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wolfmadefromash · 3 years

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Mega Prompt List

I have brought together a few different lists and have over 300 prompts. I love getting request, it’s great, but they don’t always flow in. So the idea is to use a random number generator and have that pick the prompt for me. I have a ton of WIPs so I really shouldn’t be looking to add anything but...Well it’s like trying not to buy a new book. I can’t do it.

Feel free to send me a request from this list if you’d like! And as always, expect a Sterek fic, because that is all I know anymore...

1. I need you.

2. You’re family.

3. I care about you.

4. Can I join you.

5. You made your choice.

6. This isn’t fair!

7. How could you do this?

8. Do you hate me?

9. I could never leave you behind.

10. Come with me.

11. That’s sweet.

12. You look great.

13. Where are you going?

14. That’s new.

15. Let me help you.

16. Drop the attitude.

17. Are you okay?

18. I’ve got you.

19. I’m worried about you.

20. You don’t seem like yourself tonight.

21. Do you like it?

22. You smell nice.

23. They didn’t deserve you.

24. I trust you, do you trust me?

25. Karma is a bitch.

26. What the hell?

27. Son of a bitch.

28. I hope your day gets better.

29. I’m here if you need to talk.

30. Are you listening to me?

31. Sorry.

32. Why are you doing this?

33. Why are you acting like this?

34. How do I look?

35. Damned if I do, damned if I don’t.

36. What is this about?

37. You look like hell.

38. I haven’t seen you in a few days.

39. It’s good to see you.

40. You know, you can stay if you want to.

41. I’m not pissed, I’m hurt.

42. Truth hurts, doesn’t it?

43. I almost feel bad for you.

44. What you did was stupid.

45. No. You listen to me.

46. It doesn’t matter.

47. I know you’re scared.

48. You’re a terrible liar.

49. You’re not helping.

50. It’s not safe here.

51. You should leave.

52. Everything is fine.

53. I’ll keep you safe.

54. I hope you know what you’re doing.

55. Just go away.

56. You don’t have to act like you’re okay.

57. I’m only here to help.

58. Don’t mind if I do.

59. Don’t you think you’ve done enough?

60. Thanks for nothing.

61. I’m done.

62. You think that this is easy for me?

63. I hate seeing you like this.

64. You make me so mad.

65. I brought you dinner.

66. Say what?

67. You’ll be fine.

68. You’ve got me on your side.

69. I don’t like you…. I love you.

70. I don’t want you… I need you.

71. What are you doing here?

72. It’s okay to cry.

73. I can tell you’re lying.

74. You’re in danger.

75. You deserve better.

76. You’ve changed.

77. I think I’m in trouble.

78. You always find a way to surprise me.

79. You did what you had to do.

80. You have no idea.

81. Why am I not surprised?

82. This is just great.

83. You’re here late.

84. What’s on your mind?

85. I wanted to apologize.

86. It’s just you and me.

87. I’m just looking out for you.

88. I never meant to fall in love with you, I just did.

89. Calm down.

90. Why didn’t you tell me?

91. Oh come on.

92. No one is perfect.

93. You’ve been quiet.

94. What did you just say?

95. I’ll always be there for you.

96. Fair enough.

97. When you fall, I’ll always be right there to catch you.

98. I won’t let anything bad happen to you.

99. You’re not crazy.

100. I’m not leaving.

101. I hope you’re happy.

102. You’re the only person I wanted to be with tonight.

103. Don’t worry about it.

104. I’ll be there in a few minutes.

105. You’re not going anywhere.

106. You believe me, don’t you?

107. Regardless of what they think, I know you’re an amazing person.

108. Shhh… You need to be quiet.

109. Fuck you!

110. You don’t even know me.

111. That’s starting to get annoying

112. Hey, hey, calm down They can’t hurt you anymore

