The best and most popular Asian MMA fighters in the UFC and Pride

[Lionheart7167]

If you had to choose the best fighters, or maybe the most popular asian MMA fighters of all time who would you choose?

Here's a list, in no particular order
1. Sakuraba
2. Akiyama
3. Korean Zombie
4. Aoki
5. Fujita
6. Fireball Kid
7. Hidehiko Yoshida
8. Nguyen

What are some others?

 

[MRT]

Kid Yamamoto
Yuki Kondo
Grabaka Hitman
Kawajiri
'Mach' Sakurai

(ignoring that "Asian" technically includes Russia and the old Soviet states, of course)

 

[Mondo Freaks]

the Anime drag queen that beat Aoki

 

[Calipwnia]

Hatsu Hioki, Ioune

 

[KB Warrior]

 

[DS66]

 

[MRT]

the Anime drag queen that beat Aoki

Nagashima! lol

that match was one of the greatest examples of "karma" I've ever seen in a MMA fight - hahaha

 

[rurouni]

ngannou

 

[horc00]

Best is Sakuraba

Most popular... also Sakuraba. I’ll add Genki Sudo to that.

 

[MadHouse]

Kevin Lee doing big things these days

 

[trident]

 

[xRHYSCOREx]

MInoru Suzuki (i'm aware hi never fought in Pride or UFC but he is legit)

 

[RockyLockridge]

Kyoji horiguchi
Benson henderson (if that counts)
Pj penn(if that counts)

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

Kid Yamamoto is a glaring omission from OP
















And takada

 

[Jimmy Jazz]

Machida of course

 

[Jimmy Jazz]

kazuo misaki beat dan henderson and paul daley i believe.

 

[Chad W]

#1: Kevin Lee

 

[Cherry]

Chonan!

And I guess Akira Shoji hasn't stood the test of time despite his 'Mr. Pride' nickname. lol

 

[Post 2 Decision]

HORIGUCHI

 

[yeguiza]

1. saku
2. minowaman
3. .........
4. ...........
5. ..............
6. .........
7. sexyama
8. fireball kid
9. tamura
10. takada

absence of fighters between 3 and 6 show the gap in greatness betwewen the 2 goats and the rest