5 Most Emotional Moments In UFC History

2. Nate Diaz Vs. Conor McGregor

Diaz and McGregor may have been two of the best dance partners we have seen in UFC history when it comes to hyping up a fight, a pairing who could create MMA communal conversation out of nothing. Give them a cobbled together last minute press conference, and they'll churn out some of the wittiest back and forth of the decade.

Hot off the back of the previously listed title win, Mystic Mac was on top of the world and climbing, while Nate had been out for a year and took the moments after his victory over Michael Johnson to explain how unimpressed he was with what he had seen. Diaz stated that Conor had unravelled opponents before fights had even began at press conferences and that he was the money fight. Man, how right he was.

Lines like "Nate can't count to 10" and "touch butt in the park" are still some of my favourite things said in MMA and gave this fight the marketing treatment that a promoter could only dream of.

The moment when Nate's trademark jab straight gave McGregor pause was a momentum shift for the ages. A gassing and compromised notorious one began to make poor decision after poor decision, finally shooting for the Gracie Jiu Jitsu black belt which ended up in Nate finishing the fight mounted on Conor's back via RNC. Never has Joe Rogan’s trademark "Oh My Goodness" rung more true. The slickest man in the room had been matched on the mic, bested on the feet and tapped on the mat.

"I'm not surprised, motherf*cker." Goosebumps.