Sport MMA( Mixed Martial Arts), which in English means "mixed martial arts", appeared relatively recently. In the art of mixed battles, athletes of different weight categories take part. For 25 years of existence in the MMA system there have appeared legendary persons who entered the history of sports as the most invincible. Modern martial art enjoys wide popularity among sports fans and is rapidly developing. The article presents the best MMA fighters in history.
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Randy Couture
Randy Couture - is the best American fighter, who has become a five-time UFC champion. The athlete participated in 30 fights, of which 19 won. The wrestler was the first to win the title of champion immediately in the heavy and light heavyweight categories. Couture began to engage in professional boxing in the army. Since that moment, sport has become his main hobby and occupation. The last battle, in which he won, took place in 2010.His rival is James Tonnie, who was not intended to lose to "Captain America".Expectations of the ambitious James did not materialize, and he loses Couture in the 1st round. Multiple victories of the athlete and the title of champion in two solid weight classes include him in the ranks of the of the best MMA fighters in history.
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Chuck Lidell
Chuck Liddell, nicknamed "Icy", is one of the most skilful fighters in the history of MMA. In the 90's.he gained fame and the first victories in the light heavyweight categories. For 4 years( 1999-2003), Chuck kept the bar of an undefeated fighter. The fight with Randy Couture is a defeat for him. The next meeting of world champions took place in 2005.The fight for possession of the belt of the champion of the UFC was victorious for Chuck. He becomes a four-time UFC champion. The sportsman leaves MMA in 2010.To this day, Lidell is the record-holder for knockouts in the history of the sport.
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Bass Rutten
Bass Rutten remained in the history of MMA, as an undefeated and legendary fighter. He took part in 22 battles and left the sport without a single defeat. The former Dutch kickboxer became a three-time champion in mixed martial arts. To win the battle in the athlete helped his amazing purposefulness, the thirst for fame and his individual methods of attacking the liver."Handsome" Rutten is rightfully included in the 10 of the best martial arts athletes in heavyweight.
7
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie - is one of the best pioneers of the MMA in the history of the of this sport. His popularity with the Brazilian soldier, thanks to numerous victories using the technique of Jiu-Jitsu, which he learned from his father at an early age. Royce is one of the first UFC champions. In 2007, he leaves the sport because of the discovery in the blood of the excess content of steroids during the fight. Despite the fact that the incident has put a black spot on the reputation of a fighter, he will still be remembered in history as a legendary person in the world of martial arts.
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Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes held the title of welterweight champion seven times in a row, which was a world record for this weight class. Two-time champion fought in 2005 with Royce Gracie and won a legendary fighter. Matt for a long time was considered one of the unbeaten fighters of the MMA.Therefore, the American is considered one among the best fighters in the history of mixed martial arts.
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Igor Vovchanchin
Igor Vovchanchin is among the 10 most legendary sportsmen of martial arts. During his time in the sport of MMA, he managed to win in 76 battles out of 87. The Ukrainian fighter won his victory at the peak of his fame, as a result of which he was the absolute winner of 37 fights that took place in a row. Despite the growth - 174 cm - the record holder became the most popular fighter in the heavyweight category in the history of MMA .This is the strongest fighter for the entire existence of martial arts.
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George St. Pierre
George St. Pierre was recognized as the best Canadian athlete in 2009.Over the course of his career, the fighter has won 24 fights from 26. In 2007, he won the title of champion, after the battle with Matt Hughes. George defended the title of UFC champion 11 times in a row, which makes him an unbeaten fighter in the history of the MMA.
3
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva, nicknamed "Spider", for a long time was considered the strongest fighter in all weight classes. Career in MMA began in 2000.He defended the championship title 10 times in a row. The leader of single combat took part in 39 fights and 33 of them ended in victory for him. Among the defeated Silva, there is such a serious opponent as Fedor Emelyanov. The Brazilian is rightfully one of the top three fighters of the MMA in history.
2
Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson - is the absolute leader in the won titles in all weight categories. This is the first fighter in history, who won the championship in two leading organizations for mixed martial arts - UFC and Pride. The most important victory in the history of the fighter's battles is his fight with the undisputed champion in all weight categories Fedor Emelianenko, whose fan he was. The victory over the invincible Russian hero brought Henderson glory. The forty-five-year-old American is still in the ranks of MMA fighters. In his opponents, the champion prefers to choose younger fighters. American athlete - one of the best athletes in mixed martial arts.
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Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko - is the brightest star in the 25-year existence of the MMA.This is the most worthy and strong athlete in all weight classes. Russian "Terminator" remained invincible for 8 years. Since 2001-2009.he fought in 27 battles with worthy opponents and came out as an absolute winner. According to many experts, a four-time world champion is considered the best fighter in the history of MMA .Among the defeated serious fighters are: Antonio Rodrigo, Tim Sylvia, Renato Sobrad, Andrei Orlovsky and others. The first controversial defeat occurred in 2000, when the undisputed champion gets injured in the ring from Tsuyusi Kosaka banned. In 2002, the fighter won the title of the champion of the Japanese organization MMA RINGS.In 2005, he again meets with the Japanese Kosaka and defeats him. One of the most important fights for all time in the career of the Russian champion is the battle with the unbeaten, at that time, fighter Nogueira for the title of champion Pride. The Russian fighter emerges victorious from the battle and becomes the last champion of Pride. After the victory in 2012 over the heavyweight Pedro Rizzo, Fedor decided to leave the MMA.In July 2015, the athlete declared that he was returning to the ring. The next fight is to be held in Japan on December 31.
Fedor Emyalenko will go down in the history of MMA as a legendary person.
