounds ever fought.291pts
12Amanda Nunes vs Valentina ShevchenkoTwo of the best fighters of their generation, separated by a single round across two fights.291pts
13Ronda Rousey vs Miesha TateThe rivalry that carried women's MMA from a reality show to a main event.0pts
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Chael Sonnen performed a feud to an empty chair for two years, and it still sold UFC 148 better than most fights sell themselves: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways
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