Rivalries are among the signature ingredients in sports. Nowhere is that truer than in the fight game. Nothing gets the blood pumping more vigorously than when two fighters hate each other, talk trash and vow to do bodily harm to one another. Not all rivalries lead to memorable fights, but the drama is sometimes so thick that not even a Kenny Florian elbow could cut it.

The latest installment in the Sherdog Top 10 series examines the best animosity-filled rivalries in mixed martial arts history.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS: Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top Team; Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir; Dana White vs. Tito Ortiz; Diaz Brothers vs. the World

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