5 UFC fights that should have been stopped sooner

#4. Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman at UFC 194

UFC 194: Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold

Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold faced off against each other in December 2015. The fight was expected to be an even contest between the two elite middleweights. But when Rockhold took Weidman down towards the end of the third round, he gained a full mount with seventy seconds left in the round.

Rockhold threw 75 elbows and punches to the face of Weidman, which left him cut wide open. Weidman's face was left bloodied, and he wasn't even able to stand completely. The corner of Weidman kept telling him how he was winning the round and lost it in the end, rather than looking at his condition. When the ground and pound started again in the fourth round, referee Herb Dean jumped in quickly and stopped the fight.

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#3. Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington at UFC 224

Amanda Nunes is the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time. She demolished almost every challenger that was put in front of her. But a few of her fights stand out due to their brutal nature, and one of them was her title defense against Raquel Pennington.

When the fight started, Nunes took control and put up a phenomenal striking display on Pennington. After the fourth round was over, 'Rocky' returned to her corner and said, ''I'm done''. Her coaches, however, convinced her to power through and try to end on a high note.

In the fifth round, she got hit with a barrage of strikes on the ground and the fight was finally stopped. This corner exchange between 'Rocky' and her coaches has ignited an everlasting debate in the MMA community about whether fighters need to go out on their shield or yield to fight another day.