The 6 Most Amazing Acts of Mid-Fight Mockery in MMA History
Brandon Vera vs. Thiago SilvaUFC 125
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Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce GraciePRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Finals
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Gary Goodridge vs. Amir RahnavardiPRIDE FC 3

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Duane Ludwig vs. Shad SmithKing of the Cage 4
Did it work?
Fuck yes. If do right no can defense. To be honest, this might not have been a taunt. Duane was probably only doing the Karate Kid stance out of politeness while he waited for Shad's brain to figure out it was in a coma. When it never did, Duane landed a combination of kicks and punches that was so goddamn sexy that now I think I might be the gay one. Eventually Shad's corner had to throw in the towel since he was too busy being awesome to fall.Nate Quarry vs. Kalib StarnesUFC 83
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Frank Shamrock vs. Bas Rutten IIIPancrase: Truth 5
Did it work?
Yes, Frank's master plan of getting punched worked. In the same way "jumping" works for getting down an elevator shaft. Bas lost his temper, made a fist, and thumped it into the cut on Frank Shamrock's grinning head. This gave him a red card, but it also started the fight back on the feet where Bas had every advantage. He was also now strangely energized, probably since Bas Rutten was designed by Dutch military scientists to have erogenous zones on the ends of his fists. Sure enough, Bas came out like a killing machine and Shamrock came out like a man with a recently-smashed head wound. Bas landed a knee and almost pulled Frank's spine out with a standing guillotine choke. Soon the cut on Shamrock's opened so far that the doctors stopped the fight. Not for medical reasons, but because in Bas Rutten's frenzied state, a vagina on his opponent's face could have leveled the stadium.