What is the greatest rivalry in UFC history?

Teammates who fell out, strangers who learned to hate each other, and one press conference that turned into a brawl.

1

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor

UFC 229, the biggest pay-per-view the company has sold, and the fence jump that followed it.

1000pts

2

Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell

Three fights across four years for the light heavyweight title, split between two eras.

710pts

3

Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz

Former training partners who fought three times and sold the sport to America.

560pts

4

Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos

A heavyweight trilogy that began with a 64-second knockout and ended one-sided.

560pts

5

Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

Three fights and fifteen years of genuine dislike between two bantamweight originals.

485pts

6

Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier

Two fights ten years apart, both of them among the best of their year.

485pts

7

Rashad Evans vs Jon Jones

Teammates who fell out publicly, then fought for the light heavyweight belt.

397pts

8

Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen

Two fights and two years of insults, settled by a fifth-round triangle choke and then by knees.

291pts

9

Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes

The mentor and the student, three fights, and a passing of the welterweight era.

291pts

10

Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz

Two fights in five months in 2016, one upset submission and one narrow decision.

291pts

11

Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard

Three fights including a draw and one of the wildest opening rounds ever fought.

291pts

12

Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko

Two of the best fighters of their generation, separated by a single round across two fights.

291pts

13

Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate

The rivalry that carried women's MMA from a reality show to a main event.

162pts