The UFC 100: The Swingin' 60s

E. Spencer Kyte by Analyst Written on July 04, 2009
CHICAGO - OCTOBER 25:  Sean Sherk (L)  fights Tyson Griffin in a Lightweight bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

We're climbing the ladder and working our way towards to top dog in UFC history, with a stop in the 60s, and this time, the moniker attached to this collection of fighters has nothing to do with sitcoms or time periods people are nostalgic for.

These 10 fighters, including one of the two pictured, have a penchant for throwing hands and waging wars, starting with the original Ultimate Fighter Bad Boy.

 

70. Chris Leben

UFC Record: 8-4
Victories Over: Terry Martin, Jorge Santiago, Patrick Cote


Before there was Junie Browning, there was Chris Leben, pissing on people's pillows, drinking himself into oblivion, and picking fights.

The win over Santiago looks even better now, as the American Top Team member is on a prolonged winning streak since leaving the UFC, while losses to Anderson Silva and Mike Bisping aren't anything to shake your head at.

 

69. Shane Carwin

UFC Record: 3-0
Victories Over: Christian Wellisch, Neil Wain, Gabriel Gonzaga

The way he's flattening opponents, Carwin could make a monstrous climb up this list in no time flat. Most impressive was the win over Gonzaga, as not only is he considered a solid contender at heavyweight, but Carwin was also able to withstand an early attack and finish the fight himself, all inside two minutes.

 

68. Spencer Fisher

UFC Record: 8-3
Victories Over: Caol Uno, Dan Lauzon, Thiago Alves

"The King" is easily one of my favorite fighters and not because of the shared name. Every fight he's in seems to turn into a war and he's come out on the winning end more often than not.

The two fights with Sam Stout were epic, as was the fight with Frankie Edgar. Despite speculative stories around the Internet earlier this week, I don't see Spencer Fisher going anywhere any time soon.

 

67. David Terrell

UFC Record: 2-1
Victories Over: Scott Smith, Matt Lindland

This is a name some might not be familiar with, simply because following his UFC 59, David Terrell seemingly fell off the face of the Earth. He's been rumored to return on several occasions, but always comes down with an pre-fight injury.

While the win over Lindland was outstanding, it's his loss to Evan Tanner for the Middleweight title where people best remember Terrell.

 

66. Tyson Griffin

UFC Record: 6-2
Victories Over: Gleison Tibau, Thiago Tavares, Clay Guida

Outside of his win over "The Carpenter," Tyson Griffin hasn't beaten another member of The UFC 100. While both losses come to fighters featured higher up the charts, Griffin hasn't beaten anyone of great stock (save for Guida) in the UFC and still earns accolades off his win over Urijah Faber from back in 2005.

 

65. Stephan Bonnar

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