Fight of the Day

Fight of the Day: Edwards vs. Ludwig

From Strikeforce’s “Destruction” event in November 2008, here’s longtime UFC fighter Yves Edwards taking on fellow seasoned veteran Duane Ludwig in a lightweight matchup.

Fight of the Day: Kennedy vs. Rivera

From the International Fight League’s World Grand Prix Finals event in December 2007, here’s Army veteran Tim Kennedy, who will be in action against undefeated prospect Zac Cummings at this weekend’s Strikeforce Challengers show, facing Elias Rivera.

Fight of the Day: Ellenberger vs. Light

From BodogFight’s “Costa Rica Combat” event in February 2007, here’s UFC newcomer and Team Quest product Jake Ellenberger facing current Wolfslair coach and recent Strikeforce signee Zach Light.

Fight of the Day: Machida vs. Franklin

From the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Festival in December 2003, here’s current UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida taking on former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. The first part of the fight is above and the second is after the jump.

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Fight of the Day: Marquardt vs. Takeuchi

From Pancrase’s Spiral 4 in May 2005, here’s one-time UFC middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt taking on seasoned Japanese veteran Izuru Takeuchi. The first part of the fight is above and the rest can be seen after the jump.

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Fight of the Day: Kitaoka vs. Sakaguchi

From Pancrase’s “Changing Tour 3” show in June of this year, here’s reigning Sengoku lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka, who defends his title this weekend against top contender Mizuto Hirota, taking on fellow Pancrase veteran Yukio Sakaguchi.

Fight of the Day: Ray Mercer KO’s Tim Sylvia

If you haven’t seen it already, here it is, at least with the televised camera angle. From Monte Cox’s third “Adrenaline MMA” show on June 13 in Alabama, watch former boxing heavyweight champion Ray Mercer’s nine-second destruction of former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, courtesy of HDNet’s “Inside MMA”.

Fight of the Day: Diego Sanchez vs. Rene Kronvold

From King of the Cage 24: “Mayhem” in June 2003, here’s UFC lightweight contender and “Ultimate Fighter” alumnus Diego Sanchez taking on Rene Kronvold.

Fight of the Day: Hong Man Choi vs. Jose Canseco

From DREAM.9, courtesy of HDNet Fights

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Fight of the Day: Kerry Vera vs. Leslie Smith

From Bellator’s latest event on Friday night, here’s one of the best fights of this past weekend as Kerry Vera, the wife of UFC light heavyweight Brandon Vera, makes her professional MMA debut against fellow rookie Leslie Smith. The first round of the fight is above and the remainder is after the jump.

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