solid choice
I’ll throw out
Sakuraba
Rob Kaman
He’s a big name, and, while he didn’t win all of them, he didn’t duck anyone either.
Hughes, Newton, Sak, Frank Shamrock, Mo Smith, Oleg, BJ, Miletich, Hendo…
He was the true Gracie fighter
The godfather of PEDs? What’s bmf about that?
Bisping won the belt with one eyeball
I think don Frye is the best choice tho
Minowa
Dude took on guys twice his size.
Owww, vinegar tits, Johnny Knoxville fought butter bean in a sports store. Does he get a title shot at minowa or what?
You watch your mouth when talking about the Super Hluk
Thought hendo immediately upon reading the title
Bas Rutten
All excellent choices.
Prime, Peak, PRIDE Fedor is mine.
Hendo was the first person that came to mind after I read the title.
A lot of good options when it comes to bad ass dudes, especially when it comes to old school fighters.
All of the guys in this thread would be on the list. Also, BJ comes to mind. He fought Renzo, Machida, Hughes, Rodrigo…. a lot of guys above his weight class
Yuki Kondo is worth mentioning. Despite being under 6 foot and walking around smaller than a natural middleweight, the dude won the openweight title in Pancrase. He fought guys from the UFC like Tito, Filho, Matyushenko…. Also fought PRIDE guys like Igor, Wanderlei, Barnett. Even holds wins over Schilt, Funaki, and DeLucia. Dude fought everyone.
And he fought Dan the wolfman and lived
That one looked like it hurt