Top 5 MMA fighters of All Time!!!

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  1. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

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    1. Fedor- 28 wins with only 1 loss, a loss that was a disputed technicality at that. This was an easy choice for me.

    2. GSP- Barely edges out Silva for this spot on my list because of a few more notable names on his resume.

    3. Anderson Silva

    4. BJ Penn

    5. Sakuraba

    Royce Gracie deserves a special mention, but the sport is different now than it was when he was at his best. There are more rules and different strategies that come into play because of those rules. Royce also competed when the UFC was done as a tournament, and defeated up to 4 opponents in one night. Royce won 3 out of the first 4 UFCs and went through Ken Shamrock, Pat Smith, and Dan Severn to do it.

    Randy Couture is great but has yet to dominate the way the fighters on my list have done.
     
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  2. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    JEFF MONSON
    Fedor
    Randy
    Hendo
    Wandy
     
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  3. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    I have to agree with Monson especially after his fight with Sylvia.
     
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  4. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Hughes is only better in trash talking and in english than GSP.
     
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  5. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    go lick a bald mans balls :good
     
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  6. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Royce has to be in this list whether he is an archaic figure in the sport. I said in terms of significance as well..**** without Royce basically this sport would have not evolved as it is now.

    As for Frank Shamrock..this guy was what i would consider the first true high level MMA guy out there with decent striking, sick submissions and adequate wrestling.. undefeated in the Octagon. One must not forget how undersized this guy was...He beat some of the best out there being a natural Middleweight

    Remember that he was a contemporary of Hughes who everyone put so highly (and rightly so) but remember Hughes was primarily a wrestler when Frank was already a complete MMA artist.

    What we see of him now is a shell of what he onced was due to inactivity (his own undoing) and age. Yet he is still out there being competitive in most his fights
     
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  7. macp

    macp Member Full Member

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    Fedor
    Gracie
    Taktarov
    Severn
    GSP
     
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  8. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    My list is based on ability & primes THEN legacy.

    KASUSHI SAKURABA

    EMELIANENKO FEDOR

    FRANK SHAMROCK

    WANDERLEI SILVA

    BJ PENN or ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA (cant decide)


    Ps. If Rickson Gracie had fought more times in pride then Im sure he would make this list, I dont think he is a myth at all, I see him as the greatest submission grappler of all time.
     
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