Dana White's Contender Series Fighter Matt Dixon's Top 5 Fights
Oklahoma's Matt Dixon believes he will earn a contract on Dana White's Contender Series. Before he makes the walk on Tuesday he told us his five favorite fights:
With only a handful of UFC talent to come and go from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Matt Dixon of Dana White’s Contender Series hasn’t necessarily had a hometown hero to look up to in his favorite sport.
Still sticking with it after being influenced by his father, Dixon has had almost a lifetime of fandom and appreciation for this sport, so while Dixon may be new to the UFC, the UFC is far from new to him.
“That just looked like the battle of the titans. Two huge guys going toe to toe, banging it out. These guys are both so explosive and huge and it’s just insane that these guys have this much power and this much explosiveness.”
“How can you not have respect for either one of those guys? It was such an amazing fight. I love the high level striking, I love watching these guys compete. That was by far one of my favorite fights to watch.
Israel Adesanya punches Kelvin Gastelum in their interim middleweight championship bout during the UFC 236 event at State Farm Arena on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Georges St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping – UFC 217
“GSP came back after such a long layoff; he was the most dominant welterweight champion of all-time and he goes up a weight class. He fights Michael Bisping, who’s great at promoting fights, great at talking trash, so he was a great dance partner for GSP. GSP was very entertaining in that fight, too. He threw some wheel kicks and he came in there looking for a finish.”
Gray Maynard (white shorts) def. Frankie Edgar (black shorts) - Unanimous Decision during the UFC Fight Night 13 at the Broomfield Event Center on April 2, 2008 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen 1 – UFC 117
“It was such an amazing comeback. I watched that one on pay-per-view when it was happening. There was a feeling of when everybody was talking about it; you just felt that everybody believed Anderson was going to lose that fight and for him to turn it around and pull off the win it was so spectacular.”
