- sh00ky
- 1st Degree Brown Belt
- Member Since 2013.04.14
My MMA Rankings
Most feared striker of all time
These are all based on each fighter at the absolute height of their fear-instilling primes. Based more on actual "fear" of the strike and not necessarily "respect" of the strike.
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1
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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Right Leg Hospital, Left Leg Cemetery.
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2
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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Dhalsim-like reach, razor sharp elbows also with Dhalsim-like rage… It's safe to say people are wary to engage.
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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Pinpoint Accuracy, chin not really tested (and don't use the Bonnar fight as any sort of argument, Bonnar's not on this list for a reason)
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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Most Ruthless Form Ever. The Momentum in his GnP is almost unmatched P4P.
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5
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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You aren't called "The Axe Murderer" because people look forward to getting struck by you.
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6
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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Fast hands from beginning to end… if only we could get a mulligan on that middle portion of his career.
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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In his prime he was the human rock'em sock'em robot.
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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Once upon a time plastic surgery was a given following a battle with Shogun.
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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When your a borderline world-class wrestler and even then most gameplans start with a focus on your right hand, it's safe to say there is some fear there.
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10
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0
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World-class technical abilities. Flashy & functional. Doesn't get taken down as much as he should, which at least in part points to hesitancy to get close to him.
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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When he let his hands fly he was the best in the business, so long as it was within the first round. Timing was immaculate.
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12
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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Youtube.
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13
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower" | 26-14-1
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Length & resume gets him on this list. Think Jon Jones with a preference for kickboxing and not ground game (relatively speaking).
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14
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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Still a bit early to crown him, but if I'm gonna crown his ass then crown him!
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15
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer" | 12-2-0
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Brock Lesnar has huge hands, Shane Carwin made him look like a girl scout from wrist to fingertips during their glove touch.
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16
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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C'mon.
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