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re: Who Are the All-time MMA Greats?

Posted on 10/9/26 at 5:56 pm to
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
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Posted on 10/9/26 at 5:56 pm to
Modern Mount Rushmore (Skill, No Bonus for Media Impact)

Bones, Khabib, GSP, DMJ, Anderson Silva
Posted by JerryTheKingBawler
South of Memphis
Member since Jan 2023
9628 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:02 pm to
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quote:royce gracie

quote:

tGOAT

Not even tGOAT Gracie
Posted by Diseasefreeforall
Member since Oct 2012
7533 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:08 pm to
If there's any great who tarnished his legacy it's Ken. Dude had more late career works than Pabo Picasso.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 10/9/26 at 6:52 pm to
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Bones, Khabib, GSP, DMJ, Anderson Silva


No Fedor?
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
69796 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 8:56 pm to
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I personally wouldn’t put in guys who tested positive for peds.

Royce
Fedor
GSP


May want to pull Royce off that list then.
Posted by dblwall
Member since Jul 2017
2156 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 10:17 pm to
During his run in Pride nobody beats Fedor. NOBODY
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
1877 posts
Posted on 10/9/26 at 10:21 pm to
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Bones, Khabib, GSP, DMJ, Anderson Silva



quote:

No Fedor?



I do include Fedor in there but would rather remove Silva than add Fedor

Spider and Fedor both hung around too long and damaged their mystique despite being all time greats. Khabib and Bones never lost (not counting Bones DQ/NC) while DMJ and GSP have wins vs the person who beat them


ETA: I don't look at Anderson Silva's career disappointed about certain fights never happening. I do get disappointed we never got Fedor vs Lesnar, Couture, or Cain. Fedor asking for M1 to copromote with UFC was a nonstarter and stupid, he never did that for Pride and it gave his team an out with the UFC heavyweight division, although Pride's was stronger during Fedor's prime.
This post was edited on 10/9/26 at 10:32 pm
Posted by Da #1 Stunna
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Posted on 10/9/26 at 10:55 pm to
I have been following since the beginning.

Most of the big names have already been mentioned, so I won't repeat them.

I would add:

BJ Penn
Bas Rutten
Frank Shamrock
Mark Coleman
Rampage Jackson
Jens Pulver (Little Evil)
Jose Aldo
Rhonda Rousey
Dan Henderson
Uriah Faber
Randy Couture


Chuck Lidell was a light heavyweight.

Great sport.



Posted by grizzlylongcut
Member since Sep 2021
16494 posts
Posted on 10/10/26 at 9:00 am to
GSP

McGregor (moreso for what he meant to the sport than his greatness although he is an all time great striker)

Anderson Silva

Jon Jones

Fedor

I’ll never put the Russian Muslim figs on these lists.
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 12:44 pm
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
68310 posts
Posted on 10/10/26 at 9:22 am to
GSP
Mighty Mouse
Silva
Jones
Khabib
Posted by EsquireReb
Member since Jan 2014
145 posts
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:23 pm to
Depends on how you are judging and what the criteria but for me:

1. Royce Gracie - was there in the beginning. Showed the general public that size wasn't everything.

2. Conor - took the UFC into more of a mainstream product into the current era. Most of his PPV's are still the highest ever, etc.

3. GSP

4. Fedor - I know many prefer Jones but Fedor BEFORE he got old and hung around past his prime was peak for me.

If ranking on strictly fighting, I love DMJ but most a lot of people wouldn't even recognize his name. Probably also throw in Silva, Khbabi, Jones as strong arguments.

This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 12:28 pm
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
8656 posts
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:37 pm to
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BJ Penn


Probably the most naturally talented ever. Didnt even train that hard and had a dad bod, but he was a vicious fighter
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