113. You can’t just sit there all day

114. I’m too sober for this

115. I’m not here to make friends

116. I need a place to stay

117. Well, that’s tragic

118. You’re seriously like a man-child

119. You can’t banish me! This is my bed too!

120. The ladies love a guy who’s good with kids

121. Dear Diary, …

122. She’s hiding behind the sofa

123. I lost our baby

124. They’re so cute when they’re asleep

125. I’d kill for a coffee…literally

126. You’re getting crumbs all over my bed

127. Good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion

128. What’s the matter, sweetie?

129. You’re Satan

130. I don’t want to hear your excuse You can’t just give me wet-willies

131. I’m bulletproof…but please, don’t shoot me

132. Did you just hiss at me?

133. Do you really need all that candy?

134. It’s six o’clock in the morning, you’re not having vodka

135. I swear, I’m not crazy!!!

136. The diamond in your engagement ring is fake

137. No Regrets

138. How drunk was I?

139. How is my wife more badass than me?

140. Be you No one else can

141. I haven’t slept in ages

142. I locked the keys in the car

143. Are you sure that’s the decision you want to make?

144. You work for me You are my slave

145. Take your medicine

146. They’re monsters

147. Welcome to fatherhood

148. Why can’t you appreciate my sense of humor?

149. It’s your turn to make dinner

150. The kids, they ambushed me

151. Sorry isn’t going to help when I kick your ass!!!

152. Stop being so cute

153. I feel like I can’t breathe

154. You need to see a doctor

155. You’re getting a vasectomy That’s final

156. I was a joke, baby I swear

157. Dogs don’t wear clothes!

158. I didn’t think you could get any less romantic…

159. Safety first What are you? FIVE?

160. This is girl talk, so leave

161. There’s a herd of them!

162. Do you think I’m scared of a woman?

163. They’re not your kids, back the fuck off

164. You’re a nerd

165. I’m late

166. Just get home as soon as possible, okay?!

167. You smell like a wet dog

168. I could punch you right now

169. Are you going to talk to me?

170. Welcome back Now fucking help me

171. If you can’t sleep…we could have sex?

172. Flea markets don’t carry fleas, you know?

173. Here, take my blanket

174. I don’t want you to stop

175. How could I ever forget about you?

176. You’re bleeding all over my carpet

177. Run for it!

178. We need to talk

179. Not everyone is out to get you Stop thinking that It’s annoying

180. I want a pet

181. Just smile, I really need to see you smile right now

182. I’m not wearing a dress

183. I’m not wearing a tie

184. Quit beating me up!

185. Please put your penis away

186. Don’t argue Just do it

187. I hope I’m never stuck with you on a deserted island

188. Hold still

189. I just ironed these pants!

190. Enough with the sass!

191. Show me what’s behind your back

192. I’m not going to be sympathetic until you go to a doctor

193. Fine, don’t say anything and make me worry

194. Stay awake

195. STOP INTERRUPTING ME!

196. You’re not interested, are you?

197. I’m not buying Ikea furniture again

198. Tell me you need me

199. Oh honey, I’d never be jealous of you

200. I’m telling you I’m haunted

201. I had a bad dream again

202. Have I mentioned, I fucking hate Halloween

203. It’s Christmas, don’t be mad at me

204. You’re not going to starve yourself on Thanksgiving

205. The store ran out of Easter eggs

206. How could you forget your son’s birthday?

207. You can only suffer through my whining for so long until you get up and make me a sandwich

208. Come over here and make me

209. Have you lost your damn mind!?

210. Please, don’t leave

211. Do you…well…I mean…I could give you a massage?

212. Wait a minute Are you jealous?

213. Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?

