Getting to know somebody the hard way.

                    In the movie The Matrix, Seraph tells Neo,"you won't truly know someone until you fight them". That quote is amazingly true. Some of the greatest fight rematches and trilogies have come from 2 fighters that have come to truly know one another through epic battles. The fights often become even better in the rematches because the fighters are aware of each others abilities and flaws. The window available for exploiting those flaws becomes smaller and the fighters must rely fully on their technique and conditioning to win the fight.Sometimes these battles endure and sometimes they end dramatically as in Pacquiao vs Marquez IV.
                  However something else happens as well, something the crowd doesn't see. A bond is created between the two warriors, a level of respect is reached that most people will never experience. This is not to say the fighters will become best friends or even like each other, but they will forever respect each other on a higher plane.
                  I am now facing the same opponent for a third time and I have nothing but respect for the guy. Mickey Pederson brings it every time and though I thought along with most people that I won the two previous fights, you only win if your hand is raised. The last fight ended in a draw and it was the first of my career, I can only say that this is one of the best experiences of my life and I am honored to be a part of a fight trilogy, and a good one at that. I'm looking forward to a good fight, he knows what I'm going to do and I know what he will do. It's going to be a fantastic fight.
                 These are a few of my favorite trilogies I hope you take the time to watch them they are so worth it.

Boxing:    Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward
                 Muhammed Ali vs Joe Frazier
                 Roy Jones jr. vs Antonio Tarver

Muay Thai: Buakaw vs Sato

K-1: Peter Aerts vs Ray Sefo
   
MMA:  GSP vs Matt Hughes
             Randy Couture vs Vitor Belfort
             Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva