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#4. BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk at UFC 84
BJ Penn, in his prime, was arguably one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The UFC Hall of Famer and two-division champ held the record for the longest title reign in the UFC lightweight division before his record was broken by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
'The Prodigy' squared off against Sean Sherk for a lightweight unification bout at UFC 84. The Hawaiian went on to defend his title with a third-round KO win at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Penn produced a dominant performance as he overwhelmed 'The Muscle Shark' with his striking. Sherk, who was returning to the UFC following his suspension at UFC 73, could do little to match up to Penn's speed and skills.
Sherk enjoyed some success in the third round and landed a few significant leg kicks, but got caught with a powerful flying knee by Penn in the dying seconds of the round. It was the Hawaiian's13th win of his career.
#3. Thiago Alves vs. Matt Hughes at UFC 85
UFC 85, at the O2 Arena in London, was headlined by a bout between Thiago Alves and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes.
The event was riddled with injuries. It was originally supposed to be headlined by Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans, but an injury to Liddell prompted the UFC to book the Alves vs. Hughes fight as the main event instead.
Matt Hughes, coming off his second loss to Georges St. Pierre in a battle for UFC interim gold, was eager to bounce back and return to winning ways. Meanwhile, Thiago Alves was on an incredible run of form at the time, riding a five-fight win streak in the UFC going into this bout.
Originally expected to be a welterweight bout, Hughes agreed to fight Alves at a catchweight of 174 pounds after the latter missed the 170 pound limit.
Hughes seemed eager to take the fight to the ground in the first round. He tried scoring a few takedowns but they had little impact on Alves. With Hughes' gameplan as clear as day, Alves anticipated a takedown attempt in the second round and lunged in with a vicious flying knee.
