Kazushi Sakuraba:the greatest fighter that was never a champion!

[DoctorsStoppage]

And

AND IGOR

And Wanderlei, who back at the day was one of the scariest fully roided fighters in pride.
And roided to the gills level 3 Prime 1999 Vitor Belfort who was HW/LHW at the time with the biggest traps in the sport and no known weakness.
Sakuraba is P4P the best fighter in the world.

 

[K4BOSH]

And

AND IGOR

Not to mention he going the distance with Igor...AND he fought 90mins against Royce Gracie.

 

[K4BOSH]

Terrible striking
26:17 record
Good from 1996-2000 against 1 / seldom 2 dimensional guys
Got figured out in 2001
Never won against top competition again for 14 years and got finished 13 times

Thats like saying Hunt had a glass jaw cause he got ko'd by Melvin Manoef

 

[dmwalking]

Terrible striking
26:17 record
Good from 1996-2000 against 1 / seldom 2 dimensional guys
Got figured out in 2001
Never won against top competition again for 14 years and got finished 13 times

Yeah but he was wildly entertaining and gritty af . He also managed to embarrass multiple gracies during a time when they were considered mma royalty. Not every legend has to be a reigning champ.

 

[po_thead]

Terrible striking
26:17 record
Good from 1996-2000 against 1 / seldom 2 dimensional guys
Got figured out in 2001
Never won against top competition again for 14 years and got finished 13 times

Quoted for sheer ridiculousness. Saku GOAT

 

[Yrat]

If it was a 185 lbs Back in 2000 he could have been something. He fought in the wrong weightclass.