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Post by 3oh3 on Oct 15, 2011 1:28:47 GMT -5
This isn't who you think was the best champion per say, this is just who you like best. Yeah, I know that some of them were interim champ, but they're still in it.
Top 3 move on.
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Post by Sonnen on Oct 15, 2011 14:45:40 GMT -5
Who the  is Maurice Smith? Seen of all of them but him. Anyway Randy Couture. |
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Post by stonecold316 on Oct 15, 2011 14:48:17 GMT -5
Randy Couture
Frank Mir
Brock Lesnar
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Post by 1992 on Oct 15, 2011 15:37:19 GMT -5
Couture
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Post by hammer on Oct 15, 2011 17:31:26 GMT -5
winner. but for the sake of the poll, i threw in big nog and cain too. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2011 20:58:49 GMT -5
Couture, Andrei (first fighter I was a fan of), and Brock.
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Post by nWo_Sentinel on Oct 16, 2011 22:06:40 GMT -5
Randy Couture
Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez
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Post by Hurricane on Oct 16, 2011 22:15:16 GMT -5
Randy Couture Brock Lesnar Cain Velasquez |
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 16, 2011 23:37:55 GMT -5
Who the is Maurice Smith? Seen of all of them but him. The guy that pretty much changed the whole landscape of MMA at his time, showing guys that you can have high-level striking and fight in something other than kickboxing. He showed that wrestlers weren't invincible, and showed that wrestlers' cardio wasn't up to the task of fighting for 15-20 mins with no breaks. His fight with Mark Coleman pretty much changed the perception on "ground and pound". Igor Vovchanchyn did the same sort of thing in PRIDE, but not too many people saw him then. |
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 17, 2011 1:16:20 GMT -5
Randy, Bas, Brock.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2011 16:04:24 GMT -5
Couture, Big Nog and Cain.
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Post by Sonnen on Oct 17, 2011 19:41:34 GMT -5
Who the is Maurice Smith? Seen of all of them but him. The guy that pretty much changed the whole landscape of MMA at his time, showing guys that you can have high-level striking and fight in something other than kickboxing. He showed that wrestlers weren't invincible, and showed that wrestlers' cardio wasn't up to the task of fighting for 15-20 mins with no breaks. His fight with Mark Coleman pretty much changed the perception on "ground and pound". Igor Vovchanchyn did the same sort of thing in PRIDE, but not too many people saw him then. Wow really? Wish I could of seen him in action, I searched him up and looked at his W/L record, hard to believe he was a champ'. |
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Post by James Hetfield on Oct 17, 2011 19:48:27 GMT -5
It was a different time back then. Everyone thought wrestlers were going to dominate the sport forever until he showed up.
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Post by PrideFcF on Oct 17, 2011 20:01:51 GMT -5
Yeah, and the ranking structure we have today was rather non-existent. Guys were sort of just paired up to be paired up sometimes.
If I'm not mistaken, Smith captured 2 different HW titles in 2 different promotions in the span of about 4 fights, all while having a losing record. Pretty crazy when you compare it to today.
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Post by Sonnen on Oct 18, 2011 0:38:28 GMT -5
Yea no kidding, thanks for the history lesson guys, my first fight was Tito Ortiz Vs Ken Sharmock 1, so I don't know much from there.
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Post by 1992 on Oct 18, 2011 0:55:54 GMT -5
You should definitely look up some Igor Vovchanchyn highlights Lelouch. Igor was the ing man. |
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