1. Stephen Thompson
Wonder Boy. The White Lyoto Machida. Call him what you will.
The truth is this will be the last time you see him opening a fight card. His head kick KO of Dan Stittgen surely just put him on the fast track. I'd love to see him fight either Brian Ebersole or John Hathaway next.
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2. Dustin Poirier
Whether or not Poirier's mounted triangle armbar finish was made possible by Holloway's lack of ground skills or Dustin's overall nastiness isn't relevant. Just enjoy the beauty of it because you probably won't see something like that in the UFC for a minute.
3. Fabricio Werdum / Roy Nelson (tie)
I hate ties. This was going to Werdum and Werdum only until I feasted my eyes upon this little quote from Fab himself (from BE via sportv.globo.
" It's unbelievable. My leg is hurting, I can't even walk right because of the knees I threw. It was four or five in the same place. It opened up a cut and it...
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