Who is your Favorite fighter ever???? [Archive]

thebrodstar

08-03-2009, 06:42 AM

Mine hands down is Rich Franklin, even though he is on his way out IMO.

I always thought he had a certain quality about him that was classy in and out of the octagon. He has a very good stand up style and is quite crafty on the ground.

Their are many better than him but he is my favorite.

LocoRoco

08-03-2009, 07:04 AM

Personality Wise: Bas Rutten
Fighting Wise: Gotta be Fedor or Wanderlei

radab

08-03-2009, 08:31 AM

Morales and Marquez

in MMA, Fedor and Machida

elixirvtec

08-03-2009, 10:34 AM

Mine is Rampage back in the day he was slamming people through the floor. But since he arrive in the UFC he lost all that.

LHL

08-03-2009, 10:37 AM

Wanderlei. I'm really looking forward to any fight with Maia in it these days

MattMattMatt

08-03-2009, 11:29 AM

I liked Genki Sudo in the same way I liked Naseem Hamed, except he was much more respectable outside the ring. I like Fedor at the moment too. Sakuraba was (is?) technically immense, always liked watching him fight. I kinda like Royce Gracie as a fighter, mainly because I did BJJ, but not sure what he is like as a person!

jimmie

08-03-2009, 11:48 AM

Randy Couture but Franklin is real close and hes not even close to the way out he just signed a 6 fight contract and if he beats Belfort hes right there in line for a title shot.

rydersonthestorm

08-03-2009, 11:50 AM

Bas all the way

codeman99998

08-03-2009, 01:53 PM

Josh Koscheck

rekcutnevets

08-03-2009, 04:22 PM

Tank Abbott, I've never been able to root against him.

Beebs

08-03-2009, 04:53 PM

Dan Henderson.

Cyborg Santos (the male)

Matt Hughes

Stoo

08-03-2009, 04:56 PM

Harold Howard for me

ryanty22

08-03-2009, 04:59 PM

i always like randy. that fight he dominated sylvia 5 rounds to none was an awesome fight. it was great watching his big goofy ass get handed to him from the clinch

LB3000

08-03-2009, 05:25 PM

Its a tough one but I would probably go with Sakuraba.

radab

08-03-2009, 06:06 PM

Morales and Marquez

in MMA, Fedor and Machida

scrap that.

Chun Li ;)

ufoalf

08-03-2009, 06:17 PM

As far as entertainment value it's between Wanderlei and Fedor. Fedor takes it cause I'd care more if he lost.

chimba

08-03-2009, 06:48 PM

Machida. A. Silva and Penn

Fedors the greatest though so far.

Bill Butcher

08-03-2009, 07:29 PM

rusty nails

08-03-2009, 08:32 PM

matt serra, carlos newton, ken and frank shamrock, lyoto machida, bj penn.

thebrodstar

08-03-2009, 08:32 PM

Definitely some good choices out there, Fedor seems to be mentioned the most.

thebrodstar

08-03-2009, 08:34 PM

Randy Couture but Franklin is real close and hes not even close to the way out he just signed a 6 fight contract and if he beats Belfort hes right there in line for a title shot.

He has had some tough fights lately and I am starting to wonder if he could beat Rampage or Evans. I seriously doubt he could compare to Machida, but you never no with Franklin either he is great!!

I really do think Henderson won the fight fairly though even though some people think Franklin did enough.

Polymath

08-03-2009, 08:39 PM

Hendo
Big Nog

HeavyT

08-03-2009, 08:40 PM

I love watching Wanderlei, but hate seeing him on the receiving end.

Grievesy

08-03-2009, 09:08 PM

Anderson Silva
Rampage

Also Miguel Torres is quickly becoming one of my favourite fighters.

Rattler

08-03-2009, 09:15 PM

Forrest Griffin

Dave_j1985

08-03-2009, 09:57 PM

Anderson Silva, great fight, classy guy...

And I like Tito, not sure why though! lol

zarman

08-03-2009, 10:11 PM

shamrock, GSP, silva and couture in MMA. my boxing list is too long

ufoalf

08-03-2009, 10:13 PM

Anderson Silva, great fight, classy guy...

