Greatest fighters ever from Europe (excluding Russia)?

[pankrat]

So who are the greatest fighters ever from Europe, or higher ranked in the p4p GOAT list?

Not asking for place of birth or nationality, but rather fighters who learned ther craft in Euope and actually came out of the European professional circuit

#1 - Conor (top15 worldwide)
#2 - Mousasi (top30 worldwide)
#3 - Overeem (top30 worldwide)
#4 - Mirko (top50 worldwide)
#5 - Rutten (top50 worldwide)
#6 - Arlovski - UFC champ and fringe contender in the absolute division for two full decades.
#7 - Bisping - became champ blind in one eye
#8 - Igor - king of the European scene in the 90s and Pride top HW contender
#9 - Jan - one of only 4 male UFC champions ever from Europe
#10 - Gustaffson - arguably beat all-time greats Jones and Cormier in their prime for the tittle

Im surely forgetting some

*Edit: Shilt, Hansen, Kongo, Lee Murray, Ngannou, Saffiedine, Daley, Weichel, Janitor

*Huge respect for Joana, I dont include her for the same reason no woman shares a list with Leo Messi or Michael Jordan

 

[AmericanMMA]

Semmy Schilt

 

[ralphus1]

Diabate

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Doesn't crack the list but gotta give a shutout to the criminally underrated Joachim Hansen

 

[thewilks]

Diabate

The Snake! I remember being pumped after he pieced up Luiz Cane. He was probably pushing 40 at that point too.

 

[pankrat]

Diabate

Did Diabate ever crack the rankings?

 

[HaulParris]

Cheik Kongo

 

[DS66]

I think you pretty much covered it. If you're including women, Joanna should be on the list somewhere.

 

[Grapplefest]

Conor over Crocop alone makes your list invalid

 

[Lawrence]

Cheik Kongo

Heh.... He has some good wins... A recent 8 fight streak

And a win over 2007 Mirko

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Joanna has something like 6 title defenses. Conor has 0.

 

[Badger67]

From europe excluding russia. Ok. Thanks for clarifying my geography is off.

 

[pankrat]

Joanna has something like 6 title defenses. Conor has 0.

I said in OP why I dont include her

 

[GrizzlyMan]

Hello.... Igor Vovchanchyn?!?!

 

[JustAkidFrom209]

You forgot the GOAT Miocic who is Croatian

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

From europe excluding russia. Ok. Thanks for clarifying my geography is off.

Russia technically is Europe and Asia

 

[pankrat]

Hello.... Igor Vovchanchyn?!?!

Shit, big miss
Not sure where to rank him though

 

[accolyte1022]

You forgot the GOAT Miocic who is Croatian

I think he's Crohioan.

 

[mirko>anyone]

I think the order is a bit whack but you’ve covered most the right names. Mousasi is way, way too high for my tastes, but I don’t want to reopen that can of worms.

 

[Badger67]

Russia technically is Europe and Asia

I wasnt being sarcastic.