There is nothing like a first defense in MMA and just like Ilia Topuria's shocking KO of Max Holloway, the only question left is where does something like this rank among the best of all time? We answer that for you today.

It doesn't matter how much evidence you throw at some people, they just can't accept it. Whether like Ronda Rousey or Luke Rockhold, to this day, they just can't let it go.

Ilia Topuria just did the unthinkable to Max Holloway. No one has even dropped Max Holloway at featherweight before and the time against Gaethje was a flash knockdown. Ilia's abilities have barely even been tested.

The writing was on the wall when it came to the Zuffa sale to Endeavor, the sale of Strikeforce, several people's careers with Tito Ortiz and Ben Askren.... yeah when you look back there is a ton of foreshadowing that you would have never realized in the moment.

This weekend there is a massive title fight between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway at UFC 308. Can you imagine if either guy pretty much just admitted they think they'll lose? Well, that's exactly what's happened in this video with the likes of Chael Sonnen and many others. Sometimes, you just know it's not going your way.…

Everyone puts their foot in their mouth from time to time, but some definitely do it more than others. In the case of Julianna Pena or Jamahal Hill, sad to say, it happens quite frequently. That's what today's video is about, when the fighters just had no idea what they were saying and it was completely out of line with everyone else in MMA.…

Even the best commentators make mistakes. In these cases, they definitely did. Whether it was Jon Anik getting a 209 tattoo cause he was so sure McGregor would be Diaz or Joe Rogan welcoming us all to the Machida era, they are perfect examples of commentators eating their own words.

It's hard to believe now but the UFC's lightweight division, you know a division that's featured the likes of Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje, Max Holloway, BJ Penn and a litany of others actually got booted from the UFC at one point. Following a series of unfortunate events, the UFC got rid of the whole division.…

Khamzat Chimaev has had a rough past couple years hasn't he? Well he's not the only one. This list is all about those times fighters have had to pull out of fights and the fans....well, let's just say they were pretty skeptical as to the reasons why.

Doesn't matter who you are in MMA, at some point you are going to get tested and that included the pound for pound greatest fighters ever. So that's what we look into today, the entire timeline of all of these greats when they were on top, in or outside the UFC and dive through it all.

There a few that did pick Khalil Rountree to beat Alex Pereira last night, but most did pick Poatan considering the gap in opponents and even still, this fight managed to over deliver. Massive respect to both fighters, but what Pereira did was nothing short of a terminator like performance. He never took a back step the whole fight even after being…

Most fighters simply win and become highly respected in MMA, but some just struggle to find that audience. These are the fighters that struggled the most to connect with fans.

It does matter it's Joe Rogan, Michael Bisping, Din Thomas, Paul Fedler... name an analyst or expert and they've all been wrong. We all are, that is normal, but in these cases it was almost like they all agreed despite all being wrong. No upsets by the way. They are massive underdogs for good reason usually.…

It doesn't matter what some champs do, good luck getting fans to cheer for them and in fact, all the champions on this list couldn't have been boo'd more. So that's what this video is all about. The performances and personalities fans couldn't hate more.

Some fight endings are just extremely suspicious for all the wrong reasons. Were they really hurt? Did they want a way out? Could be either. And in these cases, let's just say it was all very questionable.

Dana White has said a ton of crazy things while promoting the UFC that are frankly hilarioius, including that Power Slap is bigger than soccer/football. Um... yeah... LOL.

These are the moments when the eir apparent takes the throne and just as you think they'll be off to an incredible title reign, they...well... lose. Bigger shoes to fill than perhaps they even expected themselves.

Before there was Alex Pereira or Israel Adesanya or really any of the most incredible kickboxers came over to MMA, there was Bas Rutten. He's the one to first blaze that trail and even retire on top. This is the story of Bas Rutten.

The UFC delivered and then some with the Sphere. It was legitimately amazing. The problem is, the title fights really didn't deliver. They should do this sort of thing more often, but it doesn't change the essential product.

We just wrapped up a season with Shevchenko and Grasso culminating in their fight at the Sphere which got us thinking, when was the last time the Ultimate Fighter was any good? Turns out there has been a slew of completely pointless seasons lately, but also all throughout the show's history.

MMA rivalries are already intense enough on their own and sometimes the fight itself doesn't really live up to the hype, but in these cases the ending couldn't be more brutal and definitive.

Some fights just look awful on paper. Maybe it looks boring as a style matchup? Or how about a squash match? For one reason or another, most of us fans pre-judged these fights and were just totally wrong. Literally some of the best ever.

These controversies in MMA were just totally pointless yet everyone made a massive deal out of them. Some were incredibly stupid while others turned out to be incredibly fun as it just didn't matter at all.

This question has been circulating a ton lately. Where are all the new huge superstars in the UFC. Conor and Jones are on the way out. Alex Pereira is enjoying a ton of new fame, but is he the only one? Even then it's still early for him. Sean O'Malley is struggling to sell out the overpriced Noche card at the moment. Not to mention there have been…

Ever seen an upset so shocking that you thought there was no way it could be anything other than a Fluke? Well a lot times that is in fact the case but for these fights, it turned out to be way more important than that.

Chances are, many of us have had bad run-ins with our bosses. In some cases that led to a firing and might even be for reasons we'd rather not admit. Well in this case these fighters definitely went way too far and sadly for them, the world witnessed it in real time.

