Top 5 MMA fighters of All Time!!!

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  1. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Since we have the top 5 MMA fighters today...lets do an all time list based on significance and abilities

    Mine goes like this ..in no particular order

    I am eliminating bias from this list..Never been a fan of Randy for example

    Sakuraba
    Fedor
    Frank Shamrock
    Royce
    Couture (Barely)

    Just outside
    BJ
    Tito
    Bas
    GSP
    Anderson
    Chuck
    Rickson
    Hughes
     
    chimba, Sep 2, 2008
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  2. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Haven't watched enough of the early days to the sport to have an informed opinion, but based on what I've watched and/or read about I'd say

    Royce
    Coulture
    Liddell
    Hughes
    Silva Anderson (maybe not yet, but he's coming on strong as is GSP)


    Interesting note about Frank Shamrock, he was the first MMA I ever saw and I was extremely impressed, but for some reason, he seems to get overshadowed by Ken Shamrock, who I don't particularly like.
     
    Vanboxingfan, Sep 2, 2008
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  3. mistat94

    mistat94 New Member Full Member

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    couture
    fedor
    royce
    hughes
    liddell
     
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  4. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Hughes is often overlooked because of his atittude but the man can vie a place in the top 5..He was near unstoppable in his prime..I believe than even when he beat St.Pierre the first time he was a bit past his peak..His peak was I would say against Sakurai, when he just manhandled him
     
    chimba, Sep 2, 2008
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  5. everblast

    everblast New Member Full Member

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    Royce
    Rickson
    Fedor
    F. Shamrock
    A. Silva

    6. Hughes

    but what about good ol' Don Frye
     
    everblast, Sep 2, 2008
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  6. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fedor
    Dan Henderson
    Randy Couture
    Anderson Silva
    Matt Hughes

    Thats just me of course. I need to have Couture and Henderson in there because no 2 fighters have the accomplishments as far as titles or tournaments go.
     
    jimmie, Sep 2, 2008
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  7. doefler182

    doefler182 Member Full Member

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    Sakuraba
    Couture
    Fedor
    Hughes
    Royce

    and BJ or GSP in the future maybe
     
    doefler182, Sep 2, 2008
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  8. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Rickson Gracie
    Royce Gracie
    Sakuraba
    Randy Couture
    Fedor
     
    sugarngold, Sep 3, 2008
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  9. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Fedor need to be in that top 5 for me.
     
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  10. papke26

    papke26 Member Full Member

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    1.Fedor
    2.chuck
    3.hughes
    4.couture[hes of french ancestory like me]
    5.griffen
     
    papke26, Sep 4, 2008
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  11. J_Roth

    J_Roth VRWC Hybrid Beaner Full Member

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    Griffin? How long have you been watching MMA?
     
    J_Roth, Sep 4, 2008
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  12. papke26

    papke26 Member Full Member

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    He beat quinton jackson, that for me says hes a top fighter.
     
    papke26, Sep 4, 2008
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  13. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    one of the top 5 of all time?:blood
     
    Polymath, Sep 4, 2008
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  14. Mob

    Mob Active Member Full Member

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    1. Royce Gracie- I know, I know..if he had come around 10 years later he wouldn't have been as dominant. BUT, he was singlehandedly responsible for introducing the MMA world to submission grappling.

    2. Chuck Liddell- In his prime was successful against top notch opposition and effective against all styles. Maybe the best takedown defense ever.

    3. Matt Hughes- In his prime was just like Liddell, top notch oppositiion and just as effective against a variety of styles.

    4. Wanderlei Silva- In his prime was as ferocious as any MMA fighter of alltime. Top notch opposition and a variety of styles litter his record, and he was brutally successful for the most part. Losses to Belfort and Ortiz in the UFC rank him a bit lower than he would otherwise be.

    5. Randy Couture- Ageless and twice the Heavyweight champ and twice the Light Heavyweight Champion make it hard to not put him in the top five.....even with a mediocre record.
     
    Mob, Sep 4, 2008
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  15. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wheres fedor :?
     
    rydersonthestorm, Sep 4, 2008
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