Favorite Fighter?

[Trent Tiemeyer]

Bas Rutten

[Mo Lung]

Me.

;)

[Trent Tiemeyer]

A wee bit cocky now, aren't we?:cool:

[Mo Lung]

Hey, don't step into the fray if you think you're gonna get whupped!

:D

[Trent Tiemeyer]

*steps into crane stance*:)

[YODA]

Genki Sudo :D

[Freeform]

Doh! Just beat me to it! Sudo's gotta rate as one of the all time best, if just for his WWE style entrances! ;)

[Scotty Dog]

Big Fan of Sudo as well,
Also a fan of Vitor Belfort, and Vanderlei Silva is just plain scary :D

[Mo Lung]

Yeah, I go for Vanderlai Silva. That dude has some amazing striking skills and can play the game his own way. He really controls a fight.

But yeah - scary bugger!

[Jay]

I like Genki Sudo, but more in a submission wrestling environment - the clips circulating are awsome. But in Vale Tudo I feel he tries to frustrate his opponents too much with his un-authodox stances and kicks ... Still cool though - but I don't like his entrances, he came into UFC 42 as a woman !! :D

I've struggled to think of my top fighter - I don't like 'ground and pounders' (I think Matt Hughes is unbelievable, but I get a bit bored watching his fights) - I would have to say Mario Sperry is my No 1, he can stand and fight (if you haven't seen the Ninja V's Sperry fight - WATCH IT ! :) ) and his ground skills are amazing.

The Axe murderer is also one of my favourites :D

Jay

[Jamo]

Until someone dethrones him, I will have to say my new favorite is Fedor Emilienko. That Russkie put the G & P in ground n pound! I've never seen ANYONE hit as hard and accurate as that guy. As far as overall technique is concerned, however, would still have to be Frank Shamrock. I look forward to see him back in the MMA scene. Hopefully, we can see him mixing it up with the fighters in PrideFC. THEN we'll see what kind of pressure he can overcome (or not).

[Acekicken]

Ken & Frank Shamrock
Kazushi Sakuraba
Marco Ruas
Ricco Rodriguess
Carlos Newton
Wanderlay Silva
Pat Melitech

[ratman]

i ve just seen the pride fight between the two gracie brothers and Kazushi Sakuraba. And i must say i m "hooked". I last saw gracie fight in UFC 1,and 2 or 3 and he kicked ass. But In pride sakuruba used kicks to keep him penned to the floor( in intense pain i must say)
Does it mean brazilian JJ dont have any answers to kicks?
Wot fighting style do the japanese team use.

[totality]

finally someone mentiones saku, thank you acekicken!

as far as entertainment goes, my favorite fighter is probably sudo.
submissions: probably give it to nog
striking: mirko filipovic, vitor belfort, and vanderlei silva.

[mild7]

I'm sorry but my all time fave fighter is Royce Gracie.


with rgd to more modern times: Pat Miletich, Carlos Newton.

[totality]

i just saw a highlight reel of hayoto sakurai...now that's entertaining!

[Patrick Bateman]

Rickson Gracie is de Man!!

[ratman]

rOYCE gracie was good in the ufc, until i saw this pride video. Dont know how recent it was but his corner threw in the towel. He took such a beating. Until then i d never heard of sakubura.
I know nothing bout brazilian jj. Does anyone know if Brazilian jj include kicks to their training?

[mild7]

Saku is an excellent fighter, how could I forget the 'gracie hunter'!!

ratman,
A BJJ school that adheres to the Gracie method of teaching will teach basic kicks. If you look at Renzo and Royler Gracie's book they demonstrate a side kick to the knee.

There is also a method of kicking from a downed position. Sakuraba countered Royce's attempts very well, but Rickson displayed what it was capable of when he used kicks to damage Funaki's knee. Also, Renzo used an up-kick from the ground to KO Oleg Taktarov(a former UFC champ).

[saikyou]

marco ruas

[ratman]

Did the gracie brothers get their revenge on sakabura after the last fight? Is heilio still fighting?

