Kao dio proslave 25 godina postojanja, elitna svjetska MMA promocija UFC čitavu je 2018. godinu proglasila slavljeničkom. Tako su privremeno, na godinu dana, odlučili promijeniti i službeni logo koji smo imali prilike već neko vrijeme vidjeti u upotrebi, a kojim dominira brojka 25, prenosi Fightsite.
Tri vijesti o kojima se priča
Ovih dana UFC je odlučio objaviti službeni popis 25 najboljih mečeva u povijesti promocije, koji je zamišljen kao dio proslave 25 godina postojanja Ultimate Fighting Championshipa.
Očekivano ili ne, Conor McGregor nalazi se na čelnoj poziciji sa svojim drugim dvobojem protiv Natea Diaza koji se održao 20. kolovoza 2016. godine. I drugu poziciju drži taj dvojac, i to sa svojim prvim međusobnim dvobojem održanom na UFC-u 196 u travnju iste godine.
Nažalost, na popisu nema hrvatskih boraca i njihovih mečeva iako smo se nadali da bi prvi dvoboj Stipe Miočića i Juniora dos Santosa možda mogao završiti na ovom popisu borbi.
Podsjetimo, u prosincu 2014. godine Dos Santos je slavio nakon odluke sudaca, koji su jednoglasno presudili na stranu Brazilca, iako je dojam da je tijekom većeg dijela dvoboja naš borac bio barem ravnopravan.
To je samo još jedan dodatni dokaz koliko UFC ne simpatizira Stipu Miočića. Dvoboj protiv Juniora dos Santosa bio je prava poslastica za svakog ljubitelja slobodne borbe i svakako je zaslužio naći se na popisu 25 najboljih borbi.
TOP 25 svih vremena:
#25: Pat Barry vs. Cheick Kongo
UFC on Versus 4 on June 26, 2011, at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#24: Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Johnson
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on July 7, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#23: Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn I
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada on March 4, 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas, Nevada.
#22: Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche
UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche on February 23, 2013, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
#21: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier on May 15, 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
#20: Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Claudia Gadelha II
The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale on July 8, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#19: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#18: Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis on December 10, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
#17: Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin on July 3, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#16: Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin on July 5, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#15: Diego Sanchez vs. Gilbert Melendez
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
#14: Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 on December 2, 2017, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
#13: Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit on January 2, 2016, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#12: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar I
The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale on April 9, 2005, at Cox Pavilion, in Las Vegas, Nevada
#11: Matt Hughes vs. B.J. Penn II
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn on September 23, 2006, at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California
#10: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva I
UFC Fight Night 33 on December 7, 2013, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
#9: Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#8: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen I
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
#7: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson
UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson on September 21, 2013, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
#6: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva
UFC 79: Nemesis on December 29, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#5: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II
UFC 125: Resolution on January 1, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#4: Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald II
UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor on July 11, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#3: Mauricio Rua vs. Dan Henderson I
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
#2: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz I
UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz on March 5, 2016, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
#1: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 on August 20, 2016, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada
