Icons of MMA

[kingkshon73]

With each organization there was one star that stood out and represented them some are more difficult to point out then other but here are my Icon from each Major MMA org.

UFC: Chuck Liddell (hard one)
Bellator: Eddie Alvarez
Affliction: Fedor
IFL: Roy Nelson
WEC: Urijah Faber
PRIDE: Wanderlei Silva
STRIKEFORCE: The Scrap Pack
RINGS: Volk Han
Pancrase: Bas Rutten
Vale Tudo Japan: Rickson Gracie
SHOOTO: Mach Sakurai
DREAM: Shinya Aoki
SENGOKU: Jorge Santiago
Elite XC: Kimbo Slice

(Really couldn't pick just one for Strikeforce I always think or Nick, Giblert, and Jake)

Do you you agree with my picks? If not what would your picks be? Is there any major organizations I missed out on?

 

[kingkshon73]

I forgot to mention Bodog fight bit I can't think of anyone for that.

 

[Del1]

Was Rothwell in Bodog?

 

[kingkshon73]

Was Rothwell in Bodog?

No he was in the IFL.

 

[lhx58]

Cage Rage: Anderson

 

[loisestrad]

To me, Fedor was the one to stand out in Pride, too.

 

[Tooth and Nail]

PRIDE would have been Saku

 

[Luger]

WEC = Jose Aldo

 

[Moezao]

UFC: Royce Gracie/ Lidell / Ronda Rousey, I guess
WEC: Pettis, Aldo
Pride: Sakuraba
Cage Warrior FC: Mcgregor
SF: Fedor, because of his fall
Bellator: no idea, noone comes to mind as an idol. Michael Page might be one in the future if he stays there and fights non-cans

 

[kingkshon73]

Cage Rage: Anderson

I could see that one.

 

[dropshot001]

WEC = Faber and Torres for me.

 

[BreadnButter]

UFC: CM Punk

 

[anthony stark]

UFC: Chuck Liddell & Randy Couture
Bellator: Pat Curran
IFL: Roy Nelson
WEC: Urijah Faber, Miguel Torres & Jose Aldo
PRIDE: Wanderlei Silva & Fedor Emelianenko
STRIKEFORCE: Hobo's from 209
SHOOTO: Hayato Mach Sakurai
DREAM: Shinya Aoki
Elite XC: Kimbo Slice
Cage Rage: Anderson Silva

 

[kingkshon73]

UFC: Chuck Liddell & Randy Couture
Bellator: Pat Curran
IFL: Roy Nelson
WEC: Urijah Faber, Miguel Torres & Jose Aldo
PRIDE: Wanderlei Silva & Fedor Emelianenko
STRIKEFORCE: Hobo's from 209
SHOOTO: Hayato Mach Sakurai
DREAM: Shinya Aoki
Elite XC: Kimbo Slice

Joe warren would have been my second choice for bellator since he is one of the only guys my friends know.

 

[infamousXX87XX]

When it comes to PRIDE you have to mention Fedor, Big Nog, Cro Cop, and Wand

 

[BuffaloEmperor]

I think it'd fair to say Wanderlei for Pride. You could argue Fedor or even Big Nog ,but in my eyes Wanderlei was everything Pride was about.

 

[Deleted member 245586]

TS, Chuck Liddell over the all-time bestselling MMA PPV King? lol

 

[shinobimusashi]

UFC
1993-1995: Royce Gracie
1995-1996: Ken Shamrock
1997: Randy Couture
1998-1999: Frank Shamrock
2000-2002: Tito Ortiz
2003: Matt Hughes
2004-2007: Chuck Liddell
2008-2013: Anderson Silva
2014-2015: Ronda Rousey(deal with it)

 

[shinobimusashi]

Pride:

1997-2000: Nobuhiko Takada
2000-2001: Kazushi Sakuraba
2001-2004: Wanderlie Silva
2004-2007: Fedor

 

[Phronimos]

I have only heard non-MMA-fans talk about two fighters, GSP and Ronda.

My brother, for instance, never heard of Conor and I expect few non-Irish, non-MMA fans have either.