who besides the gracies have had the most influence in mma/ufc? is there anyone else? doesn't need to be a fighter, could be someone working behind the scenes, so to speak.
bruce lee obviously still has an influence on many people around the world, so i think you could say that in a roundabout way he has influenced mma as well. true of false?
imagine being that woman who gave bruce lee the painkillers. killing a superstar! nah, just joking, seemed like it was bound to happen at some time in his life i suppose. [i mean having an adverse and deadly reaction to a drug.]
after the gracies i would personally have to say. 1) Kazushi Sakuraba 2) Big Nog 3) Fedor Emelianenko 4) Anderson Silva
Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris :good Sure they were from way back in the era of single styles, but their influence on what later evolved cannot be denied.