ESPN 25 most influential people in UFC history

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http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/25217775/ranking-25-most-influential-people-ufc-history

1 Dana White, UFC President
2 Lorenzo Fertitta, Former UFC CEO
3 Royce Gracie, first UFC champion
4 Art Davie, UFC co-founder
5 Conor McGregor, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion
6 Chuck Liddell, former UFC light heavyweight champion
7 Ronda Rousey, first UFC female fighter
8 Rorion Gracie, UFC co-founder
9 Bob Meyrowitz, UFC co-founder
10 Campbell McLaren, UFC co-founder
11 Frank Fertitta III, Founder of Zuffa, LLC
12 Tito Ortiz, former UFC light heavyweight champion
13 Georges St-Pierre, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion
14 Marc Ratner, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
15 John McCarthy, former MMA referee
16 Joe Silva, former UFC matchmaker
17 Jeff Blatnick, former UFC commentator and commissioner
18 Randy Couture, former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion
19 Brock Lesnar, former UFC heavyweight champion
20 Anderson Silva, former UFC middleweight champion
21 Ari Emanuel, CEO William Morris Endeavor
22 Ken Shamrock, former UFC superfight champion
23 Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin, The Ultimate Fighter I finalists
24 Joe Rogan, UFC commentator
25 Matt Hughes, former UFC welterweight champion

What the fuck, joe rogan only 24 ???

 

[DC23]

 

[Frank McEdgar]

Where the hell is Artem??

 

[Flex Plexico]

where tf is Cozad??

 

[chitoortiz]

Lorenzo > Dana.

Fact.

 

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[BC]

Buffer did not spin around 360 degrees to get left off bad and boujee smh.

 

[billharford]

When you have an organization and Tito Ortiz is the 12th most influential person involved... you know you've done shit right

 

[Pious Augustus]

 

[Verace]

Lorenzo > Dana.

Fact.

well... to be fair ESPN put them tied in 1st. But dana comes above him in the piece.

 

[Pious Augustus]

Where's Ali ??

 

[Mob69]

Interesting list, but Rogan should be top five. He has done more to explain and disseminate what MMA actually is than anyone else. I'd say:

1 = Dana and Lorenzo [tie]
3 = Royce
4 = Art Davie
5 = Rogan

Fuck knows why Conor is number five on this list. Should he even be in the top ten? I would say that

Uncle Frank
Campbell McLaren
Big John
Ronda
Bob Meyrowitz
Jeff Blatnick
Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar

are all significantly more 'influential' than McGregor.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Conor is most influential.

Dana is told what to do.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Brock should be higher....

 

[chitoortiz]

well... to be fair ESPN put them tied in 1st. But dana comes above him in the piece.

The sheer size of Lorenzo's arms should have automatically given him first place.

 

[Source]

Lorenzo > Dana.

Fact.

One of them is still there, the other one is not. The one I’m most surprised about is Joe Silva. He was far more influential than 16. I would say 6 or 7 before or after chuck.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Rogan should probably be before Big john, no?

 

[Verace]

Interesting list, but Rogan should be top five. He has done more to explain and disseminate what MMA actually is than anyone else. I'd say:

1 = Dana and Lorenzo [tie]
3 = Royce
4 = Art Davie
5 = Rogan

Fuck knows why Conor is number five on this list. Should he even be in the top ten? I would say that

Uncle Frank
Campbell McLaren
Big John
Ronda
Bob Meyrowitz
Jeff Blatnick
Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar

are all significantly more 'influential' than McGregor.

I 100% agree with your rogans placement.

The guy has the largest online show in the world ever and constantly speaks about the UFC and MMA even on shows that are not his MMA show or Fight Companion.

A quadrillion followers on social media.... and been doing it FOR FREE, for years and years. You cant buy that.

For that alone he should be top 5. Not to mention everything else... commentating etc...

 

[chitoortiz]

One of them is still there, the other one is not.

One of them gets told what to do.

The other is about to buy an NFL team.

Fact.

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Without Big John there would be no sport at all.