With 2009 over and done with, looking back it was a great year of MMA. With 481 fights from 47 major events in 6 promotions, let’s take a look at the top 10 fights of the year as voted by fans so far.
4.78 – Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce: Evolution) .
4.67 – Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers (Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers) .
4.60 – Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans (UFC 98) .
4.59 – Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann (Fight Night 18) .
4.57 – Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber (WEC 41) .
4.51 – Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo (WEC 44) .
4.51 – Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki (WEC 40) .
4.39 – Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki (Dream 11) .
4.38 – Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (Dream 11) .
4.35 – Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 102) .
Here’s a breakdown of how the rankings have changed since the last posting:
Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce: Evolution) enters the rankings at #1 with 4.78 stars.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers (Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers) enters the rankings at #2 with 4.67 stars.
Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans (UFC 98) hangs on at #3 going from 4.58 stars to 4.6 stars.
Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann (Fight Night 18) drops from #1 with 4.60 stars to #4 with 4.59 stars.
Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber (WEC 41) gets bumped down from #4 with 4.57 stars to #5 with 4.53 stars.
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Jose Aldo (WEC 44) enters the rankings at #6 with 4.51 stars.
Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki (Dream 11) drops from #7 with 4.31 stars to #8 with 4.39 stars.
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Hiroyuki Takaya (Dream 11) drops from #6 with 4.36 stars to #9 with 4.38 stars.
Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 102) drops from #8 with 4.27 stars to #10 with 4.35 stars.
Also falling off the rankings are:
Scott Smith vs. Benji Radach (Strikeforce: Shamrock) with 4.26 stars.
Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva (UFC 94) dropping from 4.27 stars to 4.26 stars.
Donald Cerrone vs. Benson Henderson (WEC 43) dropping from 4.47 stars to 4.29 stars.
Do you remember these fights? What do you recall thinking and feeling when you watched them? What was your favorite fight from 2009? Make sure you vote for it.
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