Chuck Liddell, GSP or Conor McGregor - Who's the most iconic MMA fighter? (Semi-Finals)

Who's your pick?

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By the masses? Conor and it ain’t even close.
 
Young Calf Kick said:
Of course Sherdog votes the most for GSP at the moment. Ask any random person on the street and they probably will have never heard of him.

Even though GSP was a way better fighter than the other two, we’re talking about who’s the MOST ICONIC, dummies. You can’t be an icon of a sport if you don’t transcend it’s hardcore fanbase.
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You also can't be an icon in a sport if the sport's fan base hates you.

Basketball fans don't hate Michael Jordan.
 
Fioretti said:
Why would you split them up? How did you determine which fighters went into the separate "brackets", and why was the initial poll not split into brackets? Seems like the format changed.
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I just balanced out which fighters go where based on their vote totals. The initial poll was just compiling who people think is the most iconic MMA fighters. I tally the poll and see, who are the top 6. And I split them accordingly based on my judgement in how balanced each Semi-Final bracket will be.

Hope that helps.
 
No Rousey WTH

I’m picking Georges
Conor was only iconic for a minute, now he’s just an iconic goofup
 
The 47 who voted for McRunner should be tossed off a bridge.
 
I went with Chuck because of the Mohawk but yeah it's Conor
 
MXZT said:
Is Conor celebrated, revered or idolized? He maybe the most infamous MMA fighter, but is he revered/idolized?

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for a while, yes. way more than any other mma fighter at any point in history.

immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. ever heard that? remember when it was "cool" for people to do the Conor walk, which he actually took from Vince McMahon but how many people did it before Conor did it? none. How many people bought Proper 12 for the taste? 0. How many bought it just because it was "Conors whisky"? millions

If GSP had his own French wine, like 200 people tops would buy it lol
 
IloveTHIS said:
for a while, yes. way more than any other mma fighter at any point in history.

immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. ever heard that? remember when it was "cool" for people to do the Conor walk, which he actually took from Vince McMahon but how many people did it before Conor did it? none. How many people bought Proper 12 for the taste? 0. How many bought it just because it was "Conors whisky"? millions

If GSP had his own French wine, like 200 people tops would buy it lol
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When it all comes down it is subjective.

But I don't think Conor is revered and respected like a Fedor or GSP. He maybe more popular and people may know him more, but I don't think he's close to as respected as those two fighters I mentioned.

I think there is more to it than being very popular as the gauge in seeing who is the most iconic. I think there has to be wide admiration and respect for this person. Just like Muhammad Ali, who I would say is the most iconic boxer.
 
McGregor brought the UFC to new heights during his heyday, in terms of mainstream appeal.
But Chuck Liddell was like the Jerry West of the UFC.
You can cut a silhouette of the guy and use it as a logo and you'd know for certain it's Chuck.
 
Baal said:
How tf did Royce not make it to the top 3

He's the most important fighter in MMA history
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Us old school guys are the only ones who would know that, the new generation don't even know who he is.
 
TerrorTimmy said:
You also can't be an icon in a sport if the sport's fan base hates you.

Basketball fans don't hate Michael Jordan.
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Even if said icon brought more eyes to the sport and through his influence eventually got fighters paid more?

because look I get it, McGregor is a delusional scumbag but other fighters will be very glad he exists for bringing the sport to a wider audience. And I’m sure they feel the same way about Chuck too.

I’d say the two are tied only because Chuck brought more eyes to the sport in the 00s, and Conor did it in the 10s. Whoever has more perceived influence is subjective to in which era the people giving the opinion started watching MMA.
 
Young Calf Kick said:
Even if said icon brought more eyes to the sport and through his influence eventually got fighters paid more?

because look I get it, McGregor is a delusional scumbag but other fighters will be very glad he exists for bringing the sport to a wider audience. And I’m sure they feel the same way about Chuck too.

I’d say the two are tied only because Chuck brought more eyes to the sport in the 00s, and Conor did it in the 10s. Whoever has more perceived influence is subjective to in which era the people giving the opinion started watching MMA.
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Conor isn't responsible for raising fighter pay. The anti-trust case along with federal investigations (or the threat of them) into their business practices raised fighter pay. Going public raised fighter pay.

Bringing eyes to the sport is great - but how many stayed? Where are these "I only got into MMA because of Conor but now I watch regularly" fans? Because most of them can't name a single current champion and haven't stayed with the sport. PPV sales are down compared to what they were before Conor.

You try to say everything positive that's happened is because of Conor but what about the negative aspects? The legal troubles, the addiction issues, the assaults, etc.? Those get swept under the rug?

When did Messi punch an old man in a bar? When did Michael Jordan give drunken interviews or take women into a men's room at a public event?

Those are icons.

Conor is well known but he's more known these days for the trouble he gets into, not for his MMA career. That's not an icon.
 
I hate to say it but in the main stream Chocolate L and GSP do not even come close to Conor. Ask anyone on the street who they are and they’ll give a blank look. Fight fans it’s a different story.
 
Not a fan but Conor is the only choice as he transcended the sport.
 
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