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After a long wait, the inevitable has finally happened. Fedor Emelianenko fights Randy Couture in an exhibition match hosted by M-1 Global and Extreme Couture.
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0 CommentsCung Le, holder of several sanshou world titles and probably the most famous practitioner of that style, has moved on to mixed martial arts competition, fighting under contract with Strikeforce. He recently fought Frank Shamrock, the middleweight champion, who is well-versed in hybrid wrestling and boxing.
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Megumi Fujii
Fujii is considered one of the best female MMA fighters in the world. She specializes mainly in submission fighting, and is renowned for her quick takedowns and submissions. Her most popular move is the Inazuma Toe Hold submission, dubbed the Megulock. Megumi also holds a black belt in Judo and Jiu-Jitsu, and was trained in MMA by Shooto veteran Hiroyuki Abe and Pride / Pancrase fighter Josh Bartnett. More…
Gina Carano
Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. Her specialty is Muay Thai. Carano also appears as the Gladiator “Crush” on American Gladiators. More…
Erin Toughill
Toughill (born June 13, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is a mixed martial artist and boxer. She says she originally got into martial arts “so that I could have a positive outlet for my aggression”. Toughill took up kickboxing at the age of 18, then brazilian jiu jitsu two years later. She started as a professional fighter back in 1999, under the care of her trainer Sean McCully, from the LA Boxing. More…
Satoko Shinashi
Shinashi (born January 29, 1977) is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. She specializes in sambo and jiu-jitsu and is known for using a variety of armbars on her opponents. Shinashi’s record is currently 25-1-2. Her only loss was by knockout from Hisae Watanabe for the DEEP 48kg Ladies’ title. More…
Tara Larosa
Tara LaRosa (Woodstown, New Jersey) is a professional female mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting in the Bodog Fight. She’s the Bodog Fight 135 lbs champion. She recently defeated HOOKnSHOOT 125 lbs champion Cody Welchin in a non title fight at a HOOKnSHOOT/Bodog Fight co-sponsored event. She is widely considered the top Female Mixed Martial Arts fighter holding wins over other top Mixed Martial Arts fighters including of note Amanda Buckner. More…
Jennifer Howe
Howe is mainly known as a striker due to her boxing background, but also has grappling skills from her time training in brazilian jiu jitsu under Walt Bayless. She began training at Bayless Jiu Jitsu in 1995, and says of BJJ “In any other sport if you are fighting someone bigger, you are in trouble. But with jiu jitsu, it’s not about strength, it’s about technique, and moving yourself rather than the other person”. More…
Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner is an American mixed martial artist. Her last fight was a decision win against Hitomi Akano in BodogFight Clash of the Nations, on April 14, 2007. Buckner was a contestant on MMA reality show BodogFight, but lost in her first bout to Tara LaRosa. She runs the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts in Portland, Maine with her husband MMA fighter Jay Jack. More…
Hisae Watanabe
Watanabe is a female Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and a former kickboxer. She is a former DEEP Ladies’ Lightweight champion with an MMA record of 18-6-0. She specializes in kickboxing and is known for her KOs, including her knockout of the previously undefeated Satoko Shinashi for the DEEP 48kg Ladies’ title. More…
Roxanne Modaferri
Modafferi’s training began in taekwondo as a teenager in Pennsylvania, moving on to Mark Lawler’s kempo karate two years later. Full of confidence, she then began attending the Dalton Judo Club in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Her description of the experience is; “I thought I was all cool, like the movie stars, but then I learned what it was like to fly”. While at college, she found the Amherst Athletic club, where New England Submission Fighting is based. In addition, she trained at another Royce Gracie association in Hartford, Connecticut. To work on her striking, she also attended the Sityodtong Muay Thai Academy’s North American branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, run by Kru Mark DellaGrotte. More…
Kyra Gracie
She is one of the few Gracie women to achieve a black belt in BJJ, and is the first Gracie female to actively compete in the sport. She is currently living in the United States, where she is associated with the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York, and the Gracie Barra Academy in Lake Forest, California. She is also associated with the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro. More…
Julie Kedzie
Julie Kedzie is an American female mixed martial artist who was born in 1981. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. More…
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10. Urijah “California Kid” Faber
Known for his conditioning, relentless attack, and an iron will, Urijah dominates the featherweight division of World Extreme Cagefighting. With an MMA record of 20 wins and 1 loss, Urijah has been proven unstoppable. He is scheduled to fight the the veteran Jens “Little Evil” Pulver.
9. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
Due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona, Kid Yamamoto quickly gained popularity in Shooto, Pride, and K-1. At 17 wins and 2 losses, Kid continues to dominate the 155 lbs division.
8. Frank Shamrock
As a master of catch wrestling and kickboxing, Frank was the five time defending undefeated champion of UFC Light Heavyweight. He was also crowned a Interim King of Pancrase, and the current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. He is scheduled to fight the San Shou fighter Cung Le.
7. Chuck “Iceman” Liddell
Known for his exceptional takedown defense and knockout ability, Chuck is among the feared strikers in the UFC Light Heavyweight division. His hands can put anyone to sleep.
6. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
As the current UFC Light heavyweight champion, Rampage holds a record of 28 wins, 6 losses. Well versed in wrestling and boxing, Rampage is known for his power slams.
5. Anderson “The Spider” Silva
Laser-accurate punching, kicks, and knees have garnered Anderson Silva the UFC middleweight championship belt. Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is scheduled to fight the powerful Dan Henderson.
4. Georges “Rush” St. Pierre
GSP is the most well-rounded mixed martial artist, well-versed in kyokushin, wrestling, kickboxing, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. This athletic, hybrid fighter is the interim welterweight champion of the UFC.
3. Randy “The Natural” Couture
His styles are Greco-Roman Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, and Boxing. He is a master of the clinch and dirty boxing. At 45 years old, Randy is still among the deadliest mixed martial artists in the world, defeating notable opponents such as Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Pedro Rizzo, Kevin Randleman, Jeremy Horn, Gabriel Gonzaga and Tim Sylvia.
2. BJ “The Prodigy” Penn
Along with his strong striking skills, BJ is unmatched when it comes to jiu-jitsu. He holds notable wins over Matt Hughes, Takanori Gomi, Jens Pulver, Caol Uno, Duane Ludwig, Matt Serra, Rodrigo Gracie, Din Thomas, Renzo Gracie and Joe Stevenson. At this point, BJ is unstoppable.
1. Fedor “Russian Experiment” Emelianenko
Master of Sambo, Boxing, and Muay Thai, Fedor has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last five years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, and The Wrestling Observer. As of January 2008, Emelianenko has compiled an amateur record of seven wins without any losses, and a professional record of 28 wins, one controversial loss, and one no contest. Six of these wins are by knockout and fifteen by submission.
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