Since Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar rocked the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas in 2005, the sport of mixed martial arts has seen new heights, expanding to bigger audiences by the year.
Just a few weeks ago, the UFC ventured back to the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero, Brazil—a feat that just a few years ago was thought as a wild endeavor that would never gain this much momentum so quickly.
Given the the ascension of mixed martial arts, many fighters of different backgrounds, mentalities and personas have now all melded together. For the most part, many of these combatants have remained relatively respectful of one another.
But every now and then you get a Nick Diaz, Chael Sonnen or Tito Ortiz thrown in there, and a budding rivalry begins.