My Top Five Favorite MMA Fighters!
5. Wanderlei Silva
One of the most dangerous strikers in MMA, the "Axe Murderer" takes the #5 spot in this one. He may not be as dangerous as he once was as he seems to have lost a bit in the move from Pride to the UFC [you can speculate all you want as to why] but he's still one of the most entertaining fighters in the world. The man will throw down from Minute One and not stop until someone is laid out. I have to admit though, I DO miss the head kicks and stomps from Pride Silva.
4. Brock Lesnar
come a long way from his days throwing around
the WWE's finest. One of my favorite things about
Brock in MMA is that the so-called "purists"
absolutely despise him being there, let alone him
being the champ. It's a beautiful thing to see. To
me, the only thing that would be better is if Brock
used his natural arrogance to the fullest and
embraced his pro wrestling roots while running
down the UFC guys as being "not as tough" as the
WWE folks. It'd make for amazing television as
fighter after fighter stepped up to "protect the
honor of MMA." Vince McMahon is obviously a
huge influence on Dana White - you'd think Dana
would pick up on some of the storyline aspects of
the biz too.
3. BJ Penn
This is a weird one for me because I have a really difficult time explaining why I like BJ Penn so much. There's just something about a guy who talks a ton of trash about people who looks like there's no fucking way he can back it up inside a cage... and then goes in there and does it. Plus, you toss in things like licking the blood off his fists after a fight and well... it's just kinda cool. I'm still pissed he lost to GSP. Fucking Frenchy.
2. Mirko Cro Cop
And my #1 favorite fighter in MMA...
ANDERSON SILVA
I still remember the first time I saw Anderson Silva fight in Pride. He seemed... interesting. There was nothing amazing about him but I found the spider guard to be pretty impressive as no one else was able to do something like it. When he jumped to UFC, I wasn't excited because all I could remember was the guard. Then he took on Chris Leben - who was one of my favorites at the time... and absolutely KEEEEELED HIM DEAD! It was a beatdown of epic proportions that cemented Anderson Silva as a rising star. The two fights with Rich Franklin put him over the top as someone who was potentially MMA's version of Mike Tyson in the late 80s/early 90s - the guy you would pay big money to see because you wanted to see how badly he'd knock someone the fuck out. Sadly, the shine has come off him a bit with a few unimpressive showings but to me, Silva remains the top dog in MMA.
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