An interesting piece coming from Grant Gordon, editor of HOFN.com; he, like the vast majority of UFC fans, has a list of top Ten UFC fights.  Gordon compiled a list of his Top Ten UFC fights of all time; here’s a sampling:

10. Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture, UFC 52, April 16, 2005: The timing couldn’t have been better, as “The Iceman” and “Captain America” – arguably the industry’s brightest stars at the time of their much-hyped rematch – squared off on the heels of the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter’s” conclusion.

As a vehicle to build and advertise upcoming pay-per-view extravaganzas, “The Ultimate Fighter” couldn’t have led to a higher-profile match-up.

Opposing coaches on the first season of the reality show that introduced the UFC to the mainstream, the duo was in the midst of the sport’s most storied trilogy. Couture had gone from surprising underdog to light-heavyweight champion and already owned a technical-knockout victory over Liddell, the mohawked striker with dynamite in his fists.

It didn’t even last a round, however, as Liddell did what no other fighter had ever done or has done since, knocking out Couture to become the champion of the UFC’s most famed division.

If nothing less, the fight served as the starting point for the age of the “Iceman,” as Liddell’s reign would last more than two years, ushering the company into its most profitable days and he would become the most recognizable fighter around.

9. Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia, UFC 68, March, 3, 2007: As was the case so many times before, Randy Couture wasn’t supposed to have a chance.

Tim Sylvia was the heavyweight champ, he was heaver, he was taller, he was younger. And Couture had lost his previous bout – via knockout to Liddell in the light-heavyweight division – before retiring.

But mere seconds into the bout, “The Natural” knocked Sylvia to the canvas and a monumental upset was in the making. “The whole place was electric,” recalled Marc Ratner, the UFC’s Vice Pre. Of Government and Regulatory Affairs of the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which was jam-packed with a record-setting crowd of more than 20,000 frenzied fans. “It was surreal.”

For five rounds, Couture put on a clinic, as the underdog masterfully took the fight to Sylvia en route to getting his hand raised after a lopsided unanimous decision.

“Not bad for an old man,” replied the then-43-year-old UFC Hall of Famer.

Not bad at all.

8. Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre, UFC 69, April 19, 2007: There are upsets and then there is Matt Serra knocking out Georges St. Pierre for the UFC welterweight title.

If there’s anything that mixed martial arts has proven, it’s that an upset can happen to anyone – no matter how great – at any time.

And more than any other contest, this fight is the reason.

Coming off a victory in the fourth season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Serra had earned a title shot as per the show’s stipulation for that season’s “Comeback” theme. But, with St. Pierre, regarded as one of the sport’s top-five pound-for-pound fighters, standing in front of him, Serra was a more-than 10-1 underdog.

Even in their eventual rematch – one that St. Pierre dominated – Serra entered as a significant underdog, influencing even more how little hope fight pundits and fans alike put in the Long Islander winning the first encounter.

But on this day, Serra had magic in his fists and a title belt wrapped around his waist after an improbable first-round knockout triumph.

It was the greatest upset in UFC history. Not to mention, the defeat unleashed St. Pierre’s utter brilliance, which he’s since shown in a string of one-sided victories as he’s become the prototype of what an all-around MMA fighter should and will be.

For the rest of Gordon’s Top Ten UFC fights of all time, click here.