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#2 Forest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar - The Ultimate Fighter Finale (April 9, 2005)
A fight that made stars of it's two combatants? Check? A bout that was the first ever to be enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame? Check. A contest that put UFC firmly in the mainstream of public consciousness? Check.
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The finale of the inaugural Ultimate Fighter reality show pitted it's two finalists, Forrest Griffin and the "American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar versus each other in what is perhaps the most famous match UFC has ever promoted.
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This is a fight that has to be seen to be believed. Both men just fired away punch after punch with each other in a contest that more resembled a bar room brawl in places than an MMA encounter.
The two fighters exchanged vicious strikes and wildly threw bombs at each other as the crowd lapped up every single second.
Both men's faces were an absolute mess as the buzzer sounded and in truth the fight could have gone either way. Griffin won a decision to become the Ultimate Fighter Light-Heavyweight Champion.
There were no losers in this bout, however, as Bonnar was also rewarded with a UFC contract due to his incredible performance.
An instant classic.
