Hall Of Fame Criteria
1) Elite Fighter - beat the best of his/her era, won a championship.
2) Elite Box Office Draw - headlined major shows and PPV's as the face of his/her promotion.
* A fighter who is a combination of the above two criteria would absolutely have to be in without question.
3) Impact/Contributions - MMA pioneer, promoter, booker, trainer, referee, announcer, etc.
MMA HALL OF FAME
Anderson Silva
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Bas Rutten
BJ Penn
Brock Lesnar
Bruce Buffer
Carlson Gracie
Chuck Liddell
Dan Henderson
Dan Severn
Dana White
Don Frye
Fedor Emelianenko
Frank Shamrock
Georges St. Pierre
Greg Jackson
Helio Gracie
Jeff Blatnick
Joe Rogan
Joe Silva
John McCarthy
Kazushi Sakuraba
Ken Shamrock
Kid Yamamoto
Lorenzo Fertitta
Marc Ratner
Mark Coleman
Masakatsu Funaki
Matt Hughes
Mauricio Rua
Mirko Cro Cop
Quinton Jackson
Randy Couture
Royce Gracie
Tito Ortiz
Urijah Faber
Wanderlei Silva
Worthy Of Debate: Bob Meyrowitz, Bob Sapp, Euclides Periera, Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir, Gina Carano, Herb Dean, Josh Barnett, Lenne Hardt, Miguel Torres, Pat Miletich, Rich Franklin, Rorion Gracie, Rumina Sato, Takanori Gomi, Tim Sylvia
Need More Time: Alistair Overeem, Benson Henderson, Cain Velasquez, Chael Sonnen, Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Junior Dos Santos, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Ronda Rousey
No: Chris Lytle, Cris Cyborg, Jens Pulver, Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz, Stephan Bonnar, Vitor Belfort
* Being a lifelong mid-carder who happens to win a lot of bonuses does not make you a Hall Of Famer. Sorry, Chris. Sorry, J-Lau.
* Having a career of beating mid-carders but mostly losing to top guys does not make you a Hall Of Famer. Sorry, Vitor.
* The Hall Of Fame should be for the all-time greats, the elite... ONLY!
* I do not claim to be an expert and none of the above is set in stone. It is merely a suggestion of what an MMA Hall Of Fame might look like.