[Trent Tiemeyer]

Geez, Ratman. Resurrecting threads from their certain death must be a hobby.:)

[AsSaSiN]

Emmanual Yarborough

[Jay]

LOL !!! :D

[Adam]

Bob Sapp. The guy has absolutely no skill, but it's still fun to watch how a guy that weighs some 350 pounds has been able to do well in K-1 and MMA through sheer roided power. Watching him losing to Minotauro by armbar was also fun as the guy was half his size and still won

Also, I like Mirko Filipovic, but that is more because of his nasty kicks than his grappling.

[Floorismyfriend]

Jet lee, and jackie chan are unstopable!!!
they have super fast kicks and and ive seen jet lee beat up 2 of the best cops in california.

[Hakko-Ryu]

OF COURSE...jet li will do a super spin wushu tornado kick any day on anyone! LOL! and Jackie Chan will throw boxes and other handy objects at you till you pass out or till one hits you in the nuts. I hope yer kidding thefloorismyfriend.

my fav MMA fighters though...bas rutten, Mirko Crocop, Sakuraba.

[Sonshu]

Igor "Ice Cold" Vovchenchin

Bad run of late but still a world class fighter!

[Swoop]

He's not my favourite but one who I would love to meet is Randy Couture. The man is 40 years old, still fights top level is the UFC light-heavyweight champion. I believe he has achieved more than anyone else in MMA.

[Floorismyfriend]

JET LI would destroy bas rutten

Jet li beat up 5 guys in an apartment complex. Jet li also plays football like a bear.

[stump]

A lot of them have been mentioned before

Genki Sudo
Cro Cop
Miletich
Matt Serra
Andy Hug (RIP)
Peronally I prefer the lightweights...much more entertaining fighters

[Floorismyfriend]

Jet li is a light weight.

One time i saw use a fire hose to beat a bunch guys that had guns.

[stump]

I think someone needs to take a little nap :\

[Floorismyfriend]

Yeah i do feel kinda sleepy

[Saz]

Must be your bedtime Floorismyfriend... Goodnight

[Kwajman]

Hey, I met Frank Shamrock at a convention, one of the nicest guys there, gracious, anwered all my questions. Also, Kathy Long, growrrrrrrrl, what a babe, and also a great fighter, a really really nice person.

[Floorismyfriend]

What fighting style is kathy long?

[Nimrook]

#1 ROYCE GRACIE
#2 Bas Rutten
#3 Duanne "Bang" Ludwig
#4 Tank Abbott

No matter what anyone says Royce is the man in my mind. He is the most tactical fighter I have ever seen. He takes hit after hit for entire 15 minute rounds just to put the guy away the milisecond he makes a mistake.
I have to go with Bas simply because the guy is hands-down the best kickboxer I have ever seen.
Duanne is just dynamite in a ring, I've seen him jump up to deliver a flying knee to his STANDING opponents face.
And last but not least ol' Tank... what can I say I love watching a fat bar brawler go and beat the crap out of everybody.

[Nimrook]

By the way, I think Jet Li is completely overrated. His martial arts isn't good for anything but movies.

[Floorismyfriend]

Lol you dont really think i like Jet li do you?
I was jk man.
Jet li is an actor just like jackie chan or bruice lee.

[Floorismyfriend]

Paul walker would whoop jet lis Buttox anyday.

[Nimrook]

I know a guy who thinks Jet Li could beat up and fighter in the MMA world, so I put that in just out of spite for him.

[Pika]

Minotauro

He will beat Crocrop and he will then beat Fedor to take his rightful position at the top of the Heavyweight rankings

[Floorismyfriend]

Originally posted by Nimrook
I know a guy who thinks Jet Li could beat up and fighter in the MMA world, so I put that in just out of spite for him.
You spited him real good. I hope that guy learned his lesson cause you really gave him a good tounge lashing. If i was him i would be crying my eyes out from all the verbal beat downs you gave him.

[Nimrook]

I'm glad you liked it

[SPAWNPAIN]

:p Can i name Morihei Hueshiba? he is my favorite one in the world. :p thank you.

[crjjguy]

CroCop......ever see the footage of him dropping Bob Sapp?

