It is often said in combat sports that a hunter reaches their full potential, they need an equal rival to push them to new heights.
For as much as fans appreciate mutual respect for martial arts, a good rivalry and resorting competition is often when MMA and Sport as a whole feels the most electric.
The biggest star in the history of sport has had a good part of the rivals and even if he does not compete, Conor McGregor is regularly found others.
'The Notorious' had a number of setbacks in his career, but just like McGregor's shock loss against Nate Diaz, which was recently nine years old, they only let his profile grow because of the story around it.
Ronda Rousey, who broke UFC records left and right, also became a huge mainstream star thanks to her success in the Octagon and the heated feud that made her fights in indispensable events.
Las Vegas, Nevada-10 July: Conor McGregor van Ireland is preparing to combat Dustin Poirier during the UFC 264 event in T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas, NV – December 30: Ronda Rousey is preparing to walk to the Octagon to face Amanda Nunes in their UFC Bantamweight Cham …
Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey merge in the Grudge 'The Grudge'
In a new documentary series by Vice Sports entitled 'The Grudge', some of the most iconic rivalry and controversial feud in sport will get a retrospective retelling.
In 12 episodes of half an hour that will be told by the former NFL star Will Comment, several large sports will be treated, including football, basketball and MMA with each episode aimed at a different rivalry.
In one episode, the tension that has been built up to the greatest fight in the UFC history will be investigated when vice looks back on Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Let alone the chaos after the fight after their UFC 229 fight, we have never seen two stars those complete contradictions, have such a legendary and personal feud with tensions that cook on several points.
As will be the case in several episodes in the series, this rivalry remains intact with McGregor and Nurmagomedov who never puts their past behind it.
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Ronda Rousey will also occur in one episode when the resentment looks at the rivalry that ladies MMA put on the map.
In 2012 'Rowdy' continued to make waves on the female side of the sport when she submitted Miesha Tate to win the title Strikeforce Bantam weight.
Thanks to her growing star power, Rousey would only defend the title once before the division was brought to the UFC, where she met in a rematch with Tate in 2013.
The champion again insured the Armbar submission for the victory, but without this rivalry, who knows where the women's side of the sport would be today.
Another episode in the series will document the long -term history between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, which ultimately led to their historical competition of 2015.
The Grudge will be broadcast weekly on Wednesday with the first episode, aimed at the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant collision, broadcast on March 26 via Vice TV.
VICE TV is currently also broadcast 'Dark Side of the Cage', a series that delves deeper into controversial topics from MMA history with a recent spotlight on the former UFC champion Welterweight Matt Hughes.
Which other MMA -Fete must cover the resentment?
If there is a second season of the resentment, there are many more iconic MMA fete who deserve attention to attention.
The first to come to me is perhaps the greatest rivalry in the history of sport when Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier competed for the UFC Light Heavyweight title.
Another fascinating can be an earlier buts of heads such as Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz and how their earlier friendship became sour over time.
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira and Dominick Cruz versus team Alpha Male are also all viable choices.
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