In seventh place on this list was the fight between Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Filipovic at the PRIDE tournament in August 2005.
At the time of this fight with Fedor, Filipovic was on a seven-fight winning streak, including a first-round knockout in the fight with Alexander Emelianenko.
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Filipovic ended in a victory for the Russian by decision of the judges after three rounds.
The top 5 best title defenses included the following fights:
5. Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 2 (UFC 189 in July 2015);
4. Jorge Santiago against Kazuo Misaki (Sengoku 14 in August 2010);
3. Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 (UFC 179 in October 2014);
2. Randy Couture against Gabriel Gonzaga (UFC 74 in August 2007);
1. Anderson Silva vs. Chay Sonnen 1 (UFC 117 in August 2010).
- Rematch between Emelianenko and Datsik – canceled
Source: Sport
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