Royce Gracie, Anderson Silva or Fedor Emelianenko - Who's the most iconic MMA fighter? (Semi-Finals)

[Takes Two To Tango]

This is a continuation to this thread.

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/who-are-the-3-most-iconic-mma-fighters-of-all-time.4308937/

Out of these 3, who's the most iconic MMA fighter?

 

[runjay]

no hoyce, no nothin. those other 2 would selling meat. out of a back of a truck. in minneapolis.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Tough choice, but my biased answer would have to be Silva, since i grew up watching him the most

 

[Baal]

Royce for me

He alone was the face of an entire era of MMA

Can't say the same for the other two, who shared those responsibilities with other fighters of their era.

 

[Reign009]

Why is it between those 3, TS?

Am I misreading the last poll results or something?

 

[Baal]

no hoyce, no nothin. those other 2 would selling meat. out of a back of a truck. in minneapolis.

Fedor looks like he has tasty meat

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Why is it between those 3, TS?

Am I misreading the last poll results or something?

There are two Semi-Final brackets. 3 fighters in each bracket.

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...-most-iconic-mma-fighter-semi-finals.4308991/

 

[Reign009]

There are two Semi-Final brackets. 3 in each bracket.

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...-most-iconic-mma-fighter-semi-finals.4308991/

Ah, I see.

 

[runjay]

“As far as I'm concerned, all of this crap in the octagon represents these fans out here. For two years, brother, for two years I held my head high. I did everything for the gi system I did everything for the kids. And the reception I got when I came out here - you fans can stick it, brother. Because if it wasn't for royce gracie, you people wouldn't be here. If it wasn't for royce gracie, dana white would be still selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. And if it wasn't for royce Gracie all these Johnny Come Lately's that you see out here fighting wouldn't be here. I was selling out the world, brother, while they were pumping gas to put in their car to get to high school. So the way it is now, brother, with royce gracie and the gracie system of fighting, brother, me and the gracie train by my side , whatcha gonna do when the new gracie grappling system runs wild on you! “

- royce gracie

 

[TheBulge]

“As far as I'm concerned, all of this crap in the octagon represents these fans out here. For two years, brother, for two years I held my head high. I did everything for the gi system I did everything for the kids. And the reception I got when I came out here - you fans can stick it, brother. Because if it wasn't for royce gracie, you people wouldn't be here. If it wasn't for royce gracie, dana white would be still selling meat from a truck in Minneapolis. And if it wasn't for royce Gracie all these Johnny Come Lately's that you see out here fighting wouldn't be here. I was selling out the world, brother, while they were pumping gas to put in their car to get to high school. So the way it is now, brother, with royce gracie and the gracie system of fighting, brother, me and the gracie train by my side , whatcha gonna do when the new gracie grappling system runs wild on you! “

- royce gracie

Funny thing is the real Royce Gracie would only refer to himself in the third person a few less times than that funny made up quote.

 

[Blue_Ribbon]

The Last Emperor.

 

[mmacrisis]

Completely different eras so very tough. Royce made MMA, Fedor was amazing in Pride and Silva was UFC champ for such a long time with great highlights and during a massive explosion for the UFC.

I go with Silva but that is a personal bias.

 

[Richard Fannin]

1. Royce Gracie
   
   2 vote(s)
   8.7%
2. Anderson Silva
   
   2 vote(s)
   8.7%
3. *
   Fedor Emelianenko
   
   19 vote(s)
   82.6%

All 3 of these fighters are iconic, even if sadly I'm too young to have know Royce's period of dominance... Fedor & Anderson OTOH, I was there, and the older Emelianenko's was the most impressive IMHO, especially since nowadays he would very likely n=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;


From 2003 to 2010, Fedor would have been the betting favorite in a open weight MMA bout against anyone on the planet, and he was more of a LHW than a real HW...
He was also the only MMA GOAT to also be the GOAT of another combat sport, as he would be been the favorite in combat Sambo from the early 2000s to 2008 (the year he beat Blagoy Ivanov, but lost the immediate rematch, his first Sambo loss at world level)



WAR FEDOR

 

[Dogpound2020]

Fedor E

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Royce Graciehttps://youtu.be/dSNaonFCqsM?si=fewgGpAa8lbbPaYD

 

[sabretitan]

Royce

 

[bambammccoy]

When I say UFC to some random on the street, Anderson Silva is one of the few names that everyone knows and everyone ties in with mma.

If I named Fedor to some random on the street they would think I'm an immigrant who can't speak the language.

Fedor is a goat but not iconic in the slightest. This poll is definitely bias toward hard-core fans who love Fedor or consider him the goat which whether he is or isn't goat is irrelevant.

 

[surgeyou1]

Fedor fanboys are hilarious. The story of MMA can be written without Fedor. It can't be written without Royce.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

Fedor fanboys are hilarious. The story of MMA can be written without Fedor. It can't be written without Royce.

If you write the history of MMA without Fedor, you've written a giant lump of shit.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Royce is a fine choice but I'll go with the GOAT fighter, icon and human being whose peak 20 years ago still represents the pinnacle of the sport.