And I like Tito, not sure why though! lol

He is? :roll:

Dave_j1985

08-03-2009, 10:21 PM

Why not?

Beebs

08-03-2009, 11:31 PM

Also Miguel Torres is quickly becoming one of my favourite fighters.

Good man.

jimmie

08-03-2009, 11:34 PM

I agree on Torres hes my favorite WEC fighter and IMO the most exicting out there I watched him vs Maeda on Versus earlier and ill watch it agian in a few minutes I can watch that fight over and over and hell ive seen it atleast 100 times now.

concrete sledge

08-04-2009, 11:02 AM

Franklin and Anderson Silva, classiest guys in the business.

DINAMITA

08-04-2009, 12:29 PM

Stoo

08-04-2009, 12:42 PM

I haven't seen much MMA to be honest, but from what I have seen my favourite is Minotauro Nogueira/Big Nog.

Good choice, you gotta respect Nog, heart, skill and a nice guy to boot

BewareofDawg

08-04-2009, 12:43 PM

BJ Penn

Kaz_187

08-04-2009, 01:10 PM

1st w silva

2nd= machida,belfort

BoxingFanNo1

08-04-2009, 01:19 PM

GSP. The guy has no weakness.
Fedor's a close 2nd though p4p he's no1 in my book.

solidchin

08-04-2009, 04:22 PM

ive got far too many fighters i like but torres, shogun,mousasi would be mine at the moment

RJJ's Jab

08-04-2009, 04:37 PM

Always loved Jens Pulver he always gave a 100% and possibly the nicest man in MMA.

ATM i really enjoy watching Jose Aldo & Miguel Torres in the WEC and a huge fan of Melvin Manhoef who would be unstoppable if had a ground game:lol:

sinner78

08-05-2009, 06:06 PM

josh neer

I have always been a fan of the fighters who love to land the knee on the jaw.

SouthpawSlayer

08-05-2009, 06:34 PM

kenflo

Bill Butcher

08-05-2009, 10:11 PM

If I had to choose just one it would be Sakuraba, the man was just a wizard, submission genius & very well rounded.... always fought much bigger guys & kicked most of their asses convincingly in his prime.
He should retire for sure, he will end up dead, just too much of a warrior & loves fighting far too much.

I think Sakuraba is the greatest MWT that ever lived in MMA, shame he rarely fought anyone his own size, he might never have lost a fight.

Kid Dynamite

08-07-2009, 02:18 PM

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Dynamite Kid

08-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Yves Edwards, Frank Mir, Shogun

Beebs

08-07-2009, 02:28 PM

josh neer

I have always been a fan of the fighters who love to land the knee on the jaw.

Great choice, underrated guy and outside of all of our usual picks.

Flexb

08-07-2009, 03:28 PM

Anthony Johnson is pretty sick.

Goose

08-07-2009, 03:37 PM

St Pierre and Fedor

MaliSlamusrex

08-07-2009, 04:47 PM

I loved Sakuraba, just because he came in smiling with a funny mask on. then when the bell rang he beat the shit out of his opponents..... if only he could have retired 4 years ago :(

sugarngold

08-07-2009, 06:16 PM

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.

AJAX

08-07-2009, 08:11 PM

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.

rekcutnevets

08-07-2009, 09:56 PM

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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.
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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.

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rekcutnevets

08-07-2009, 09:58 PM

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.

AJAX

08-07-2009, 10:01 PM

yep, ole tank had some devasting ko's, always entertaining untill he gassed out of course.

MaliSlamusrex

08-08-2009, 04:15 AM

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.

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.
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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.

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wholesomefolsom

08-08-2009, 04:33 AM

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.

Polymath

08-08-2009, 05:12 AM

Anthony Johnson is pretty sick.

Who? I hope he gets better.

scurlaruntings

08-08-2009, 09:25 AM

Melvin Manhoef!!!!!

scurlaruntings

08-08-2009, 09:26 AM

I loved Sakuraba, just because he came in smiling with a funny mask on. then when the bell rang he beat the shit out of his opponents..... if only he could have retired 4 years ago :(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.