Every fight matters, but some matter just a little more.
In many ways, a win is a win, and a loss is a loss, but some simply feel bigger than others, for a variety of reasons. In some cases, the stakes are easy to identify. Picture the fighter on a losing streak who knows he or she is likely fighting for their job; or conversely, any title fight in a top regional organization, where the combatants know they are almost certainly being scouted by the big leagues. At other times, a fight feels especially important for reasons that are harder to quantify, but no less real.