Posted on September 17, 2009 by Jeremiah

UFC 103 marks the first time that two Croatians have ever competed on the same UFC card.

Rich Franklin is fighting his second straight fight at a 195 pound catch weight. Franklin is the only fighter in UFC history to have more than one bout at this weight.

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Posted on September 9, 2009 by Jeremiah

In the first part of this post, found here, we examined which fighters had defeated the most UFC champions in their careers. Such a list raises more questions than it answers. One of the most natural questions to ask about such a list is “What happens if you account for Pride champions as well?”

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Posted on August 27, 2009 by Jeremiah

MMA Trivia and Stats for UFC 102

Demian Maia is the ninth ADCC Champion to fight in the UFC. He’s put those submission skills to work, as he is the only UFC fighter since Royce Gracie to win five fights in a row via submission. He is also the only fighter in UFC history to ever win five consecutive fights via choke.

Nate Marquardt is fighting Demian Maia, a Brazilian BJJ black belt. Marquardt has only lost three fights in the last six years, all to Brazilian BJJ black belts.

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Posted on August 24, 2009 by Jeremiah

By virtue of being one of the first MMA organizations in the world and having an unbroken history that extends to their present day dominance, the title of ‘UFC Champion” is arguably the most prestigious title that any fighter can hold. ‘UFC Champion’ is by no means the only prestigious title an MMA champion may have won, but it is without a doubt the most consistently meaningful title in the history of our sport. And if being a UFC champion is worth so much, what about victories over those champions? Which fighters in MMA history have defeated the most members of this exclusive club?

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Posted on July 31, 2009 by jcs

A deep show (in our opinion) is one that features matches between fighters that are BOTH ranked at the time of the match.  These first-half shows had the most of these matches.
1st Place: UFC 97 [11]

T-2nd Place: Affliction 2, UFC 95, UFC 98, Sengoku Seventh [9]

Rounding out the Top 10
T-6th: UFC Fight Night 17, UFC [...]

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