Predicting the 2019 UFC Hall of Famers

Fights

Hendo vs Shogun at UFC 129: Classic fight was inducted in 2018

Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald - UFC 189 (July 11, 2015)

Robbie Lawler following his bloodbath victory over Rory MacDonald at UFC 189

So, much has already been written about the Welterweight Championship encounter between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald. Suffice to say, it could well be the greatest fight UFC has ever staged.

For five brutal rounds, Lawler and MacDonald busted each other open and pounded away in a battle that ebbed and flowed to an astonishing degree.

The closing stages were amongst the most sickening you could ever witness, as a well-timed jab from Lawler audibly smashed MacDonald's nose.

This fight shouldn't so much as be inducted, it likely deserves its own wing.

Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard - UFC 125 (January 1, 2011)

Edgar vs Maynard: Hall of Fame-bound in 2019?

Rarely has a draw been such a satisfactory result but it absolutely was in the classic contest between former Lightweight Champion, Frankie Edgar and his challenger, Gray Maynard.

Maynard was the only man to have ever defeated Edgar back in 2008 and he was eager to repeat the feat and with it, win his first UFC gold.

It wasn't to be but not due to lack of effort. The pair came out swinging and would continue to do so, for five gruelling rounds. One judge scored the bout for Maynard, whilst the other two, scored it a draw. What a war! What a fight! It deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.