214. I almost lost you

215. Wanna bet?

216. Don’t you ever do that again!

217. Teach me how to play?

218. Don’t you dare throw that snowba-, goddammit!

219. I think we need to talk

220. Kiss me

221. Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always

222. So, I found this waterfall…

223. It could be worse

224. Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…

225. This is without a doubt the stupidest plan you’ve ever had Of course I’m in

226. The paint’s supposed to go where?

227. You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you

228. We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you wanna stop and feel the rain?

229. I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice

230. Just once

231. You’re the only one I trust to do this

232. I can’t believe you talked me into this

233. I got you a present

234. Marry me?

235. I thought you were dead

236. It’s not what it looks like…

237. You lied to me

238. I think I’m in love with you and I’m terrified

239. Please don’t do this

240. If you keep looking at me like that we won’t make it to a bed

241. You heard me. Take It Off

242. I wish I could hate you

243. Wanna dance?

244. You fainted…straight into my arms You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes

245. Hey! I was gonna eat that!

246. Have I entered an alternate universe or did you really just crack a smile for me?

247. You did all of this for me?

248. I swear it was an accident

249. YOU DID WHAT?!

250. If you die, I’m gonna kill you

251. Tell me a secret

252. Hey, have you seen the? Oh

253. No one needs to know

254. Boo

255. Well this is awkward…

256. We’ll get through this, I promise

257. You make me feel You make me feel and I hate it

258. Why are you so jealous?

259. Please don’t cry I can’t stand seeing you cry

260. If I leave now, I won’t come back

261. I would honestly die before I let anything happen to you

262. Don’t fucking touch me

263. I’m sorry I’m not what you signed up for

264. I know for a fact that you’re not ‘fine’

265. You absolute fucking… I’m so angry I can’t even insult you!

266. You are the worst thing that has ever happened to me

267. I don’t know what’s wrong, okay? I’m just… really tired

268. You didn’t call You didn’t text Nothing

269. I’ve never hated you, you just make me feel things I don’t understand

270. I would never do this to you if I didn’t have to You know that right?

271. You love me like I’m the person who actually deserves your love

272. Calm down! You’re scaring me!

273. Hey, I know you’re hurting… but, you’re not alone, okay?

274. Why do you run away from your problems all the time?

275. Please talk to me about it

276. Shh, it was just a bad dream Just a dream, okay? None of it was reality

277. It’s not bad to cry. In fact, I think it makes a person stronger

278. I’m not going to leave you You’re never going to have to suffer by yourself again, I promise

279. Why are your eyes so red?

280. We’re not just friends and you fucking know it

281. I don’t know who you are anymore

282. Can you at least promise me that? - I don’t think I can, not this time

283. Do you even still love me?

284. Get out I am done with you

285. I can’t sleep when you’re not beside me

286. You hurt me

287. I don’t know how to exist in a world without you

288. You make me feel alive. For the first time ever, I feel like I can breathe

289. I don’t want to feel this way anymore

290. Holding everything in doesn’t help, you know

291. Nobody’s seen you in days

292. Don’t cry

293. You haven’t lost me

294. Why are you crying?

295. We could…take a nap together?

296. Nothing is wrong with you

297. You keep that photo of us in your wallet?

298. Sssh. Stop fussing I’m just braiding your hair

299. You’re comfy

300. Not only am I deeply in love with you, you’re my best friend

301. Sleeping with you was the best sleep I’ve gotten in years

302. You smell really nice

303. It was a joke, baby I swear

304. You’re the best part of me

305. No, like… It’s just, I can’t believe you’re actually wearing my clothes

306. Aw, you’re blushing

307. Your hair is really soft

308. I promise I will never let anything bad happen to you

309. Can we just lie here for a moment?

310. I don’t care if you’re sick, catching a cold from kissing you is worth it

311. I think you might be my soulmate

312. Can we stay like this forever?

313. I don’t want to be your partner either, but we have to get this assignment done

314. I’ve got you

315. I can’t sleep, can I stay here?

316. You’ve been pouting ever since I went out on that date, what’s up?

317. I’m not sure when it happened, but I fell in love with you, and it was the best thing I’ve ever done

318. I can’t sleep

319. Sometimes I really don’t like you

320. Can I hold your hand?

321. You look like you could use a hug

322. You make me feel safe

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northwind4 · 4 years

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Dearest WingDings（11）

*It's a story about HandPlates! Gaster and Wing! Gaster

*I’ll appreciate it very much if you point out the mistakes I made in the translation, all kinds of help are welcomed!

*previous & next

*Handplates by @zarla-s

Wing!Gaster by me

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Chapter11

“WAR AGAINST THE PLATES”

174

The coffee was ready, Wing walked over and filled two mugs.

“When is the last time we slept?”He went to the workbench and handed one of the mugs to his companion.

Gaster glanced at the clock.

“6 days ago, I think.”

175

Gaster finally recovered completely a week ago, and a new plan was launched.

The previous project was canceled, and they arranged a comprehensive medical examination for the little skeletons. They also prepared the daily activities that children of this age should have, including courses and entertainment.

Although forgiving and overcoming the shadows of the past still had a long way to go, at least this was a new beginning.

