The Top 10 Most Googled UFC Fights of 2010
The Ultimate Fighting Championships had an incredibly busy year, putting on 24 fight cards and having a grand total of 254 fights.
In 2010 we witnessed the return of Brock Lesnar, the miraculous come-from-behind triangle choke Anderson Silva was able to land on Chael Sonnen, and the end of B.J. Penn's dominance at lightweight as Frankie Edgar was crowned the new lightweight champion.
Some fights just fell short of the list, while other fights had incredibly huge numbers.
These are the top 10 most Googled UFC fights of 2010.
UFC 119: Frank Mir vs. Mirko Cro Cop
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Google Searches: 628,000
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir vs. former Pride open-weight grand prix champion Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic took place this past September at UFC 119.
The fight between Mir and Cro Cop made headlines for being a very lackluster bout even with Mir scoring a late knockout.
UFC 111: Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin
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Google Searches: 832,030
At UFC 111, back in March of this year, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir took on Shane Carwin for the UFC interim heavyweight title.
The Mir/Carwin fight managed to secure the No. 9 spot for Carwin's devastating knockout over the former UFC heavyweight champion Mir and the fact that he would meet Brock Lesnar to unify the UFC heavyweight titles.
UFC 112: B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar
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Google Searches: 947,368
It was in April of this year when Frankie Edgar managed to score one of the biggest upsets in UFC history after he defeated the legendary B.J. Penn for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi.
Many fans, fighters and pundits either debated the decision or felt that Penn took Edgar lightly.
However you feel about the decision, the fact remains Edgar scored a huge upset and is a part of one of the most searched for fights on Google.
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UFC 118: James Toney vs. Randy Couture
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Google Searches: 1,327,436
At UFC 118, back in August, former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Randy "The Natural" Couture embarrassed former multiple time boxing champion James "Lights Out" Toney.
Early on, Couture secured a low single leg takedown and would submit Toney via arm triangle choke in just over three minutes into the first round.
The fight between Couture and Toney entered the top 10 list due to Toney's constant trash talking and that this fight was a crossover bout between boxing and mixed martial arts.
UFC 111: Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy
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Google Searches: 1,450,200
Coming in at No. 5 is the UFC welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre against Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy back in March for UFC 111.
On this night, St. Pierre continued his dominance in the welterweight division with an overwhelming display of grappling that Hardy had no answer for.
UFC 112: Anderson Silva Vs. Demian Maia
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Google Searches: 1,847,876
UFC made history this year as they made their first trip to Abu Dhabi, however, Anderson Silva made headlines for putting on an incredibly lackluster performance when he defended his UFC middleweight title against Demian Maia.
Silva's performance so bad that for the first time ever, UFC President Dana White left during a title fight, and told Ed Soares to hand Silva his belt.
UFC 114: Quinton Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
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Google Searches: 2,176,140
Former UFC light heavyweight champions and Ultimate Fighter season 10 coaches Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and "Sugar" Rashad Evans after much trash talk, finally collided at UFC 114 back in May.
It was on this night that "Rampage" looked like cage rust got the best of him, and that Evans would earn a unanimous decision.
Several factors lead this fight to reach the No. 4 spot, including the "A-Team" movie, Rampage's short-lived retirement, and of course the trash talk that ensued between Evans and Rampage.
UFC 121: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
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Google Searches: 2,409,143
For months building up to the fight, the UFC marketed the Cain Velasquez/Brock Lesnar fight, as Velasquez's big chance to be the first ever Mexican heavyweight champion.
As we all know by now if the pay-per-view has Lesnar involved, the odds are good that there will be a giant amount of fan interest.
At UFC 121, Velasquez put on a fairly one-sided beating on Lesnar to be crowned the new UFC heavyweight champion.
UFC 116: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
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Google Searches: 2,657,870
Coming in at No. 2 is the blockbuster fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin from UFC 116.
Both Carwin and Lesnar fought to unify the UFC heavyweight and UFC interim heavyweight titles in a memorable match that left fans wanting more.
The fight made headlines not only because it was Brock Lesnar's return to action after suffering from diverticulitis, but Brock was able to come back from an ugly first round and submit Carwin with an arm triangle in Round Two.
UFC 117: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
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Google Searches: 3,243,870
At No. 1, is the UFC middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen that took place at UFC 117 in August of this year.
The fight itself has been named fight of the year by many online publications, as Silva was able to take a beating for four rounds and then make a miraculous comeback in the fifth round with a triangle choke.
However, upon looking at many of the searches, the number of searches for the fight was split between Sonnen testing positive for performance enhancing drugs and the possibility of a rematch between Silva and Sonnen.
Sonnen vs. Silva is not only the most talked about fight regarding the news in MMA, Sonnen vs. Silva has dominated sports headlines all over, and will forever be surrounded in controversy due to Sonnen testing positive.
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