These are the moments that collectively blew our MMA brains. They are the moments that made you bigger fans of the sport, in other cases bummed you out, but most of the time just had you losing it for all the right reasons.

For one reason or another some careers look incredibly promising, but whether it's due their own failures or circumstances getting in the way, we never really got to see any of these fighters' full potential.

Dricus' style doesn't make sense. He looks like he gassing and technique is going out the window and just when you though Israel's cardio would outlast him with fantastic striking, Dricus just ended it. What a wild and fun fight. Who do you favor in the Strickland rematch?

Some fighters don't like to talk and let their performance say everything, but other fighters realize how use their words as a weapon as well. By the time they step into the cage... they've already won. These are the fighters that just completely took control of the narrative. Not all won, but they definitely had a huge effect.…

Without a doubt, Chuck Liddell was the biggest start in the UFC's history when he was on top. The world knew him if they didn't know anyone else inside the UFC, but there was one man the public was totally unaware of who had beaten him before and little did they know, would again. That man was Rampage Jackson.…

As they say, size ain't everything. Certainly won't stop you from being champion of the world if you're this good. These are the fighters that fought way above their weight class and came out on top over and over again.

The antitrust lawsuit just got a crazy update. Basically the judge said $335 million isn't enough for a settlement and that the UFC is going to have to pay up much more money. As a result of this the lawsuit is headed towards a trial. So does this suddenly mean we'll see more Francis Ngannou situations of top UFC fighters headed to the PFL? No. Not…

New stars have to come from somewhere right? Well, what better place to look than serving up the old stars vs the new? Yeah it's rough. And the fighters on this list constantly found themselves in that situation. Way more often than usual.

Sometimes the craziest bad blood between fighters isn't the ones that always disliked each other, but in fact the many of the most bitter rivals are those that used to be friends. And yes, believe or not Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov were at one time, in fact, friends. We'll break it all down for you now.…

The real magic of Alex Pereira

There's no doubt about it. The real heavyweight champion of the world is not Jon Jones but in fact, Tom Aspinall. Jones hasn't competed in over 500 days and has yet to defend his title a single time. What is the point of an undisputed belt when it is so fully and completely disputed? Jones can fight Stipe Miocic in November, but that ain't the real…

Why is Belal Muhammad just now getting his title shot against Leon Edwards at UFC 304? Well it probably has something to do with the silly excuses the UFC made to put Colby Covington in there against Edwards first. Turns out there are a ton other fights just like this.

As Paddy Pimblett enters into UFC 304 fight week, he's doing so with perhaps the most pressure he's ever felt in his career and the most disdain from the fanbase as well. But this is not the worst moment of his career, that's already happened.

There comes a point in every fighter's career where it's clear they just don't have it anymore. In these cases, all of the fighters chose to push through and continue their careers. From are perspective, these are the exact moments they should have called it quits.

What we told you the first martial art to start MMA is being erased? It's not jiu jitsu, it's not amateur wrestling, sambo and it's not any of the striking arts you know. It's something that goes beyond it all and in fact, created many of those combat disciplines. It even leads directly to some the UFC's champions like Tom Aspinall.…

You would think as a fighter that the craziest scenario you'll face the day of your fight will involve your opponent. In all these cases something else at the event totally changed that around. If you don't know what I mean, check out the video. A perfect example was Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland in the crowd of course.…

MMA was pretty much founded on the premise that the best techniques for real life situations prevail. In the cases though, you got people like Valentina Shevchenko telling people not to drink water. What even is this sport?

Some fighters get pegged as "over-the-hill" or too far past their prime to get past the next big thing and for good reason. Our favorite fighters lose all the time at similar stages in their careers, but just like what happened with Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov, you never can count out the best. Ya'll musta forgot.…

What you'll find in today's video is that the convoluted interim title situation between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall is both nothing new, but also not the way it used to be. The fact is, over time interim titles in the UFC have continually gotten worse, especially since the UFC sold in 2016.

All wins are not created equal. In fact, sometimes a win can be as bad as a loss depending on how it's viewed by the public. Most of the time people will carry on like normal, but others there's a level of backlash from Dana White or the fans and yeah.... plenty of examples here.

When we say this is one of the craziest MMA tournaments in the sport's history, that is no exaggeration. This had the biggest size differences you'll ever see in MMA and it put to shame the old UFC tournaments or anyone else. Not to mention this all happened in a major mma promotion in Japan. This one is wild.…

It's really hard to top what Alex Pereira did last night. Coming in on short notice and taking out someone as dangerous as Jiri, but making it look easy? Not to mention he came in with the same injury McGregor pulled out with. What a statement. He's headlined the two biggest cards of the year already. Fighter of the year is locked.…

There are a lot of huge, huge names on this card. Pereira, Jiri, Garry, MVP, the list goes on. But none of them are enjoying anywhere near this level of favor from the oddsmakers. Payton Talbott is -1600 as a favorite against Yanis Ghemmouri where the nearest guy on the card is only a -440. Let's take a closer look.…

Sometimes a card just completely falls apart and is in desperate need of someone to main event. In light Conor McGregor dropping out of UFC 303 and Alex Pereira stepping up last minute to fight Jiri Prochazka, we just had to talk about it in this video.