The top-ranked items on the to-do list, right after “Accept Papyrus’ hug invitations anytime and anywhere”, was an iconic operation:

“i don’t care how long your mercy will last,”said Sans, “remove this weird thing first if you really want to show some kindness.”

W: Oh dear I can’t help wondering if you peeked at the outline.

GPS :? ? ?

W: Uh, sorry, I mean future.

W: And this is exactly what we are going to do next.

176

Plan 1

W: Since you drilled holes with an electric drill and then fixed it with screws

W: Sounds like it’s not that difficult to remove them.

G: ...

G: In order to prevent them from moving the plates themselves

He looked away.

G: I added some other magic to it

Plan 1 failed.

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W: I made the 3D model of the children’s hands

W: Then we can make solid models with artificial calcium compounds and magic, which can act like the real bones to the greatest extent for practical operation.

W: We need about 20?

W: What’s that expression...

W: 30?

W: 40? 50? 60?

G: ...

G: Ten times more...please

178

WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM YOU BAD SKELETON

179

W: (Turn on the computer to play the music Spear of Justice)

W: NGAHHH——!

G: What’s wrong with you

W: Howling to increase determination —__—

W: After all, this will be a huge project

180

Plan 5 failed.

W: It’s ok

W: It’s normal for this complicated operation to fail even 20 times.

181

Plan 26 failed.

W: emmmm

W: Sure enough, 20 is not enough.

W: Come on, there are more than 500 opportunities waiting for us!

182

Plan 159 failed.

W: Do you have more coffee?

G: I thought you would never be sleepy

W: Yeah I did not feel tired after becoming like this...I used to thought I didn’t need to eat or sleep anymore

W: Now it seems that I still have the limitation.

183

Plan 234 failed.

W: Honestly

W: If this thing is nailed to my hand

W: I’d rather break my whole hand than letting it stay on me

G: ...

W: Don’t tell me you think this can be tried to the kids

184

G: Maybe we can try to destroy the plates

W: Yes, but they are much stronger than the bones...

W: But we will never know without trying

185

Plan 287 failed.

Two scientists who had not slept for 3 days sank in the chair.

W: What on-under the earth did you use to make this thing?

W: Feels like it’s full of determination

G: It’s true that I was determined at the time

W: ...

Wing threw a part of himself at Gaster.

W: (*weakly)I’m gonna kill you...

186

Plan 299 failed.

W: Fine. You made me mad, little plate.

W: Do you think it will work if the beam of Gaster Blaster is focused on one point? Will it be strong enough to break the plate?

G: Yeah, together with the bones.

W: ...come on, I will control it

W: Ready?

W: HERE COMES THE 60000 ATTACK! !

187

The little skeletons playing in another room were attracted by the loud noise.

A large hole was smashed on the laboratory’s wall, and two Dr.Gasters were buried under the bricks and limestones. Inside the lab, the plate on the workbench was totally intact.

Wing climbed out of the piles of wall bricks. He lifted Gaster who had fallen on his body, shaking off the dust.

W: Are you okay?

G: Hmm...fine...

W: What material did you use to make that...?

W: It seems to be even stronger than the BARRIER.

Plan 300 failed.

188

Plan 324 failed.

W: It’s time to cook for the children again

W: Come on, you go to cook and take a break

G: No, you go to cook

W: You go

G: You go

W: You

Sans came over.

W: Hello kid, what’s up?

S: my brother just went to the kitchen

S: he wants to make you some—

G&W: Let’s go to cook.

189

Papyrus was waiting in the bedroom.

P: WOWIE! YOU SUCCEEDED IN CONVINCING THEM TO HAVE A REST!

P: HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

S: because i’m the brother of great papyrus

P: NYEH(≧∇≦)————!

The taller skeleton hugged his brother and kissed him.

190

Plan 401 failed.

W: One experiment failed 401 times

W: Do you know what this means

G: What

W: It means we are going to start the 402th time!

W: Yeah...!

He cheered weakly.

191

Plan 489 failed.

They made two cups of instant noodles.

W: (*eating) I always think instant noodles are better than compressed biscuits.

G: (*eating) I’m more used to chocolate.

Papyrus walked up to them.

