Stealing the idea from the main AFL board 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
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