Ten Favorite Matches of the past year?

[Grant Ellis]

I know we still have three big events to go before the year ends, but so far what have some of your favorites been?

In no paticular order, I liked the following a whole lot (and might add more):

Josh Thompson vs. Yves Edwards
Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson II
Antonio Nogueira vs. Hirotaka Yokoi
Kevin Randleman vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Semmy Schilt
Mark Coleman vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Chuck Liddell vs. Vernon White
Andrei Arlovski vs. Cabbage Correira
Mirko Filipovic vs. Aleksandre Emenlianenko
Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn


Too many good fights this year, not just in those two organizations...

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My favorites this far is:

Wanderlei Silva vs Quinton Jackson 2
I guess this fight will top a lot of best fight of 2004 list and with good reason. Very exciting back and forth battle with both fighters working for the finish every single minute of the fight. And a spectular KO finish to end the fight.

Kevin Randleman vs CroCop
I like CroCop more than Randleman but I also enjoy a big upset. The fight itself was a little to fast but seeing how happy Randleman was with the win and how he beat all odds warmed my heart.

Frank Trigg vs Renato Verissimo
How Trigg amazingly escaped Verissimo's triangle and came back to end the fight brutally in the second round made this fight a favorite of mine. I really like it when a fighter is in serious trouble but escapes and wins.

Matt Hughes vs Georges St-Pierre
just beacuse of the beautiful armbar

Fedor vs Mark Coleman/Kevin Randleman
I really enjoy watching fedor fight and he really showed in both those fights what a tough and well rounded fighter he is.

I'll post the last five later.