W :?

P: (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)HUG

Gaster opened his arms and allowed the little skeleton to embrace him. From the stiffness of the action, the scientist still needed more practice.

P: WHAT ARE YOU EATING?

W: Instant noodles, a kind of convenience food.

P: MAY I—

G: No. You need a balanced diet.

The boy was a little bit lost, Gaster petted his head, and he was immediately happy again. He kissed his creator on the cheek before leaving to sleep.

W: Wow

W: (*applauding)

192

The coffee was ready, Wing walked over and filled two mugs.

“When is the last time we slept?”He went to the workbench and handed one of the mugs to his companion.

Gaster glanced at the clock.

“6 days ago, I think.”

Plan 502 failed.

193

Wing looked through the results of recent experiments.

W: We are very close...

W: Already able to eliminate all magic

W: Just stuck at the final physical removal step

W: Why did each bone break after removing the plate?

W: There must be something missing.

194

G: ...

G: I got an accident before

G: I wanted to use energy to...fix Sans’ right eye

G: ...

G: But the power suddenly went wrong and the explosion broke half of his skull.

His hands started shaking slightly, and Wing held them.

W: I am listening.

G: I put him in the tube for emergency treatment. At that time, his HP was full and all results of the physical examination were completely normal.

G: But he just refused to wake up, and the cracks in the skull cannot be healed.

G: Later I took Papyrus to heal him. It was amazing. He soon woke up and everything went well.

G: I think maybe it was not just because of magic...

195

G: Monsters are made of magic, and magic comes from our soul

G: And the soul can...generate determination?

G: Like you said, if the strength of the plates came from my determination

G: ...

He looked up at Wing’s eyes.

G: What were you thinking when you rushed into the burning core?

196

W: ...

W: Sure enough, the doer is the best one to undo what he has done.

197

W: Besides myself, I have seen many monsters using determination in various parallel worlds.

W: If there is anything in common, it is probably the condition for launching this kind of power

W: It needs a...strong reason? Like what you are fighting for.

W: But not for harm, it’s a kind of, ugh not very well described...let’s get it simple—

W: It’s to protect who you love.

198

W: You love them, you want to protect them, for which you are willing to give everything as the price.

W: Even getting burned or melted......even if everyone will forget you.

W: I guess when you decided to start THAT project, you must had something that you treasured very much. That desire exceeded your fear and every other emotions.

G: ...

W: No need to be afraid.

W: You can do it, for these people, for your children

W: For yourself.

199

Plan 513.

You can do it, WingDingsGaster.

Think about your reasons for insisting.

The reason I insisted, Gaster thought, the reason I insisted.

The rEasoN i gOt evErYThing wrOnG He thought of the war in the past, in the fire and screaming he couldn’t find his families anymore.

He remembered the desperate look on the king after losing his wife and children. There were also two children shaking together, and Wing’s burning purple eyes when he found everything.

He saw Asgore standing in front of him, holding a jar containing a human soul in his hand.

He saw his hands covered with blood and ashes.

Gaster stepped back in fear, the bone model on the operating platform shattered into dust again.

Wing gave him a hand, and he held his arm to adjust the breathing.

“It’s okay,”Wing said,“Try again, there’s no need to make yourself suffer that much.”

“It maybe hard, but love and protection should be happy things in nature.” The scientist in black made the equipment ready again.

“Try thinking about what made your strong determination.” Gaster closed his eyes.

What is that?

Perhaps it is the basic magic that his parents taught him, the first book he had got, the beautiful rain which he held an umbrella to wait for.

It is Asgore and Toriel holding his hands on the war field, and the dinner they invited him to. And the successfully running core, the anime that Alphys shared with him. Perhaps it is Wing telling him to smile more. It is Papyrus’ hug, is the smiling faces that the baby skeletons had shown when they saw him.

Gaster seemed to hear the sound of tears falling. He opened his eyes and saw mild green light, some power he had lost was calling for reviving, although it was still very little, it kept growing.

There was a warm feeling in his chest, like the resonance of the soul.

200

Strange today, Papyrus thought, the lab was too quiet.

The little skeletons walked to the door of the laboratory, where they found the reason why no one had made a sound.

