Who is the greatest combat athlete of all time? DC, Alex or Cejudo?

[Leon Edwards]

These are fighters that have dominated multiple sports at a high level.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

DC: No
Alex: Maybe
Cejudo: Hell no

 

[Red Lantern]

Jake Paul imo. Beat MMA world champ Ben Askren, Bareknuckle world champ Mike Perry, and boxing world champ Mike Tyson.

 

[don't ask]

Of those three, DC.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

DC is way ahead of the other two. I like Poatan but success in kickboxing is not comparable to success in wrestling, and neither his nor Cejudos wins in MMA are at the level of what DC did.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Idk. But Reem deserves a mention

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

Idk. But Reem deserves a mention

Yep. Theres a space of around 12 months from late 2010 to late 2011 where he beat Spong, Saki and Aerts in K-1 and Werdum, Brock and Duffee in MMA.

The guy was a monster.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Of those 3?

Alex.

Because Kickboxing is actually combat. Wrassling is just grabbing men in a gay outfit.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Yep. Theres a space of around 12 months from late 2010 to late 2011 where he beat Spong, Saki and Aerts in K-1 and Werdum, Brock and Duffee in MMA.

The guy was a monster.

He also won an ADCC tourney in 2005. Wasn't the big one, but he was the best combat grappler in Europe for a time (for what that's worth, and especially back then). If not for his suspect chin, may have been one of the GOATs. Excelled at most everything he did. The run you cited is one of the best I've seen, seemed unbeatable at the time.

 

[Westbrick]

Alex > Cejudo > DC

 

[Doctor Grudge]

DC is way ahead of the other two. I like Poatan but success in kickboxing is not comparable to success in wrestling, and neither his nor Cejudos wins in MMA are at the level of what DC did.

Alex is much better at kickboxing than DC is at wrestling regardless if wrestling is more competitive, I don't see how he is "way behind".

Alex is a hall of famer in KB (or will be), DC was just a good wrestler (in an all-time sense). It is probably better to be one of the GOATs of a niche sport then just be a temporary top guy in a bigger but still niche sport.

I wouldn't put the 10th man of a random NBA team over DC or Poatan as an athlete just because basketball is more popular than their sports, there is still a barrier for entering GOATship and eliteness in any competition.

I think DC's MMA career is more impressive than his wrestling career by a decent amount. DC is probably a top ten MMA fighter of all time.

 

[Gregoire1]

Jones
Fedor
Poatan
Cejudo
DC
Werdum

 

[Subline]

The heavyweight king

 

[orca]

Of those 3?

Alex.

Because Kickboxing is actually combat. Wrassling is just grabbing men in a gay outfit.

if you lock them up in a cell
who do you think would win and would still stand if u get back

 

[SalvadorAllende]

if you lock them up in a cell
who do you think would win and would still stand if u get back

Poatan.

Cejudo is too small and DC is too obese.. dude would probably die from a heart attack. Because he is fat.

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

Of those 3?

Alex.

Because Kickboxing is actually combat. Wrassling is just grabbing men in a gay outfit.

Not to mention the fact there are hundreds of Olympic gold medalists in wrestling ... but ONLY ONE simultaneous Dual Champion in Glory Kickboxing.

It is actually easier to get a gold medal in the Olympics, and it is done much more frequently, then is becoming a Dual Champion in kickboxing.

This is especially true since people only compete in the Olympics once every four years, and yet people achieve "the gold" all the time.

Becoming a Dual Champion in an actual combat sport is very rare by comparison, despite the fact championship matches occur every year, year after year — NOT just once every four years.

Just a reality check for wrestling fans.

 

[prime_lobov]

Bethe Correia

 

[Söze Aldo]

Of those 3?

Alex.

Because Kickboxing is actually combat. Wrassling is just grabbing men in a gay outfit.

 

[Fergelmince]

These are fighters that have dominated multiple sports at a high level.

Judging by your criteria, there is only one answer. If not now, definitely by the end of 2025.

 

[markg171]

Alex > Cejudo > DC

This is the only correct take for these three.

• Alex and Cejudo actually were legitimate MMA champions while DC never was
• Alex won his far more decisively than Cejudo did