Review! UFC Ultimate Fight Collection 2013 DVD Set

All meat, no filler.

That's probably the best way to describe the massive effort behind the UFC Ultimate Fight Collection 2013 DVD set, which clocks in at a whopping 20 discs responsible for putting out over 200 of the best mixed martial arts (MMA) fights from a period of July 2012-July 2013.

And what a wild ride it was.

I think one of the things that escaped me, likely due to the fact that I cover this sport on a daily basis, is just how busy Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is per calendar year. The fights included in this collection only comprise a fraction of what was actually put forth.

But you're paying for the best of the best and that's exactly what you'll get.

I also like that each fight gets right down to business. The fighter walkouts and pre-fight hype videos are a nice touch, but they lose some of their flavor after you've seen them a few times. Plus, I don't like having to skip around or "seek" through the intros, I just wanna get to the fights.

I've had this set for over two weeks and I'm not even halfway through it.

For around 80 bucks, this is the kind of gift you can unload on that diehard UFC fan you know and not have to worry about re-gifting. Or, pick one up and keep it for yourself. I honestly can't think of a better way to keep, reference or just sit down and watch the best fights of the past year all in one place.

See for yourself, starting with UFC 148:

UFC 148: "Silva vs. Sonnen 2" (July 7, 2012)

Melvin Guillard vs. Fabricio Camoes
Chad Mendes vs. Cody McKenzie
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Demian Maia
Cung Le vs. Patrick Cote
Forrest Griffin vs. Tito Ortiz
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC on FUEL TV 4: "Munoz vs. Weidman" (July 11, 2012)

Raphael Assuncao vs. Issei Tamura
Rafael Natal vs. Andrew Craig
Damacio Page vs. Alex Caceres
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee
Karlos Vemola vs. Francis Carmont
James Te Huna vs. Joey Beltran
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman

UFC 149: "Faber vs. Barao" (July 21, 2012)

Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Antonio Carvalho vs. Daniel Pineda
Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
Anthony Perosh vs. Ryan Jimmo
Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera
Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao

UFC on FOX 4: "Shogun vs. Vera" (Aug. 4, 2012)

Ulysses Gomez vs John Moraga
Josh Grispi vs. Rani Yahya
Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan
Mike Swick vs. DaMarques Johnson
Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner
Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader
Shogun Rua vs. Brandon Vera

UFC 150: "Henderson vs. Edgar 2" (Aug. 11, 2012)

Nik Lentz vs. Eiji Mitsuoka
Dustin Pague vs. Chico Camus
Ken Stone vs. Erik Perez
Jared Hamman vs. Michael Kuiper
Dennis Bermudez vs. Tom Hayden
Justin Lawrence vs. Max Holloway
Yushin Okami vs. Buddy Roberts
Donald Cerrone vs. Melvin Guillard
Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 152: "Jones vs. Belfort" (Sept. 22, 2012)

Kyle Noke vs. Charlie Brenneman
Mitch Gagnon vs. Walel Watson
Seth Baczynski vs. Simeon Thoresen
Jim Hettes vs. Marcus Brimage
Sean Pierson vs. Lance Benoist
T.J. Grant vs. Evan Dunham
Igor Pokrajac vs. Vinny Magalhaes
Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira
Michael Bisping vs. Brian Stann
Joseph Benavidez vs. Demetrious Johnson
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC on FUEL TV 4: "Struve vs. Miocic" (Sept. 29, 2012)

Jason Young vs. Robbie Peralta
DaMarques Johnson vs. Gunnar Nelson
Tom Watson vs. Brad Tavares
Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman
Brad Pickett vs. Yves Jabouin
Dan Hardy vs. Amir Sadollah
Stefan Struve vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC on FX 5: "Browne vs. Bigfoot" (Oct. 5, 2012)

Darren Uyenoyama vs. Phil Harris
Bart Palaszewski vs. Diego Nunes
Jacob Volkmann vs. Shane Roller
Aaron Simpson vs. Mike Pierce
Michael Johnson vs. Danny Castillo
Josh Neer vs. Justin Edwards
John Dodson vs. Jussier Formiga
Travis Browne vs. Antonio Silva

