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He took several hard shots tonight. That last shot could have easily KO
He took several hard shots tonight. That last shot could have easily KO
But got beat up by Nog standing, so.this should show just how good mir is. mir beat nelson easily.
I think it's just about time for people to stop with the "2nd best heavyweight ever" stuff.
If it weren't for beating Sylvia (almost getting ko'd in the process) All of Nog's accomplishments were forever ago in pride.
and frankly, if you take a hard look at his record, he doesn't have nearly as many big wins as people think he does (fights as bob sapp..as fun as they were to watch..were not a big accomplishment)
i'm not saying he doesn't have quite a few big wins, but with Cain and JDS racking up top win after top win, I think it's impossible to say Nog is clearly the #2 of all time at HW for any reason other than nostalgia
wish i had the photoshop skills to merge these
Here is a list of every single HW champion in the history of MMA before Nogueira became UFC champion himself:I think it's just about time for people to stop with the "2nd best heavyweight ever" stuff.
If it weren't for beating Sylvia (almost getting ko'd in the process) All of Nog's accomplishments were forever ago in pride.
and frankly, if you take a hard look at his record, he doesn't have nearly as many big wins as people think he does (fights as bob sapp..as fun as they were to watch..were not a big accomplishment)
i'm not saying he doesn't have quite a few big wins, but with Cain and JDS racking up top win after top win, I think it's impossible to say Nog is clearly the #2 of all time at HW for any reason other than nostalgia
But got beat up by Nog standing, so.
Here is a list of every single HW champion in the history of MMA before Nogueira became UFC champion himself:
- Mark Coleman (UFC)
Maurice Smith (UFC)
Randy Couture (UFC)
Bas Rutten (UFC)
Kevin Randleman (UFC)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (PRIDE)
Josh Barnett (UFC)
Ricco Rodriguez (UFC)
Tim Sylvia (UFC)
Fedor Emelianenko (PRIDE)
Frank Mir (UFC)
Andrei Arlovski (UFC)
Here is a list of every single HW champion Nog has fought:
- Mark Coleman
Randy Couture
Josh Barnett
Ricco Rodriguez
Tim Sylvia
Fedor Emelianenko
Frank Mir
Cain Velasquez
So he never fought Maurice Smith (because he was retired), Bas Rutten (because he was retired), Kevin Randleman (because he was losing every single fight he had in PRIDE... And is a LHW.), and Andrei Arlovski.
Nog has literally fought every major HW of his time, with the exception of AA. Every single one. There isn't a HW alive with a stronger strength of schedule. Even Fedor doesn't even come close in terms of fighting every HW on the planet at their strongest. Cain and JDS are laughably behind Nogueira.
And this list doesn't even include fighters like Werdum, Cro Cop, Herring, Kharitonov, etc.