[KungFuMan39]

Id have to say, Saku is my favorite. His entrances rock, hes good at submission and striking, a great fighter

[Bulldog]

Jeremy Horn is soooooooooooo under rated and doesn't get talked about near enough...He's a good solid, well rounded fighter...

He's quiet too...doesn't run his mouth...so, that's probably why he doesn't get a bunch of headlines and press...

I guess if I had to have a favorite...that would be my guy...he's the anti-mma persona...if you will...

[goatnipples2002]

Vitor Belfort, he actually fights he doesn't waste time "wrestling". No offense but "wrestling" is something you do withyour friends. DOES NOT work in a multiple attacker situations.

[YODA]

Originally posted by goatnipples2002
Vitor Belfort, he actually fights he doesn't waste time "wrestling". No offense but "wrestling" is something you do withyour friends. DOES NOT work in a multiple attacker situations.


Ignorance is bliss.

Work or not in a multiple attacker situation - it happens.

[Jay]

Someone's a bit too obsessed with the 'ring' for my liking :D

Jay

[Tyrant MMA]

Originally posted by goatnipples2002
Vitor Belfort, he actually fights he doesn't waste time "wrestling". No offense but "wrestling" is something you do withyour friends. DOES NOT work in a multiple attacker situations.


Hmm can't say Ive seen multiple attackers in the cage or inside a ring...

and yes wrestling is something you do with your mates and training partners, in order to one day be half as good as someone like Randy Couture.

My top fighter would be...god knows there are alot of very talented guys out there, and I enjoy seeing them all doing what they do best.

[totality]

i'd have to go with mike williams...excellent fighter out of cheyenne wyoming :D

oh yeah, and duane ludwig isn't bad

[Spike!]

My vote would go to Ken Shamrock. Only thing i hated was the fact that he went from crippling guys way bigger than him in the UFC to getting beaten by a guy way smaller and weaker for a 1 2 3 in the WWF. Just goes to show how fake it is. hah. Well theres 1 for Ken.

Rob

I heard he was going back into the UFC anyone know? I know his brother is in it now. WOW Ken is a scary guy.

[dustIn credible]

Frank Shamrock, Chuck Liddel.

[Adam]

Psst: http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2626&page=4&pp=15&highlight=favorite another thread on the same subject.

Welcome to the forum, by the way :)

[hunter_kaval]

Randy Coutrure and Carlos Newton two of my favourite Favourite fighters. :D

[Pika]

Genki Sudo.

Ken Shamrock...... no comment :rolleyes:

[gofaster]

It would be nice i u could post a few pics

[KickChick]

It would be nice i u could post a few pics


Quite a few here.... ;)
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8706

I heard he was going back into the UFC anyone know?

Ken Shamrock is fighting Kimo June 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas returning after a tough knee injury. He plans on fighting Tito Ortiz for a second time too! (after losing fighting him with a torn ACL)

Rumors are that Guy Mezger might come back to the UFC though.

[gofaster]

Thank u 4 the link ....I'll watch Tito & Ken on Satelite TV .....
& ...... I like your motto to ....

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you"

PS ...KickChick ...is also cute ..

[Hybrid_Killer]

All time favourite:Kazushi Sakuraba

I also like Genki Sudo and Fujita(For kicking the lights out of Bob Sapp)


And Royce Gracie for popularising my favourite style.

[Sonshu]

Early Days Igor Vovchenchin - real hard git!

Now more so Macaco (BJJ agressive fighter) - he is one great guy to watch - a stronger version of Genki I see him as.

[hunter_kaval]

Here's one for you you know your favourite fighter, whats your favourite fight and did it involve your favourite fighter if not why not?

[Sonshu]

Too many to chose from:

Igor vs Paul Varlens (if anyone here remembers it)
Macaco vs Pele fight 1
Macaco vs Pele fight 2
Kerr vs Fabio Gurgel (long fight)

[K93200]

Naoya Ogawa!

[Thorstein]

Tito Ortiz is a great fighter! :bang: He do wrestling, BJJ, and I think ThaiBoxing too... That's my styles included! :D
http://steph.tv/Tito.jpg