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** Royce Gracie curbstomped his way through the very first UFC event. Most of his opponents had no idea how to fight his style, and boxer Art Jimmerman gave up without throwing a single strike. Since the first event, Gracie continued to dominate the early events, but he was always considered the favorite. Ironically, he suffered a curbstomp defeat of his own on his return to the UFC against welterweight champ Matt Hughes, who dominated him with superior wrestling coupled with savvy submission defense.

** Anderson Silva exploded into the UFC after a fairly unexceptional career in other promotions. He dispatched the rugged Chris Leben so ruthlessly in his debut that he was immediately given a title shot. Though many fans didn't think he even deserved the shot, Silva demolished the two-time defending champ Rich Franklin in the first round. Since then, Silva has dispatched a number of other worthy opponents with ease, including a thrashing of Forrest Griffin, in which Silva spent a large portion of the fight taunting Griffin with his hands down before knocking him out with a ''[[Cherry Tapping|backpedaling jab]]''.

** [http://www.fightmetric.com/Machida.html Lyoto Machida] unleashed a series of lopsided victories over quality competition on his run for the light heavyweight title. Machida used a unique and elusive style, which includes a strong base in his family's brand of Shotokan karate, to nullify most opponents' offense and make them look like novices.

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20100526132440/http://www.fightmetric.com/Machida.html Lyoto Machida] unleashed a series of lopsided victories over quality competition on his run for the light heavyweight title. Machida used a unique and elusive style, which includes a strong base in his family's brand of Shotokan karate, to nullify most opponents' offense and make them look like novices.

** "Shogun" Rua delivered a curbstomp beating on Machida during their rematch, beating the champ to the punch and knocking him out in three and a half minutes.

** In 2003, Fedor Emelianenko challenged the then-greatest heavyweight ever in Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira. He was viewed as not standing a chance. He proceeded to spend twenty minutes absolutely torturing Nogueira, assailing him with unbelievably powerful punches. In December of 2004, he did it again, and would have done so in August of 2004 had an accidental cut not stopped the fight early. Fedor went gone on to crush many more opponents, but was always the clear favorite up until he began fighting for StrikeForce, where after defeating Brett Rogers, he proceeded to lose 3 in a row.

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** Narrowly averted by Anderson Silva, the most dominant champion in UFC history, during his 2010 title defense to Chael Sonnen. The challenger dominated four and a half rounds with superior wrestling and surprisingly effective stand-up striking until the champion managed to sink in a triangle-armbar and win the fight.

* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: It's very common for fighters to embrace and congratulate each other after the bout is over. Former opponents have sometimes invited each other to train at each other's camps.

* [[Defictionalization]]: Remember the original [[Karate Kid]]? Lyoto Machida knocked out Randy Couture at UFC 129 with an [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|honest-to-goodness]] [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wli6UyFmG4A/TbzIcRsJrHI/AAAAAAAACk4/Bg_yfOJbZdQ/s1600/Randy+Couture+vs.+Lyoto+Machida+5.gif crane kick].

* [[Defictionalization]]: Remember the original [[Karate Kid]]? Lyoto Machida knocked out Randy Couture at UFC 129 with an [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|honest-to-goodness]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130309000429/http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wli6UyFmG4A/TbzIcRsJrHI/AAAAAAAACk4/Bg_yfOJbZdQ/s1600/Randy+Couture+vs.+Lyoto+Machida+5.gif crane kick].

* [[Determinator]]:

** This is quickly becoming [http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Scott-Smith-2578 Scott Smith]'s calling card. His wins against Cung Le and Benji Radach both came late in the last round on one big punch, after having been dominated the rest of the fight. The best example is his amazing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs5nZwNyI5U win against Pete Sell] (at :33).

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* [[My Nayme Is]]: MMA stalwart Travis Wiuff's last name is pronounced the same as "view." Commentators have expressed bafflement at this.

* [[Narm Charm]]: Known for his eccentric training methods (including running up hills and ''chasing airplanes''), his mullet hairdo, and his iconic red speedo briefs, Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa has become a consistent fan-favorite in JMMA who is known for his 80s pro-wrestling look and catch-wrestling style finishes. And really, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5978fKG-uw&t=6m28s how can you not love this guy?]

* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]: Anderson Silva's trademark, especially against fighters he [[The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort|doesn't consider a challenge]]. Examples against [http://mmachronic.com/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/silvavsfranklin.gif Rich Franklin], [http://i53.tinypic.com/zwdwnq.jpg Forrest] [http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/790010/2vrveop_jpg.gif Griffin], and [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rQv9nSn-vEw/TlqMoV9gF2I/AAAAAAAABh4/_Dy6XJsHjOA/s1600/4.gif Yushin Okami].

* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]: Anderson Silva's trademark, especially against fighters he [[The Law of Diminishing Defensive Effort|doesn't consider a challenge]]. Examples against [http://mmachronic.com/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/silvavsfranklin.gif Rich Franklin]{{Dead link}}, [http://i53.tinypic.com/zwdwnq.jpg Forrest] [http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/790010/2vrveop_jpg.gif Griffin], and [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rQv9nSn-vEw/TlqMoV9gF2I/AAAAAAAABh4/_Dy6XJsHjOA/s1600/4.gif Yushin Okami].

* [[Numbered Sequels]]: The UFC popularized this trope when naming its events, and it has become standard for other MMA promotions.

* [[One of Us]]: In addition to being a [[Badass Bookworm]], Joe Lauzon ([http://twitter.com/JoeLauzon twitter link]) and Roxanne Modafferi are unabashed geeks and gaming enthusiasts. Heavyweight Josh Barnett is a bona-fide Otaku and Japanophile who once vowed to use his prize money to buy a life-size [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] statue, has ''Ai wo Torimodose'' as his entrance music, and once said, "[[Fist of the North Star|My Nanto Seiken isn't very good, so I'll keep working hard to be more like Kenshiro]]." Carlos Newton named his fight style [[Dragon Ball]] Jitsu and often performs a [[Street Fighter|hadoken]] after victories.