There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?
“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.
Today’s highlights feature “Shogun” Rua getting revenge against “Rampage” Jackson by breaking his ribs and ending their 2005 PRIDE middleweight grand prix fight with soccer kicks. Also that night, Alistair Overeem submitted Vitor Belfort with a guillotine choke.
So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:
- PRIDE: Total Elimination: Mauricio Rua vs. Quinton Jackson – April 23, 2005
- Pancrase: Yusaku Inoue vs. Takashi Umehara – April 23, 2017
- King of the Cage: Zak Ottow vs. Frank Schuman – April 23, 2018
- PRIDE: Total Elimination: Alistair Overeem vs. Vitor Belfort – April 23, 2005
- Pancrase: Toru Ogawa vs. Alex Okabe – April 23, 2017
- PROFC: Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Eddy Bengtsson – April 23, 2010
- K-1: Jerome LeBanner vs. Francisco Filho – April 23, 2000
Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.
Combat Rewind, April 23: 'Shogun' stops 'Rampage' with soccer kicks in PRIDE grand prix
