Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar is a duo of fights starting in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 1 contest which received national acclaim, and was highly regarded among fans as one of the most exciting, greatest and memorable fights in the history of not only the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) but of mixed martial arts (MMA) in general. The bout was voted fight of the year by a poll of over 19,000 readers of the website MMAWeekly.com,[1] and was recognized as the 2005 Shoot Match of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The fight was credited by Dana White as the "most important fight in UFC history".[2] The fight was also voted the greatest fight in UFC history in 2009.[3]
- ^ "2005 FIGHT OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Mma Weekly. 2005-12-25. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave. "UFC's greatest hits: the middle years - MMA - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "The Ultimate 100". Aired 2009-07-11. Spike.