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Today, as you know, is Easter — a day in which Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, three days after his crucifixion. To commemorate the holiday, we’d like to take this time to remember notable resurrections in the sport of mixed martial arts. (Because we’re respectful like that.) There’s nothing more incredible than watching a dude get the living crap beaten out of him for minutes at a time, and then somehow, miraculously, finding the strength to knock his opponent dead before the last bell. So without further ado, here are 11 of our favorite “Back From the Dead” MMA fights of all time…
Scott Smith vs. Cung Le 1, Strikeforce: Evolution, 12/19/09
See also: Smith vs. Pete Sell
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kestutis Smirnovas, K-1 Hero’s 6, 8/5/06
See also: Sakuraba vs. Zelg Galesic
Joe Warren vs. Joe Soto, Bellator 27, 9/2/10

Marcus Davis vs. Paul Taylor, UFC 75, 9/8/07; click image to watch the video.
Robbie Lawler vs. Melvin Manhoef, Strikeforce: Miami, 1/30/10
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117, 8/7/10
See also: Silva vs. Ryo Chonan
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Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver vs. Jared “J-Roc” Rollins, TUF 6 Finale, 12/8/07; click image to watch the video

Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee, UFC 114, 5/29/10; click image to watch the video.
Chris Leben vs. Terry Martin, UFC Fight Night 11, 9/19/07
See also: Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Bob Sapp, PRIDE Shockwave, 8/28/02
See also: Nogueira vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic

Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin, UFC 116, 7/3/10; click image to watch the video


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