The Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2011 linked arms with Fox in a historic partnership, and six-plus years later, it continues to impact the sport of mixed martial arts.

The UFC has staged 23 shows on the network television juggernaut, its airwaves providing a platform for many of the promotion’s top talents, from accomplished champions and surging title contenders to shopworn journeymen and can’t-miss prospects. In advance of UFC on Fox 24 this Saturday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, the latest installment in the Sherdog Top 10 series highlights the best UFC on Fox main events. They range from the ridiculous to the sublime.

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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera (UFC on Fox 4), Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne (UFC on Fox 11), Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson (UFC on Fox 10), Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez (UFC on Fox 1), Demian Maia vs. Carlos Condit (UFC on Fox 21), Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader (UFC on Fox 18), Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2), Rafael dos Anjos vs. Donald Cerrone (UFC on Fox 17), Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz (UFC on Fox 5), Luke Rockhold vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC on Fox 15), Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga (UFC on Fox 8)

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