athletes from other sports who had they done mma they would of made great fighters

[abedm]

Who are athletes from other sports basketball football hockey baseball that you believe had they pursued mma instead they would of been world title cotenders and why?

 

[welldone]

anyone with long reach

 

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Chin is a factor that everyone thinks they have until they get punched. Most people don't want to get punched let alone get punched for a living.

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Lance Armstrong

 

[Workaholic]

 

[Klaavical]

Dave Semenko

 

[Nightwish]

If Dennis Rodman had fought in UFC I, there would be no Gracie family today.

 

[fightfan70]

mike Tyson
broc lesnar

just about any nfl caliber running back or defensive end

 

[Bluntforce420]

James Harrison

 

[Slatersan]

Barry sanders

 

[Chart69r]

Bo Jackson, Dan gable, Jarryd Hayne, Lomachenko, LeBron, Ron Artest.

 

[D'z]

Yo.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Iron Mike always makes me wonder. I think any elite boxer, if they had the drive to learn wrestling/ grappling early on would do quite well.

I’m not convinced that every A-level athlete actually possesses the attributes required to be good at fighting, outisde of being athletic.

 

[Maaj19]

Kurt Angle

 

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mike Tyson
broc lesnar

just about any nfl caliber running back or defensive end

A running back is just the linebacker of the offense

 

[Fergelmince]

MIchelle Kwan

 

[StrikerKing]

mike Tyson
broc lesnar

just about any nfl caliber running back or defensive end

I'm not so sure about running backs. Sure they would have power, but most are really short and in that no-mans land in terms of weight (220 to 230 lbs). Too small and short for HWY, but they would lose significant strength by cutting to LHW.

 

[fightfan70]

A running back is just the linebacker of the offense

I should of added linebacker.

so many great athletes in the nfl its hard to pick just a couple

 

[Crom Cruach]

By all accounts Cristiano Ronaldo has an interest in MMA.

He's a 6'4 and an A++ athlete.

There might be a question over his chin though.

 

[MMA4Life]

Bo Jackson because I don’t see him being bad at an athletic endeavor.