This year offered an assortment of spectacular fights. Many a men engaged in highly memorable duels, and while fights like Frankie Edgar versus Gray Maynard III, Nick Diaz versus Paul Daley, and Jose Aldo versus Mark Hominick are certainly worthy of such recognition, one fight took place this year that stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack.

At UFC 139 two longtime veterans met for the first time, despite traveling similar career courses for years: Dan “Hendo” Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. These two engaged in a war to be remembered. For five full rounds, both men utilized every tool in their repertoire, which led to a frenetic bout that saw plenty of action on the feet, as well as some solid ground work.

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With Christmas 2011 just around the corner we thought we would publish our picks for the best MMA Gear for Christmas 2011 list now before the season got closer and things started getting hectic! You will notice that on this publishing we only have 6 items to begin with. This will leave us the flexibility to fill in the remaining four as we get closer and thing pop up.

The following is a list of what we consider the best MMA type Christmas gifts for guys or girls, that are all surprisingly cheap so you won’t blow your Christmas budget on just one item. I hope will contain at least a couple of perfect gifts for the guys and girls on your list for the mixed martial arts lover. All of the products listed here can be found on the Internet, ready for your browse-and-click buying pleasure, and the best part is NO parking lot traffic jams.