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07-03-2008, 07:53 PM
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#121 (permalink)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Kalib Starnes
Melvin Guillard
Jeremy Horn
I could only list 3 because adding anyone else would only decrease the value these three have brought to the sport.
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07-03-2008, 07:55 PM
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#122 (permalink)
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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royce, fedor, sakuraba, coleman, and wanderlei.
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07-03-2008, 07:55 PM
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#123 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Flying off the top of the cage...
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Originally Posted by chamchamtrigger
No, I'm just not a typical Sherdog Rutten TUF Noob.
Mirko influenced the sport more than Rutten by showing how effective his LHK and meaty thighs are. Nevermind that a k1 striker could make it big as a crossover sport.
Hughes influenced the sport more than Rutten with his awe-inspiring GNP.
What the hell did Rutten do?
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He made a really funny self-defense video. Also, he has a charming accent. Now, eriously, Bas was a great fighter, but his in-ring credentials are blown to epic proportions because of his out-of-ring charisma, most of it post-fight career.
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07-03-2008, 07:55 PM
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#124 (permalink)
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Banned
Join Date: May 2008
Location: (3 1 3)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yougetKTFO
Kalib Starnes
Melvin Guillard
Jeremy Horn
I could only list 3 because adding anyone else would only decrease the value these three have brought to the sport.
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please tell me u arent serious......
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07-03-2008, 07:57 PM
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#125 (permalink)
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Orange Belt
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 371
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Originally Posted by cmgib
Who do you think are the 5 most influencial fighters in the history of mma and and why. please serious answers, I curious as to what you guys think.
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Fedor
Big Nog
Wandy
Saku
Royce
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07-03-2008, 07:58 PM
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#126 (permalink)
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Purple Belt
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Pukalani, HI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chamchamtrigger
No, I'm just not a typical Sherdog Rutten TUF Noob.
Mirko influenced the sport more than Rutten by showing how effective his LHK and meaty thighs are. Nevermind that a k1 striker could make it big as a crossover sport.
Hughes influenced the sport more than Rutten with his awe-inspiring GNP.
What the hell did Rutten do?
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Mirko is definitely a runner up on the top 5 but not above rutten, sorry kiddo. Just because you make a crossover from K-1 to MMA and popularize the LHK doesn't make you a great of the sport. Bas Rutten is one of the most respected strikers in MMA history while subbing almost half of all his opponents. I don't really know any other fighters that helped elevate MMA more than Bas. Hughes is just a follower that improved on an already existing idea.
(Ortiz showed the world what brutalizing GnP can do, Hughes just followed)
Good try though
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07-03-2008, 07:59 PM
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#127 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: nashville, tn
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royce
coleman
frank
most influential, at least.....
i was gonna put gsp and fedor, but i think they are just really good.... not necessarily influential
maybe tito, for marketing purposes...
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07-03-2008, 08:00 PM
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#128 (permalink)
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Purple Belt
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Pukalani, HI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CCH
He made a really funny self-defense video. Also, he has a charming accent. Now, eriously, Bas was a great fighter, but his in-ring credentials are blown to epic proportions because of his out-of-ring charisma, most of it post-fight career.
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he suffered a very serious career threatening knee injury in the prime of his career, he did come back and continue to go on a 22 fight win streak though....idk whats to say hes not an amazing fighter
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07-03-2008, 08:01 PM
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#129 (permalink)
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Bad Boys Club
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Royce - Showed power of BJJ
Frank Shamrock - Early version of a 'complete fighter'
Coleman - Brought in GNP to UFC
Frye - First successful stand up fighter in UFC. Was a wrestler, but got a lot of KO's/
Fedor - Modern day legend.
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Wand is not finished yet!
Hoping Crocop LHKs his way to one last good run.
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07-03-2008, 08:01 PM
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#130 (permalink)
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Henderson, NV
Posts: 346
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Royce- as much as I hate to say it
Igor Vovchanchyn- first legit striker
Mark Coleman- first GnP'er
Vitor Belfort- first super athlete in mma
Fedor- dynamic all around fighter
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