Fighters with Black Belts or other high ranks in multiple disciplines

[BrunswickMAF]

Which fighters hold Black Belts in multiple disciplines?

 

[matrat103]

A shitload of brazilians with black belts in both BJJ and karate/Muay Thai. Machida, Anderson, etc.

 

[Toothless King]

GSP

blackbelt in karate
Blackbelt in BJJ
blackbelt in wrestling
blackbelt in Gaidojitsu

 

[Enders]

Vadmir Putin has a black belt in Judo and Karate.

 

[shonuf]

Jacare has a black belt in Judo.

 

[Enders]

I have a blackbelt in "Sensei Daves Discount Ninjitsu", and as soon as i get my blackbelt on this message board I'm right there with Machida.

 

[ZuffaExecutive]

Anderson has a blackbelt in judo/bjj/taekwondo i believe

Then you get noobs like Jon Jones who is a white belt in bjj

But in all seriousness i think alot like jon do no gi and come from wrestling black belts so even though there blackbelt level in there discplines they dont have belts in them arts

 

[Malthian]

There's a lot, but here's a few of the better known names.

Fedor Emelianenko. BB in Judo and Sambo.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogeuira, BB in Judo and BJJ
Fabricio Werdum, BB in Judo, BJJ and Muay Thai

 

[capnlarge]

Chris Weidman is a BJJ black belt and a division 1 all-American wrestler

 

[Brama Bull]

Gunnar Nelson - karate & bjj

 

[IamnotJonFitch]

Chris Weidman is a BJJ black belt and a division 1 all-American wrestler

I think that's a fair assessment.

With all due respect, becoming a D1 wrestler is a lot harder than getting a black belt in Judo.

Also, Benson Henderson has a black belt in TKD and BJJ.

 

[JKS]

Machida, Jacare, GSP

 

[gevoudane]

Joe Duffy: BB in Taekwondo, BB in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Blue in BJJ.

Wonderboy: 5th degree black belt in Tetsushin Ryu Kempo Karate; 1st degree black belt in Tetsushin Ryu Ju-Jitsu; Black belt in American Kickboxing. (also brother in-law with Machado)

 

[rac2]

Eric Silva has a bb in judo and bjj

 

[Face Punch]

Anderson Silva:

-Black prajied in Muay Thai
-3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ant

 

[GaryEric]

Doesn't Anderson do Capoeira as well?edit: answer above

 

[champ145]

I think that's a fair assessment.

With all due respect, becoming a D1 wrestler is a lot harder than getting a black belt in Judo.




I'll just say that anyone if they put in the time could become a black belt in Judo. However, only a select few people will ever be D1 college wrestlers.