I loved Sakuraba, just because he came in smiling with a funny mask on. then when the bell rang he beat the **** out of his opponents..... if only he could have retired 4 years ago
Wow, that's a tough call. There are so many great fighters to choose from: Rickson Gracie, Randy Couture, Fedor, Noguiera, Renzo Gracie, Maurice Smith, Cung Le, Wanderlai Silva, GSP, Penn, Machida, or Anderson Silva. If I'm forced to pick just one - I'll go with Captain America - Randy Couture.
For me GSP of course but Chuck Liddell was another favorite especially when he beat Ortiz in both of their fights. But back in the day I loved watching Tank Abbott.
I thought I would be the only one to pick Tank. Finally, a fan that know what "it's about." Those of you that heard Tank on Sherdog before the Kimbo fight know what I mean. Abbott is not an all time great MMA practioner. Tank Abbott is not an all time great technician. Tank Abbot would not be favored over thousands of bjj practioners across the globe. Tank Abbott was priceless. I was a fan after his first fight. This content is protected Most of the tournament successful were of obvious backgrounds. The rules added after Tank's UFC Tournament debut give testament to his back ground as a street fighter. "No Fish Hooking" is the first to come to mind. This content is protected This content is protected
I tried to add video between some of my previous post's paragraphs. I was not successful. I guess different rules come into play when it's not Youtube.
Pride - Sakuraba. But if we are talking about UFC back in the day it was Tito Ortiz, He talked crap like Tank Abbot but he could fight, the Ortiz V shamrock fight, hand thing and his trash talk is what got a lot of people interested in MMA. That and Gilbert Yvel's high kick in Pride 10.
In MMA, for me it's gotta be Nick Diaz. You know when he is fighting it's gonna be a great bout. His fight with Diego is probably my favorite MMA fight ever. It's just a terrific ground war that we hardly ever seem to get these days. I usually don't like guys who run their mouths, but Diaz never backs down and always brings it so I give him a pass in that regard.
Sakuraba is going to die in the ring im sure of it. He's going to be a vegetable soon. The amount of punishment that man has taken in his career is frightening.