In most sports, elite athletes face off against each other multiple times as they compete in the same tournaments and for the same trophies every year. But such repeat visits are rare in combat sports and even rarer in MMA.
There are notable exceptions such as the trilogy between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. However, by and large, once a fighter has vanquished one opponent, he moves on to bigger and better foes, rarely looking back.
Sometimes though, rematches are inevitable. Bad decisions, accidents in the cage or the thirst for vengeance mean some fighters are destined to meet more than once.
These rematches always have a greater intensity than the first encounter. Here’s a list of the most intense rematches in UFC history.