What was the best MMA fight of the 1990s?

Tournament nights with no weight classes, a couple of sold-out Tokyo Dome cards and the first real title bouts. Back then nobody knew which fighting style would come out on top.

1. 1
   Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn

   The UFC 4 tournament final in 1994, where Gracie absorbed nearly 16 minutes of punishment from the much bigger wrestler before finishing him with a triangle choke.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royler Gracie

   The Pride 8 fight in 1999 where Sakuraba's kimura forced a stoppage, the first loss for a Gracie in decades and the start of his 'Gracie Hunter' legend.
   1000pts
3. 3
   Rickson Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada

   The main event of Pride 1 in 1997, where Rickson armbarred Japan's pro-wrestling star in front of a huge Tokyo Dome crowd and launched Pride.
   952pts
4. 4
   Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock

   The UFC 1 semifinal in 1993, where Gracie choked out Shamrock in under a minute and announced Brazilian jiu-jitsu to the world.
   844pts
5. 5
   Frank Shamrock vs. Tito Ortiz

   The UFC 22 middleweight title fight in 1999, a back-and-forth war Shamrock won with strikes in the fourth round before retiring as champion.
   844pts
6. 6
   Randy Couture vs. Vitor Belfort

   The 1997 UFC 15 bout where the veteran wrestler Couture wore down the feared young striker Belfort and stopped him on the ground.
   555pts
7. 7
   Bas Rutten vs. Kevin Randleman

   The 21-minute UFC 20 heavyweight title fight in 1999 that Rutten won by a hotly disputed split decision after a bloody start.
   555pts
8. 8
   Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva

   The 1998 Ultimate Brazil fight in which a 21-year-old Belfort chased down Silva with a flurry of punches and won in 44 seconds.
   555pts
9. 9
   Ken Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten

   Their 1995 Pancrase rematch, where Shamrock submitted the Dutch striker with a kneebar to keep the King of Pancrase crown.
   555pts
10. 10
    Mark Coleman vs. Dan Severn

    The UFC 12 bout in 1997 where Coleman submitted fellow wrestler Severn to become the first UFC heavyweight champion.
    0pts
11. 11
    Ken Shamrock vs. Dan Severn

    The UFC 6 Superfight in 1995 where Shamrock caught the bigger Severn in a guillotine choke inside three minutes to win the Superfight title.
    0pts

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