UFC 153: "Silva vs. Bonnar" (Oct. 13, 2012)

Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza Madadi
Luiz Cane vs. Chris Camozzi
Sergio Moraes vs. Renee Forte
Diego Brandao vs. Joey Gambino
Rony Jason vs. Sam Sicilia
Demian Maia vs. Rick Story
Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva
Glover Teixeira vs. Fabio Maldonado
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Dave Herman
Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar

UFC on FUEL TV 6: "Franklin vs. Le" (Nov. 10, 2012)

Riki Fukuda vs. Tom DeBlass
Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. John Lineker
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland
Zhang Tiequan vs. Jon Tuck
Takanori Gomi vs. Mac Danzig
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Paulo Thiago
Thiago Silva vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le

UFC 154: "St-Pierre vs. Condit" (Nov. 17, 2012)

Steven Siler vs. Darren Elkins
Ivan Menjivar vs. Azamat Gashimov
Antonio Carvalho vs. Rodrigo Damm
Sam Stout vs. John Makdessi
Cyrille Diabate vs. Chad Griggs
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza
Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Francis Carmont vs. Tom Lawlor
Martin Kampmann vs. Johny Hendricks
Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit

UFC on FOX 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" (Dec. 8, 2012)

Scott Jorgensen vs. John Albert
Dennis Siver vs. Nam Phan
Marcus LeVesseur vs. Abel Trujillo
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown
B.J. Penn vs. Rory MacDonald
Mauricio Rua vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Ben Henderson vs. Nate Diaz

UFC on FX 6: "Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson" (Dec. 14, 2012)

Nick Penner vs. Cody Donovan
Ben Alloway vs. Manuel Rodriguez
Chad Mendes vs. Yaotzin Meza
Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares
Colin Fletcher vs Norman Parke
Robert Whittaker vs. Bradley Scott
George Sotiropoulos vs. Ross Pearson

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale: "Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson" (12/15/12)

Jared Papazian vs. Tim Elliott
Reuben Duran vs. Hugo Viana
T.J. Waldburger vs. Nick Catone
Vinc Pichel vs. Rustam Khabilov
Johnny Bedford vs. Marcos Vinicius
Mike Pyle vs. James Head
Dustin Poirier vs. Jonathan Brookins
Pat Barry vs. Shane del Rosario
Colton Smith vs. Mike Ricci
Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione

UFC 155: "Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2" (Dec. 29, 2012)

Chris Cariaso vs. John Moraga
Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway
Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee
Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth
Jim Miller vs. Joe Lauzon
Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez

UFC on FX 7: "Belfort vs. Bisping" (Jan. 19, 2013)

Wagner Prado vs. Ildemar Alcantara
Edson Barboza vs. Lucas Martins
Thiago Tavares vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Ben Rothwell
Daniel Sarafian vs. C.B. Dollaway
Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping

UFC on FOX 6: "Johnson vs. Dodson" (Jan. 26, 2013)

Simeon Thoresen vs. David Mitchell
Rafael Natal vs. Sean Spencer
Mike Russow vs. Shawn Jordan
Ryan Bader vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Mike Stumpf vs. Pascal Krauss
T.J. Grant vs. Matt Wiman
Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas
Anthony Pettis vs. Donald Cerrone
Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira
Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson

UFC 156: "Aldo vs. Edgar" (Feb. 2, 2013)

Edwin Figueroa vs. Francisco Rivera
Chico Camus vs. Dustin Kimura
Tyron Woodley vs. Jay Hieron
Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Silva
Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC on FUEL TV 7: "Barao vs. McDonald" (Feb. 16, 2013)

Tom Watson vs. Stanislav Nedkov
James Te Huna vs. Ryan Jimmo
Cub Swanson vs. Dustin Poirier
Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald

UFC 157: "Rousey vs. Carmouche" (Feb. 23, 2013)

