The 10 Most Terrifying Fighters in UFC History

Описание: Here are the top-10 most terrifying fighters in UFC history. Cris Cyborg The only female fighter on this list was actually knocked out in the first round by her main competition for this pick. But Cris Cyborg has had a far longer run of being the most feared fighter in women’s MMA than Amanda Nunes. Apart from that one defeat to the Lioness, Cyborg is unbeaten in 20 years. She hits harder than pretty much everyone she fights in the 145lb division.to stop. Alistair Overeem has gone through many different phases in his career - from his 205lb roots, to his Ubereem days and his K1 glory… he even adapted his style as an older fighter to maximise his effectiveness. But if there’s one thing that has been constant, it’s the fact that he’s a genetic freak with some of the meanest kickboxing in MMA history. Overeem doesn’t just look like a machine of war… he fights like one too. Whether it’s his boxing, his deadly kicks at range… or his murderous abilities in the clinch, The Reem is exactly what a heavyweight fighter should look like. Khamzat Chimaev’s initial run in the UFC had some of the craziest moments in UFC history within it. He didn’t just fight like a madman, he acted like one too. Lifting Li Jingliang up into the air so you can walk over to Dana White for a mid-fight conversation is one of the wildest displays of bravado we have ever seen. And like many feared wrestlers in the past… his opponents tended to enter their fight with Borz knowing that they would eventually get taken down. Khamzat walks into that cage looking hungry… like he’s already totally certain of what’s about to happen… and that’s the type of confidence that can really mess with your opponent’s head in those final seconds before the bout begins. Good luck taking the middleweight title off this guy! Vitor Belfort had the type of longevity that most fighters can only dream of - entering the UFC in his youth and growing into his veteran years before our very eyes. But for as much as Belfort was always a beast… there’s one particular chapter of his career that gets him a spot on this list. That brief period when Belfort was allowed to fill up on testosterone due to an exemption from the regular ban gave us the infamous TRT Vitor. Alex Pereira is every bit as terrifying in practice as he is in terms of appearance. Poatan walks to the cage looking as calm as can be, channeling whatever mental or spiritual aid he needs in those final seconds before the fight begins. But all the theatrics - the walkout, the costumes, the bow-and-arrow stuff… that all pales in comparison to Pereira’s actual skillset. Because under those bright lights, he might just be the greatest striker in UFC history… and a true surgeon with his shots who sets traps and springs them like some type of fighting supercomputer. Rampage Jackson was the owner of the greatest pre-fight face-off in the sport… well, apart from maybe one guy we have yet to mention. But you don’t get a name like ‘Rampage’ without putting in some serious work. As physically-imposing as they come, Jackson kept things simple in the octagon… he was a boxer at his core who had extreme explosive energy when it was needed. Who the hell decides to fight off an incoming submission by powerbombing your opponent into oblivion? Wanderlei Silva, we told you there was another all-time great face-off merchant coming next… and who can really compare to the legendary Wanderlei Silva? They called him The Axe Murderer for a reason… and while, by all accounts, he’s a really nice guy, if you sign on the dotted line to fight this guy, you’d better be prepared to wake up a beast. Silva didn’t just look mean either… no, he fought like a man possessed. And while his best work was undoubtedly done in PRIDE. Francis Ngannou Most fighters haven’t lived a fraction of the life that Francis Ngannou has. He found his way to Europe after a hard upbringing in Cameroon - and when he eventually made it to the world of combat sports, it was a match made in heaven. Ngannou doesn’t just have one of the most insane physiques in heavyweight history… he also packs the biggest punch the sport has ever seen. That’s a combination that was bound to make him the most feared fighter of his generation. He even scored a knockdown on and arguably beat Tyson Fury. Brock Lesnar is probably the first name that a lot of you thought of when the video started. Not many fighters have to make a considerable cut down to the UFC’s 265lb heavyweight limit… but Brock is not like most other fighters. It was an experiment that should not have worked so well… sure, Lesnar had a background in collegiate wrestling, but the fact that he came into the UFC late, won the belt and defended it multiple times never stops being shocking. Yoel Romero started MMA at the grand old age of 32, after already carving out an iconic run as a freestyle wrestler. He’s now 48 and will probably still be competing in five years time.