Greatest UFC Fighter of All-Time

Apr 9, 2015 at 10:26 AM

4everFaithful
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Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by 4everFaithful:
If Aldo defeats McGregor I'll add him to this poll. A win over Connor will cement his legacy and allow him to be discussed among the greats. He would officially have wiped out the division.

Agreed, the only person he hasn't fought would be Edgar.

He already beat Edgar

[ Edited by 4everFaithful on Apr 9, 2015 at 11:33 AM ]

Apr 9, 2015 at 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by fortyninerglory:
Pound for pound it's Jon Jones. He'd probably have the best chance of defeating all of the UFC greats if everyone was in their prime.

Agreed, but man I would love to see everyone of those on the list fight each other in their primes. How great would that be.

Apr 9, 2015 at 12:19 PM

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BRCOK LASNER

Apr 9, 2015 at 1:55 PM

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Originally posted by 4everFaithful:
He already beat Edgar

Oh sh*t thats right, my bad. Must of already been blacked out for that card.

Now that Im sober I remember allot more but obviously still not all the way back yet lol.

Apr 9, 2015 at 2:13 PM

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4everFaithful
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Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by 4everFaithful:
He already beat Edgar

Oh sh*t thats right, my bad. Must of already been blacked out for that card.

Now that Im sober I remember allot more but obviously still not all the way back yet lol.

Lol it was a great fight. It happened shortly after Edgar lost his lightweight belt to Benson Henderson, then he went down to take a shot at Aldo's title

Apr 9, 2015 at 4:54 PM

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Cjez
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Originally posted by ads_2006:
BRCOK LASNER

Apr 9, 2015 at 7:28 PM

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Cain Velasquez should be up there.

He beat Brock,JDS,Bigfoot, errbody.

And now he wants to fight Bones Jones.

Apr 9, 2015 at 10:33 PM

#83

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Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Cain Velasquez should be up there.

He beat Brock,JDS,Bigfoot, errbody.

And now he wants to fight Bones Jones.

He lost to himself, he hasn't fought in a year and a half and has only fought 2 fighters since the end of 2010. Definitely the most talented UFC heavyweight ever but his health and overall state of the HW division is killing his legacy at the moment.

Apr 9, 2015 at 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by TonyStarks:
Cain Velasquez should be up there.

He beat Brock,JDS,Bigfoot, errbody.

And now he wants to fight Bones Jones.

He lost to himself, he hasn't fought in a year and a half and has only fought 2 fighters since the end of 2010. Definitely the most talented UFC heavyweight ever but his health and overall state of the HW division is killing his legacy at the moment.

I agree with both you.

IMO Cain is the best HW in UFC history but he still has to prove it. Based on skill alone he should be on the list, but he hasn't established his legacy yet. He will be discussed among the greats when he nears retirement, no doubt.

Bones vs. Cain would be LEGENDARY

[ Edited by 4everFaithful on Apr 9, 2015 at 10:41 PM ]

Apr 10, 2015 at 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by InsertNameHere:
No Royce Gracie option....

only as honorable mention.

pioneer yes. greatest no. too one dimensional.

Apr 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by InsertNameHere:
No Royce Gracie option....

only as honorable mention.

pioneer yes. greatest no. too one dimensional.

Exactly. Greatest submission artist of all-time though

Apr 10, 2015 at 12:04 PM

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Originally posted by 4everFaithful:

Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by InsertNameHere:
No Royce Gracie option....

only as honorable mention.

pioneer yes. greatest no. too one dimensional.

Exactly. Greatest submission artist of all-time though

debatable......

also, not sure how many people know this... Royce Gracie was actually the smaller and one of the lesser skilled of the Gracies. Rorion gracie created the UFC prove that Grace (not Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu was the best martial art, so he entered Royce to make a point rather than his better brothers.

that said..... Rickson Gracie is the best reprsentative in this debate from the Gracie family (pre-UFC though...)

[ Edited by 49erfeeeever808 on Apr 10, 2015 at 1:09 PM ]

Apr 10, 2015 at 12:17 PM

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Absolutely debatable, particularly because Royce had the benefit of wearing his gi, which considerably helped grip, and because no one really knew how to defend against those submissions at the time.

Apr 10, 2015 at 1:11 PM

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Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by 4everFaithful:

Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by InsertNameHere:
No Royce Gracie option....

only as honorable mention.

pioneer yes. greatest no. too one dimensional.

Exactly. Greatest submission artist of all-time though

debatable......

also, not sure how many people know this... Royce Gracie was actually the smaller and one of the lesser skilled of the Gracies. Rorion gracie created the UFC prove that Grace (not Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu was the best martial art, so he entered Royce to make a point rather than his better brothers.

that said..... Rickson Gracie is the best reprsentative in this debate from the Gracie family (pre-UFC though...)

Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
Absolutely debatable, particularly because Royce had the benefit of wearing his gi, which considerably helped grip, and because no one really knew how to defend against those submissions at the time.

Let me correct myself, ONE of the greatest submission artists of all-time

Apr 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM

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Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
Absolutely debatable, particularly because Royce had the benefit of wearing his gi, which considerably helped grip, and because no one really knew how to defend against those submissions at the time.

ya, fkn cheater.