THE UFC TRILOGIES
Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor conclude, this Saturday (10), the 14th trilogy in UFC history. Remember 13 other times this happened.
Randy Couture x Vitor Belfort
The first UFC trilogy began in 1997 and ended in 2004, with two victories for the American and one for the Brazilian.
Chuck Liddell x Randy Couture
Couture was also involved in the second trilogy in Ultimate's history, but got the worst of it against Liddell, who won two of the three duels.
Tim Sylvia x Andrei Arlovski
The heavyweights faced each other three times between 2005 and 2006, with the advantage going to Sylvia, who won two of them.
Tito Ortiz x Ken Shamrock
One of the greatest rivalries in the history of MMA was marked as the first time that a fighter won all the fights in a trilogy, when Ortiz defeated Shamrock on three occasions.
GSP X Matt Hughes
In the first trilogy held at UFC welterweight, better for Georges St-Pierre, who lost the first fight, but won the next two against Matt Hughes.
BJ Penn x Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes didn't do well in the trilogies. Against BJ Penn, the former champion also got the worst of it and ended up defeated on two occasions.
Frankie Edgar x Gray Maynard
Lightweights Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard starred in one of the most memorable trilogies in UFC history. In the end, a win for each side and a draw.
Sam Stout x Spencer Fisher
Stout and Fisher made the first trilogy in which none of the fighters involved won or even challenged for the UFC belt. Better for Stout, who won two fights.
Forrest Griffin x Tito Ortiz
Griffin and Ortiz starred in a trilogy full of emotion, with two fights ending in split decisions from the judges. In the end, better for Forrest Griffin, who won twice.
Cain Velasquez x Junior Cigano
Brazilian Junior "Cigano" dos Santos won the heavyweight title by knocking out Cain Velasquez, but ended up being run over in the next two fights against his opponent.
Frankie Edgar x BJ Penn
The two lightweight legends faced each other three times between 2010 and 2014, with three wins for Edgar.
Charles do Bronx x Nik Lentz
In his long journey to becoming Ultimate champion, Charles faced the American Nik Lentz three times. There were two victories for the Brazilian and one no contest in a trilogy that began in 2011 and ended in 2019.
Stipe Miocic x Daniel Cormier
Last but not least, the last UFC trilogy featured heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Better for Miocic, who recovered from the defeat in the first meeting and won the last two.