View Full Version : Your perfect MMA fighter
Stealing the idea from the main AFL board :thumbsu: Who would be your ultimate MMA fighter if you could choose one aspect from any pre or current MMA fighter? Please think of you choice at their best, and add missed categories. ;)
Mine:
Standup
Punching: Anderson Silva
Kicking: Crocop
Counter: Loyoto Machida
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Randy Couture
Knees: Wanderlei Silva/Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: Mark Kerr
Clinch Takedown: Can't think off best but Randy'd be up there.
Takedown defense: Chuck Liddell (for his get up)/Crocop (for his sprawl)
Top control: Dan Severn
GnP: Matt Hughes/Dan Henderson (From guard: Fedor)
BJJ
Guard: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira/BJ Penn
Top: Matt Lindland/BJ Penn
Technique all round: Ronaldo Souza
General
Conditioning: Sean Sherk
Athleticism: Georges St Pierre/Carlos Newton
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Tank Abbot/Quinton Jackson
Aggression: Wanderlei Silva
Chin: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Brain: Fedor Emelianenko
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Randy Couture
Composure: Fedor Emelianenko
Physique: James Thompson
Stare down: Wanderlei Silva
Presti_is_god
16 Oct 2008, 22:07
ooh good topic
Standup
Punching: Anderson Silva
Kicking: Mirko CroCop
Counter: Chuck Liddell
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Randy Couture
Knees: Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: GSP
Clinch Takedown: Randy Couture
Takedown defense: Chuck Liddell
Top control: GSP
GnP: Fedor
BJJ
Guard: Shinya Aoki
Top: BJ Penn
Technique all round: BJ Penn (Jacare might have better pure bjj technique. But for MMA its gotta be BJ hands down)
General
Conditioning: Urijah Faber
Athleticism: GSP
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Mark Coleman
Aggression: Wanderlei Silva
Chin: Mark Hunt
Brain: Fedor Emelianenko
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Fedor Emelianenko
Composure: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Physique: Kevin Randleman
Stare down: Wanderlei Silva
Kangas_Div
16 Oct 2008, 22:18
Standup
Punching: Liddell
Kicking: Crocop
Counter: Liddell/Crocop
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Randy Couture
Knees: Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: Parisyan
Clinch Takedown: Hughes
Takedown defense: St-Pierre
Top control: Severn
GnP: Matt Hughes
BJJ
Guard: Nogueira
Top: Maia
Technique all round: BJ Penn
General
Conditioning: Faber
Athleticism: St Pierre
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Quinton Jackson/Lesnar
Aggression: Wanderlei Silva/Shogun
Chin: Mark Hunt
Brain: Couture/Franklin
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Couture/Franklin
Composure: Anderson Silva
Physique: Cheick Kongo
Stare down: Wanderlei Silva
Jumpin' Jimmy
16 Oct 2008, 22:20
http://www.mmapayout.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/joelauzon.jpg
Standup
Punching: Chuck Liddell
Kicking: Mirko CroCop
Counter:
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Mirko CroCop
Knees: Wanderlei Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: Matt Hughes
Clinch Takedown: Randy Couture
Takedown defense: George St Pierre
Top control: Fedor Emelianenko
GnP: Anderson Silva
BJJ
Guard: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Top: BJ Penn
Technique all round: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
General
Conditioning: Urijah Faber
Athleticism: Anderson Silva
Flexibility: Urijah Faber
Power: Brock Lesnar
Aggression: Tito Ortiz
Chin: Mark Hunt
Brain: Fedor Emelianenko
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Randy Couture
Composure: Fedor Emelianenko
Physique: Diego Sanchez
Stare down: Charles Bennett
RobbyRoy
17 Oct 2008, 01:23
Take out Physique and Fedor would be right at the top of almost every category.
Standup
Punching: Fedor
Kicking: Crocop/Melvin Manhoef
Counter: Cung Le
All Around Standup: Anderson Silva
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Couture
Knees: Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: GSP/Arona
Clinch Takedown: Lindland
Takedown defense: BJ Penn/GSP
Top control: Arona
GnP: Fedor
BJJ
Guard: Aoki/Nog (cos he can take punishment)
Top: Meia
Technique all round: Jacare/Bustamante
General
Conditioning: Clay Guida
Athleticism: GSP
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Lesnar
Aggression: Shogun
Chin: Nog/Hunt
Brain: Fedor
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Couture
Composure: Fedor
Physique: GSP
Stare down: Fedor (he mourns for his opponent BEFORE the fight)
Heart: Nog/Saku
Moustache: Don Frye :)
RobbyRoy
17 Oct 2008, 14:18
Standup
Punching: Gomi
Kicking: Crocop
Counter: Machida
All Around Standup: Anderson Silva
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Couture
Knees: Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: Koscheck - I like the look of his but there's heaps
Clinch Takedown: Couture
Takedown defense: GSP - for the calibre of wrestlers who couldn't take him down
Top control: Arona
GnP: Fedor
BJJ
Guard: Aoki
Top: Maia
Technique all round: BJ Penn
General
Conditioning: Sherk
Athleticism: GSP
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Lesnar
Aggression: Yvel/Shogun for controlled aggression
Chin: Nog/Hunt
Brain: Fedor/Couture
Pre-Fight Game Plan: Greg Jackson fighters
Composure: Fedor
Physique: Randleman
Stare down: Can't go past Wandy
Heart: Nog/Saku
Moustache: Don Frye
Entrance: Genki Sudo
Kangas_Div
17 Oct 2008, 15:07
Stare down: Charles Bennett
Haha nice one mate :D
Sportman1987
18 Oct 2008, 00:11
Too many categories for me, I'll shorten it a little
Standup
Punching: Anderson Silva
Kicking: Andy Hug
Counter: Anderson Silva
Clinch
Punching/Elbows (dirty boxing): Dunno, maybe Florian due to cuts
Knees: Anderson Silva
Wrestling
Takedowns: Frank Shamrock
Takedown defense: GSP
Top control: Sherk/Lesnar via lay and pray
GnP: Fedor
BJJ
Guard: Hermes Franca
Top: Dunno
Technique all round: Ronaldo Souza
General
Conditioning: Royce
Athleticism: GSP
Flexibility: BJ Penn
Power: Lesnar
Aggression: Wanderlei Silva
Chin: Fedor
Brain: Fedor
Composure: Fedor