Gaster lay on the bench, and Wing turned into a black blanket covering him. The two scientists was in the deep sleep, like they just ended a long war.

Two groups of intact artificial hand bones were placed on the operating table.

Test record:

Plan 513 succeeded.

To rule out chance factor and make sure, additional experiments (20/20):

All succeeded.

#handplates #wing!gaster #gaster #wingdingses #dearest wingdings

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thesportssoundoff · 7 years

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Piggybacking on other people’s works

Joey

Jan 2nd, 2016

Making this list made me realize something; for as much as the outside of the cage stuff irritated me as a fight fan, we got some amazing fights inside of it. I feel like we were actually spoiled because not every year do you get a year where you basically 20-30 fights that feel like they belong on this list. Even my honorable mentions I had to whittle down. I'm talking about two Michael Bisping fights (Bisping vs Hendo/Silva), Yair Rodriguez vs Alex Caceres, Holly Holm vs Miesha Tate and Danny Roberts vs Mike Perry to name a few. So what fights made the honorable mentions? What was my list for FOTY?

Honorable Mentions:

Cody Garbrandt vs Dominick Cruz, UFC 207

Steve Bosse vs Sean O'Connell, UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson

Matt Brown vs Donald Cerrone, UFC 206

Derek Brunson vs Robert Whittaker, UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Whittaker

Jon Dodson vs John Lineker; UFC Fight Night: Dodson vs Lineker

10. Stipe Miocic vs Alistair Overeem, UFC 203

We kick off the list with a heavyweight title fight. The heavyweight division had its fair share of stupidity this year but the two title fights we did get surely delivered. Werdum vs Miocic was a great moment but the better moment and the better fight for me was Alistair Overeem vs Stipe Miocic IN Cleveland. 2016 for the most part was a year of chaos and a year defined by champions losing titles, fighters losing in their hometowns and drug tests wrecking things. Miocic was headlining a PPV coming off "chaos" in three of the last four shows. Fighting at home in Cleveland vs a guy who was on a hot streak, this could've been it for Stipe. Instead he survives a scare and then finishes Alistair Overeem with ground and pound during a frenetic fight. There's been some loud and wild crowds this year but this crowd in Cleveland was my favorite to date. If not one of the best fights of the year, the crowd and Miocic's celebration afterwards is one of the best moments of the year.

9. Lando Vannata vs Tony Ferguson, Fight Night: Lineker vs McDonald

Lando wasn't one of the super prospects that people were hyped up but buzz began to build prior to his debut. Unfortunately for him, his debut was against top 3 lightweight Tony Ferguson. What the two created for a fight with no build was a tremendous fight with Lando hurting Ferguson a few times, primarily when Tony Ferguson would make a tactical error and get caught trying something unorthodox. Unfortunately for Vannata, he gassed out going into the second round and Tony Ferguson picked him apart and subbed him in a wild as all hell fight. It solidified Ferguson as one of the top action fighters in the sport and put Lando on the map as somebody to watch going into 2017.

8. Dominick Cruz vs TJ Dillashaw, Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz

When I originally made the list, I had totally forgotten about this fight. It's one of those weird deals where it was such a great fight but SO much has happened since then that I couldn't even remember it by the time we reached the end of the year. Same with Holm vs Tate which is off my list entirely at this point. Dillashaw had replaced Cruz as the dominant bantamweight king with a gameplan that was essentially the modified Cruz game to add power to the arsenal. Cruz had torn his knee up enough times for fight fans to simply write him off as done. He came back with a vengeance, frazzled Dillashaw early with his timing, footwork and movement before withstanding a late flurry to regain his championship via split decision. It marked the start of a tremendous year for Cruz, even if it finished a touch poorly.

7. Marco Reyes vs Dong Hyun Kim; UFC 199

If this fight had more at stake, it'd be a lot higher on this list. UFC 199 was a show of many amazing fights and it was one of those shows where at the end of the night, you felt like you more than got your money's worth. The fight that stole the show though was the opening fight where Polo Reyes and Dong Hyun Kim just went out there and beat the shit out of each other for fifteen minutes. There was technique from time to time but this was a high cardio high octane slugfest. Kim was dropped, Reyes was dropped, guys were wobbled repeatedly and then in the end, Marco Reyes finished The Maestro in the third round of a brutal show stealing fight. There's not a lot more to be said here; it was an amazing fight that's primarily hurt by the relatively low stakes.

6. Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor; UFC 196

The fight that made Nate a star and set the stage for the rivalry of 2016. It's amazing to think we got here through an injury to Rafael Dos Anjos; the UFC's biggest $$$$ was essentially by accident. Better to be lucky than good, ya know? The fight is an amazing battle of momentum swings, the first real sign of Conor McGregor's weakness vs lengthy fighters and the culmination of the journey for Nate Diaz. Again, more of a "moment" than anything else.

5. Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson; UFC 205

Fights are so often about momentum swings. The first round it looked like Tyron Woodley was on his way towards mauling Wonderboy on the ground. He busted him up, bloodied him and dominated him with some of the most aggressive ground and pound he's ever landed. In the second and third round, Wonderboy was able to take back the momentum with his crisp striking and Woodley's Woodley-ness. Then in the fourth round of a fight that Woodley was losing; he came alive and nearly KO'd Wonderboy. Woodley grabbed what looked like one of the tighter guillotines I've ever seen and somehow Wonderboy survived and then Thompson wound up on top dropping ground and pound at rounds end. The fifth round was one of exhaustion for both guys and it felt like Wonderboy was able to eek it out by way of activity. The fight was one of those "nobody really lost" type deals and it fittingly ended as a draw. The rematch should be another fight that's one of the best at the end of the year.

4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Claudia Gadelha; TUF Finale 23

Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Champion were made for one another. The rivalry, the buzz, the trash talk....it was all absolutely captivating stuff. Then the fight happened and it was far better than anything we could've expected it to be. The best part is how the two fights worked out. In the first fight, it was Joanna who scored early and then fended off Gadelha's takedowns down the stretch. In the rematch, Joanna was fighting off the early momentum from Claudia who came out hot and firing. She dropped Joanna, was able to take her down and frustrate her with dirty boxing and some really violent clinch work. It looked like we MIGHT have a new champion but Claudia simply couldn't keep her foot on the gas. Mainly because Joanna found something that worked on the feet and punished Claudia with it, demanding that she either adapt to it or suffer a jab right hand body kick combo over and over. She couldn't finish Gadelha but she made a statement and left with her title.

3. Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor II; UFC 202

This fight had a lot to live up to. Normally it's impossible for a fight to live up to the hype presented on it---but this is a different kind of fight. Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz topped their first fight even if the last two rounds were essentially two tired dudes leaning on each other for minutes on end. Conor made adjustments, Nate showcased his style can work on the elites and we had a great fight all around. Hell of a night and a tremendous way to pause what is an amazing rivalry.

2. Doo Ho Choi vs Cub Swanson; UFC 206

The UFC's answer to potentially breaking through in Asia called his shot. After barely breaking a sweat while running through chum and capable veterans at 145 lbs, "The Korean Superboy" challenged quality veteran and perennial top 10 featherweight Cub Swanson to a fight. Cub agreed, the UFC put it together and one of two things were going to happen. Either Choi was going to be coronated as the man to beat at 145 lbs going forward or Cub Swanson was going to turn back the clock and remind us all just how good he is. We got something in the middle and it was an amazing sight to behold. Cub Swanson turned back the clock in a wild and crazy brawl while Doo Ho Choi showed he was an amazing, flawed, breathtaking talent to watch going forward. It was a war, a dog fight and whatever else you want to call it. At the end of the day, I hope everybody walked away appreciating what we got because fights like those are amazingly rare. One of the best back and forth action fights you'll ever see.

1. Carlos Condit vs Robbie Lawler; UFC 195

If the judges did their job, it's the best fight ever. As it stands, it's one of the greatest fights one of the greatest rounds of all time. Rounds 1-4 featured amazing work from both guys; Condit with body shots that seemed to hurt Lawler and Robbie dropping Condit in the second. In the fourth round, it looked like Condit was a mere five minutes away from leaving as champion. Fifth round Robbie Lawler emerged from the depths of hell and poured his soul out there for five minutes. He retained the title, we all loved the sport and for twenty five minutes, we got an unforgettable show. Godspeed, you two.

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