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I know this has come up here before, but what is your favorite MMA card of all time?

Looking over my DVD collection, I think I have a new favorite:

Pride Shockwave 2004

Stefan Leko vs Ikuhisa Minowa-
Minowaman doing work, getting one of his many leg lock wins after throwing a drop kick.

Yoji Anjo vs Ryan Gracie
Working off of the legendary feud that began when Anjo fought Rickson in his LA acadamy, Anjo gets run over by the Bad Boy of the Gracie family in one of the late Ryan's best performances. Wild antics in this fight, including Ryan hitting the referee after a separation.

Ryo Chonan vs Anderson Silva
A great back and forth fight, one of the most spectacular finishes of all time.

Mirko Cro Cop vs Kevin Randleman
Mirko gets his revenge on Kevin after suffering a brutal KO from the Monster, getting an early guillotine finish.

Dan Henderson vs Yuki Kondo
Kondo might be the best Japanese middleweight of all time, and Dan Henderson might be the best fighter of all time.

Rulan Gardner vs Hidehiko Yoshida
Gardner and Yoshida are both Olympic gold medalists, and the debuting American shockingly defeated the well established then elite level Yoshida.

Takanori Gomi vs Jens Pulver
Pulver had left the UFC as it's lightweight champion and entered this fight with that title. Gomi was the best lightweight in the world at that time though, and he proved it by KOing Pulver.

Mark Hunt vs Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei and Hunt put on an explosive show, and the big dog and late replacement Hunt pulled out the victory.

Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Fedor, Nog...Need I say more?