My Top 5 Times The UFC Hit Gold.

Intro.

When you isolate the UFC, and hold them under a microscope, they haven't always hit gold as many times as you might think. From the days when they bled money, all the way to today. This is my run through of the times when the UFC hit Gold.

5. Chuck vs Tito.

When you think of these two, the moment when Tito jumped the cage after when Chuck beat Vitor, and this was the catalyst for what going to come. The MMA press would put pressure on Tito to fight chuck, and this eventually happened, after Tito lost his Light Heavyweight Championship to Randy Couture. The fires between these two were epic, from firery insults in the media, two Chuck beating Tito twice, and there eventual coaching stint on the ultimate Fighter. This was a golden time to be a fan of both of these fighters.

4. Michael Bisping Puts UK MMA On The Map.

The year was 2006. The world Cup took place in Germany. Pearl Jam headlined the Reading Festival, and. Michael The Count Bisping a little unknown fighter from Clitheroe in Manchester was on the brink on becoming a UFC stand out, when he appeared on their version of Big Brother The Ultimate Fighter. This caused a big stir within the scene here in the UK, as multiple MMA Gyms would then pop up, making Michael the first British MMA superstar.

3. Glover Texiera.

Gold would come this mans way later down the line. But if you followed him in back in 2012, you could tell that the UFC were on to something special. He was endearing, and he could back it up in the cage. 

2. Chris Weidman Is The Middleweight Champion.

UFC 163 was a Gold catching moment that was caught in time perfectly, on one hand, it was the end of the spider, whilst on the other. Chris Weidman was the new kid in town, and as things went, he would go on to have a stellar run with the belt, that would last for two and a half years, after he was defeated by Luke Rockhold.

1. The Rise Of Connor Mcgregor.

When you look back 2013 UFC, you weren't short of stars. Anderson Silva. Benson Henderson. Jon Jones. GSP, and. Cain Valesquez, then enter stage left the birth of the fighting Irish. After Connor beat Max Holloway, the rise  started and it has never really stopped, from smashing Jose Aldo to become the UFC Featherweight Champion, and then beating Nate Diaz twice, and Eddie Alvarez to become the Lightweight Champion, all in the space of one year. During this period, everything he touched turned to Gold.