For too long, our writers’ hyper-specific arguments have been confined to the private corridors of the Internet. Welcome to The List , where we take their instant message bickerings, add a little polish, and make them public. After the parade of pre-fight staredowns between UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor stopped today in Dublin in support of UFC 189, we remember some of the UFC’s best hyped fights. * * * * 1. The Ortiz-Shamrock feud, because it made MMA seem big time Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz Ben Fowlkes: In 2002, I was living in a nice little house in La Mesa, Calif., with three other guys who regarded my enthusiasm for professional mixed martial arts as – and here, I’m being generous to myself – an endearing foible.
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The List: As Aldo-McGregor looms, the other best-hyped fights in UFC history – MMA Junkie