Kenny Robertson vs. Brock Jardine
Dennis Bermudez vs. Matt Grice
Michael Chiesa vs. Anton Kuivanen
Josh Koscheck vs. Robbie Lawler
Court McGee vs. Josh Neer
Urijah Faber vs. Ivan Menjivar
Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche

UFC on FUEL TV 8: "Silva vs. Stann" (March 3, 2013)

Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
Riki Fukuda vs. Brad Tavares
Takanori Gomi vs. Diego Sanchez
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann

UFC 158: "St-Pierre vs. Diaz" (March 16, 2013)

T.J. Dillashaw vs. Issei Tamura
Rick Story vs. Quinn Mulhern
Dan Miller vs. Jordan Mein
Antonio Carvalho vs. Darren Elkins
Jake Ellenberger vs. Nate Marquardt
Carlos Condit vs. Johny Hendricks
Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz

UFC on FUEL TV 9: "Mousasi vs Latifi" (April 6, 2013)

Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor
Tor Troeng vs. Adam Cella
Reza Madadi vs. Michael Johnson
Diego Brandao vs. Pablo Garza
Brad Pickett vs. Mike Easton
Matt Mitrione vs. Phil De Fries
Ross Pearson vs. Ryan Couture
Gegard Mousasi vs. Ilir Latifi

The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale: "Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen" (April 13, 2013)

Justin Lawrence vs. Daniel Pineda
Sam Sicilia vs. Maximo Blanco
Cole Miller vs. Bart Palaszewski
Clint Hester vs. Bristol Marunde
Dylan Andrews vs. Jimmy Quinlan
Luke Barnatt vs.Collin Hart
Josh Samman vs. Kevin Casey
Bubba McDaniel vs. Gilbert Smith
Travis Browne vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano
Uriah Hall vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Urijah Faber vs. Scott Jorgensen

UFC on FOX 7: "Henderson vs Melendez" (April 20, 2013)

Clifford Starks vs. Yoel Romero
Anthony Njokuani vs. Roger Bowling
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Hugo Viana
Tim Means vs. Jorge Masvidal
Joseph Benavidez vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Ramsey Nijem vs. Myles Jury
Chad Mendes vs. Darren Elkins
Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson
Ben Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez

UFC 159: "Jones vs. Sonnen" (April 27, 2013)

Steven Siler vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Leonard Garcia vs. Cody McKenzie
Sara McMann vs. Sheila Gaff
Jim Miller vs. Pat Healy
Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo
Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC on FX 8: "Belfort vs. Rockhold" (May 18, 2013)

Lucas Martins vs. Jeremy Larsen
John Lineker vs. Azamat Gashimov
Yuri Alcantara vs. Iliarde Santos
Gleison Tibau vs. John Cholish
Francisco Trinaldo vs. Mike Rio
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham
Ronaldo Souza vs. Chris Camozzi
Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold

UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" (May 25, 2013)

Jeremy Stephens vs. Estevan Payan
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop
Stephen Thompson vs. Nah-Shon Burrell
Colton Smith vs. Robert Whittaker
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway
Mike Pyle vs. Rick Story
Donald Cerrone vs. K.J. Noons
Gray Maynard vs. T.J. Grant
Glover Teixeira vs. James Te Huna
Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva

UFC on FUEL TV 10: "Nogueira vs. Werdum" (June 8, 2013)

Antonio Braga Neto vs. Anthony Smith
Karlos Vemola vs. Caio Magalhaes
Godofredo Pepey vs. Felipe Arantes
Rony Jason vs. Mike Wilkinson
Daniel Sarafian vs. Eddie Mendez
Erick Silva vs. Jason High
Thiago Silva vs. Rafael Cavalcante
Leonardo Santos vs. William Macario
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum

UFC 161: "Evans vs. Henderson" (June 15, 2013)

Sam Stout vs. James Krause
Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Roy Nelson vs. Stipe Miocic
Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson

Yeah, it's massive.

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