Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva, George St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar, Cain Velasquez vs. Jon Jones, Mauricio Rua vs. Anderson Silva ... ok, maybe that last one is just a personal dream fight of mine.

All those fights mentioned are potential UFC "super fights" that fans worldwide dream of seeing one day -- and rightfully so. Who doesn’t want to see the best fight the best, champion vs. champion?

It seems that is all media and fans alike talk about these days.

However, if history has showed us anything, it’s that those fights are likely to never develop and we will always be left longing for them.

Join me after the jump as we take a look at the history of past "superfights."

We have to go all the way back almost three years to UFC 94 on January 31, 2009, that is the last superfight that the UFC staged as the UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre was set to defend his title against the UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn.

The hype around this fight was incredible, the anticipation unbearable; however, this fight was a rematch of a fight that took place three years prior, so the enigma of "superfight" quite wasn’t there as these two men had already fought each other. This time, the only difference was the fact that both men had a title around their waist, though only one would be up for grabs that night.

For years fans begged and pleaded all over MMA forums for promoters to make a "superfight" between Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell. Wanderlie Silva was the reigning PRIDE middleweight champion and wreaking havoc in Japan, while Chuck Liddell was knocking people out left and right in the UFC while defending his light heavyweight title in the United States.

Dec. 29, 2007, the fight finally came to fruition.The fight lived up to expectations, however, fans were left wanting more as the fight was only three rounds and many fans felt the fight happened too late, as many felt both fighters were out of their prime.

Four years prior, UFC president in Dana White entered Chuck Liddell in the PRIDE middleweight Grand Prix in 2003 in hopes that the two men would be paired up in the tournament or somehow find a way to meet in the finals.

Enter Quinton Jackson.

"Rampage" and Chuck met in the second round and eventually Liddell’s corner was forced to throw in the towel. In the process, they ended all hopes of the "super fight" that everyone was hoping for.

May 27, 2006; another "superfight" was set to take place as UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was set to take on UFC legend and hall of famer, Royce Gracie. From the get-go, it was apparent that this indeed was not a "superfight" but more like a mismatch.

The much younger Hughes ran through the legend Gracie, forcing the referee to stop the fight in the very first round as Hughes blasted the hall of famer with a barrage of punches. Many fans felt that if BOTH fighters were in their prime, then the fight may have been more competitive, but the fact of the matter is that Hughes was in his prime and Gracie was obviously way past it.

Present day.

With the ZUFFA purchase of Strikeforce, many believed that finally, the "super bowl" of events was to take place. Fans quickly realized this was not the case. If anything, it was deja-vu all over again as the similar thing happened when ZUFFA purchased PRIDE and fans had so many champion vs. champion expectations that never came to fruition.

Dan Henderson was brought into the UFC and eventually lost both his middleweight and welterweight title to Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Anderson Silva. Whether or not those fights were considered "superfights" is up for debate.

Even with the absorption of many of the top talents of Strikeforce into the UFC; we have yet to see a champion vs. champion fight. Alistair Overeem was the Strikeforce heavyweight champion and when he was drafted into the UFC, he was not paired against the champion; instead he was given Brock Lesnar. Dan Henderson, the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion was not pitted against Jon Jones; rather he was matched up against "Shogun" Rua.

The UFC actually did try to set up a champion vs. champion match between Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz against UFC welterweight champ, Georges St. Pierre. However, we all know how that went.

In the end, "superfights" and "dream" fights have been few and far between and it is unlikely that we will see any come to light anytime soon. It is not the fact the the UFC does not want to put them on, but the fact of the matter is, too many things have to go right and most of the time they don’t.

There will always be someone playing spoiler by defeating the champion. There will always be injuries. Time is also a very important factor. Champions these days only fight once or twice a year if we are lucky. During the time gaps of their next defense, a fighter ages and a new challenger at their weight emerges; ending their work at that division incomplete.

There is simply too much to lose for a fighter to leave their division and risk losing to another division’s kingpin. Most champions wouldn’t want to risk losing their "aura" or "invincibility" by jumping up or down to a weight they are not familiar with when they have already cleaned out and dominated their true division.

We can hope that we see these superfights one day, however, if history is any indication, it will be a while ... if at all.