Best British fighters of all time?

Paddy
Machado
Till
Venom
Jojo (I'm trying to be inclusive)
 
OldBoy91 said:
James Thompson? Lmao

Leon Edwards- Most successful British fighter on paper. Won the title, defended it 2x, beat the P4P #1 for the belt, the defended it against him. When he's on hes one of the most skilled fighters in the sport across all disciplines.

Tom Aspinall- Probably the best fighter from the UK ever. He is something special, a generational talent in the same vein as Jon Jones, Cain Velasquez etc. The way he runs through top competition in literal seconds every time is unheard of.

Michael Bisping- The first truly successful British fighter on the big stage. First to win a UFC world title. First to defend a world title, fought the who's who of his era, beat many of them. Retired with (at the time) the most wins in UFC history and still has the most middleweight wins if I'm not mistaken.

Arnold Allen- My personal favourite fighter. One of the most skilled fighters ever from the UK, but for whatever reason doesn't have the fanbase behind him. Has the skills to beat anyone on his night. Eventually will get to a title shot, hope he wins it too.

Can't think of a definitive 5th, so I'll just give some mentions to a bunch of guys who might be up there.

Brad Pickett- First real star of the lower weightclasses in the UK. Dominated Mighty Mouse all 3 rounds with wrestling of all things had some great knockouts. Now he's basically the UKs Mike Brown being a successful head coach.

Darren Till- Had all the potential but never realised it. Couldn't adapt to wrestling the way others could, but if you stike with him be can hang with anybody in the world. As evidenced by his super close fights with Wonderboy and Robert Whittaker which MMA media were split down the middle on who won.

Paul Daley- Probably the best KO machine ever from the UK. Could put anybody in the world's lights out in his weightclass. Like Till, never adjusted well to guys trying to wrestle him.

Dan Hardy- First UK fighter to reach a UFC title shot, where he was dominated by the GOAT in GSP. Had some good wins before his confidence got shook and he went on a losing streak. Recovered to win back to back fights at the end of his career.

Ronnie Mann- Nobody remembers this guy as he was pre lighter weightlcasses in the UFC, but he was one of the premier fighters at 135 pounds. He was an all around fighter that could KO or sub guys at any time. Started his career 20-3-1. Fought way past his prime though so his record isn't as good as what it should be.
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Great post man!
 
Tom Aspinall and he's just getting started
 
Paddy should be number one on that list
 
Aspinall
MVP

The rest are complete bums.
 
OldBoy91 said:
James Thompson? Lmao

Leon Edwards- Most successful British fighter on paper. Won the title, defended it 2x, beat the P4P #1 for the belt, the defended it against him. When he's on hes one of the most skilled fighters in the sport across all disciplines.

Tom Aspinall- Probably the best fighter from the UK ever. He is something special, a generational talent in the same vein as Jon Jones, Cain Velasquez etc. The way he runs through top competition in literal seconds every time is unheard of.

Michael Bisping- The first truly successful British fighter on the big stage. First to win a UFC world title. First to defend a world title, fought the who's who of his era, beat many of them. Retired with (at the time) the most wins in UFC history and still has the most middleweight wins if I'm not mistaken.

Arnold Allen- My personal favourite fighter. One of the most skilled fighters ever from the UK, but for whatever reason doesn't have the fanbase behind him. Has the skills to beat anyone on his night. Eventually will get to a title shot, hope he wins it too.

Can't think of a definitive 5th, so I'll just give some mentions to a bunch of guys who might be up there.

Brad Pickett- First real star of the lower weightclasses in the UK. Dominated Mighty Mouse all 3 rounds with wrestling of all things had some great knockouts. Now he's basically the UKs Mike Brown being a successful head coach.

Darren Till- Had all the potential but never realised it. Couldn't adapt to wrestling the way others could, but if you stike with him be can hang with anybody in the world. As evidenced by his super close fights with Wonderboy and Robert Whittaker which MMA media were split down the middle on who won.

Paul Daley- Probably the best KO machine ever from the UK. Could put anybody in the world's lights out in his weightclass. Like Till, never adjusted well to guys trying to wrestle him.

Dan Hardy- First UK fighter to reach a UFC title shot, where he was dominated by the GOAT in GSP. Had some good wins before his confidence got shook and he went on a losing streak. Recovered to win back to back fights at the end of his career.

Ronnie Mann- Nobody remembers this guy as he was pre lighter weightlcasses in the UFC, but he was one of the premier fighters at 135 pounds. He was an all around fighter that could KO or sub guys at any time. Started his career 20-3-1. Fought way past his prime though so his record isn't as good as what it should be.
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Pretty much all of this.

