My Favourite MMA fighters based on a number of personal criteria. Obviously, just my opinion, and I don't claim to be a professional MMA viewer in any way.
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1
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great"
- 26-4-0
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dominant champion, a class act inside and outside of the cage, one of the greatest to do it
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2
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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The man who got me into the sport and had a legendary run throughout his prime.
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3
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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4
- Alex Pereira
- "Poatan"
- 10-2-0
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5
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed"
- 26-7-0
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6
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator"
- 17-3-0
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the most inspirational story in the sport. a true legend
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7
- Dan Hooker
- "The Hangman"
- 23-12-0
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one of the BMFs of the UFC, and a new zealand fighter, so a home country hero
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8
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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9
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond"
- 30-8-0, 1 NC
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10
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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11
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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12
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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13
- Jiří Procházka
- "BJP" | 30-4-1
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14
- Leon Edwards
- "Rocky" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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15
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0
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16
- Justin Tafa
- "Bad Man" | 7-4-0, 1 NC
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17
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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18
- Michael Chandler
- "Iron" | 23-8-0
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19
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare" | 20-4-0
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20
- Kai Kara-France
- "Don't Blink" | 24-11-0, 1 NC
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21
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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22
- Amanda Nunes
- "The Lioness" | 23-5-0
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23
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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24
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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25
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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26
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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27
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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28
- Michael Page
- "Venom" | 22-2-0
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29
- Chris Barnett
- "Beastboy" | 23-8-0
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30
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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31
- Alexa Grasso
- 16-3-1
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32
- Tai Tuivasa
- "Bam Bam" | 15-7-0
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33
- Tyson Pedro
- 10-5-0
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34
- Islam Makhachev
- 25-1-0
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35
- Ilia Topuria
- "El Matador" | 15-0-0
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36
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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37
- Gilbert Burns
- "Durinho" | 22-7-0
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38
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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39
- Khamzat Chimaev
- "Borz" | 13-0-0
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40
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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41
- Holly Holm
- "The Preacher's Daughter" | 15-7-0, 1 NC
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Special mention for humbling Ronda Rousey
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42
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
My Summary