- Musha
- 5th Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2012.02.08
My MMA Rankings
Favorite Kickboxers and Muay Thai Fighters
Other favorites not on TAPOLOGY: Masato (#1); Joseph Valtellini (Top 10); Danny Bill (Top 10); Samart Payakaroon (Top 15); Andy Hug (Top 20); Ernesto Hoost (Top 25)
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1
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon
- "The Iron Man"
- 0-0-0
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Arguably the most exciting fighter in the world. An iron-willed, spirited and dynamic warrior always marching forward, never backing down, eating punches in the most bad ass fashion by always having the greatest, most exciting reactions and getting even more aggressive and violent after eating them. He's still extremely young and impressively experienced with over 300 fights at just 22 years old so i'm afraid his fighting style might catch up to him later in his career but right now, the man is an absolute savage and a true class act, it's absolutely impossible not to like him. It's a shame he doesn't get more worldwide recognition outside of Asia because as a fight fan, it simply doesn't get any more exciting than Rodtang.
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2
- Saenchai Saenpong
- "King Star"
- 0-0-0
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“Honestly expressing yourself...it is very difficult to do. I mean it is easy for me to put on a show and be ****y and be flooded with a ****y feeling and then feel like pretty cool...or I can make all kind of phony things, you see what I mean, blinded by it or I can show you some really fancy movement. But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself...now that, my friend, is very hard to do.” ~ Nobody ever emphasized Bruce Lee's brilliant philosophy about honestly expressing yourself better than Saenchai. If Rodtang is arguably the most exciting fighter in the world, Saenchai is undisputably the most entertaining. I'm not much of a social media guy and only have Instagram but Saenchai's IG is a must follow. The man is a true character, he is hilarious and seems like so much fun to be around, always playful, joking around and doing it in a very friendly and light-hearted way, not taking himself seriously. On top of that, he is is one of the trickiest, most unorthodox and entertaining strikers ever and unquestionably one of the greatest muay thai fighters of all time. His antics during his fights are also a joy to watch. Whenever Saenchai fights, it's like watching a master show off his art, doing it like nobody else ever did it. The man truly is something else, something special, the way he fights, the way he trains, the way he jokes around... He does everything different and it's a bliss to watch, and it's quite inspiring. The only thing Saenchai can't control is his love for women, but nobody's perfect and if you love Saenchai, you should never tell his wife. 🤫
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3
- Nong-O Gaiyanghadao
- 0-0-0
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4
- Cédric Doumbé
- "Le Meilleur"
- 5-1-0
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5
- Giorgio Petrosyan
- "The Doctor"
- 0-0-0
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6
- Jerome LeBanner
- "Geronimo"
- 6-3-0
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7
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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8
- Nieky Holzken
- "The Natural"
- 0-0-0
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9
- Takeru Segawa
- 0-0-0
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10
- Yodsanklai Photirat
- "Fairtex"
- 0-1-0
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11
- Sam-A Gaiyanghadao
- 0-0-0
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12
- Lerdsila Chumpairtour
- 0-0-0
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13
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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14
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Ramon Dekkers
- "The Diamond" | 0-1-0
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16
- Peter Aerts
- "The Dutch Lumberjack" | 2-2-0
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17
- Buakaw Banchamek
- 0-0-0
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18
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19
- Tenshin Nasukawa
- 4-0-0
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20
- Junguang Wang
- 0-0-0
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21
- Robin van Roosmalen
- "Pokerface" | 2-0-0
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22
- Simon Marcus
- "The One" | 1-0-0
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23
- Raymond Daniels
- "The Real Deal" | 3-1-0, 1 NC
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24
- Liam Harrison
- "Hitman" | 0-0-0
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25
- Wayne Parr
- "John" | 0-1-0
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26
- Andy Souwer
- "Souwer Power" | 2-3-0
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27
- Jonathan Haggerty
- "The General" | 0-0-0
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28
- Regian Eersel
- "The Immortal" | 0-0-0
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29
- Remy Bonjasky
- "Thy Flying Gentleman" | 0-0-0
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30
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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31
- Tyrone Spong
- "King of the Ring" | 2-1-0
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32
- Alex Pereira
- "Poatan" | 10-2-0
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33
- Gökhan Saki
- "The Rebel" | 1-2-0
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34
- Ray Sefo
- "Sugarfoot" | 2-2-0
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35
- Rico Verhoeven
- "Prince of Kickboxing" | 1-0-0
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36
- Badr Hari
- "The Golden Boy" | 0-1-0
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