James Thompson has no business being on the list at all, and Arnold Allen is already one of the best ever.

I would probably actually put Paddy the Baddy at #5. I think he's way better than people give him credit for. I don't think the Bobby Green fight was a fluke, and hopefully it's a harbinger of fights to come.
 
aspinall is the total package

bisping was gritty, but low on talent.

leon distant 3rd
 
OldBoy91 said:
James Thompson? Lmao

Leon Edwards- Most successful British fighter on paper. Won the title, defended it 2x, beat the P4P #1 for the belt, the defended it against him. When he's on hes one of the most skilled fighters in the sport across all disciplines.

Tom Aspinall- Probably the best fighter from the UK ever. He is something special, a generational talent in the same vein as Jon Jones, Cain Velasquez etc. The way he runs through top competition in literal seconds every time is unheard of.

Michael Bisping- The first truly successful British fighter on the big stage. First to win a UFC world title. First to defend a world title, fought the who's who of his era, beat many of them. Retired with (at the time) the most wins in UFC history and still has the most middleweight wins if I'm not mistaken.

Arnold Allen- My personal favourite fighter. One of the most skilled fighters ever from the UK, but for whatever reason doesn't have the fanbase behind him. Has the skills to beat anyone on his night. Eventually will get to a title shot, hope he wins it too.

Can't think of a definitive 5th, so I'll just give some mentions to a bunch of guys who might be up there.

Brad Pickett- First real star of the lower weightclasses in the UK. Dominated Mighty Mouse all 3 rounds with wrestling of all things had some great knockouts. Now he's basically the UKs Mike Brown being a successful head coach.

Darren Till- Had all the potential but never realised it. Couldn't adapt to wrestling the way others could, but if you stike with him be can hang with anybody in the world. As evidenced by his super close fights with Wonderboy and Robert Whittaker which MMA media were split down the middle on who won.

Paul Daley- Probably the best KO machine ever from the UK. Could put anybody in the world's lights out in his weightclass. Like Till, never adjusted well to guys trying to wrestle him.

Dan Hardy- First UK fighter to reach a UFC title shot, where he was dominated by the GOAT in GSP. Had some good wins before his confidence got shook and he went on a losing streak. Recovered to win back to back fights at the end of his career.

Ronnie Mann- Nobody remembers this guy as he was pre lighter weightlcasses in the UFC, but he was one of the premier fighters at 135 pounds. He was an all around fighter that could KO or sub guys at any time. Started his career 20-3-1. Fought way past his prime though so his record isn't as good as what it should be.
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Paul Daley and Jimi Manuwa too. i don't think they're better than the majority of those guys, but if Dan Hardy gets a say they should too
 
tom aspinall is british, and he’s from the era of right now, which is the best era at the moment. therefore he’s the best british fighter of all time.
 
BigMuffler said:
James Thompson is a 6'4 PRIDE stud who would run through the HW division in his prime, put some respect on his name!
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Lol. I will give JT some credit for coming to fight. Some current HWs are content to point fight with a 45-year old Arlovski and don't even try to walk him down and finish him. I wish I could bring back prime versions of JT, Tank Abbott, Goodridge, etc. They may be less skilled and cross-trained, but they'd force the current HWs to fight.
 
I see no mention of Mark Weir
 
I was thinking about this the other day and I came to the conclusion that Tom Aspinall would probably beat every British person who ever lived (including naturalized immigrants) in a 1v1 unarmed fight. He would be a favorite over:

Tyson Fury
John Broughton
Lennox Lewis
Ricky Hatton
Chris Eubank
Alfred the Great
Mad Jack Churchill
Richard Grenville
William Marshal
Thomas Howard
Tom Stoltman
Eddie Hall
Leon Edwards
Dan Hardy
Michael Bisping
etc. etc.

But in terms of MMA achievements, it's probably Bisping.
Top 5:
1) Bisping
2) Edwards
3) Aspinall
4) Murray
5) Hardy
 
Come on man James Thompson lol.. he was a fun fighter to watch because he was aggressive and always let go, but he is nowhere near the most skilled, not in the top 5
 
wrestlefan said:
This has got me thinking. Years ago, the UK didn't have any champions and its best fighters were usually pure strikers who would get fucking flattened by American wrestlers. What would a top 5 look like? I feel it would be something like...

1. Bisping
2. Leon Edwards
3. Aspinall
4. James Thompson
5. Pimblett (?)

Any ideas?
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Leon over Bisping. Pimblett over Till feels hasty.
 
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