just wondering opinions on this .....
So if this has already been a thread sorry for repeat but who was
the first MMA type fighter? What i mean is MMA rounded.....
Gracie was strickly jits , Shamrock was mainly
shoot or was it Dan Severn?? or someone else?? kinda bored and just wondering opinons........
phoenix-mma said:
bjj_rage said:
Frank shamrock I think... bass could be too...
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i could have sworn you would say Fedor.... :lol: :lol:
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LOL... cant belive I forgot about him...
Not that he was a great grappler or anything, but Bruce Lee. JKD was all about no one style being sufficient (see Game of Death, e.g.).
Other than that, either Rutten or Ryu.
Originally posted by: ArtofDefense Date: July 08, 2009 at 12:16 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-was-the-1st-mma-style-fighter.15093/
I know there were more before him, but I always felt Rich Franklin was the first true mixed martial artist as he really had no single strength in any other martial art.
I would have to say Bas rutten.
I know Shamrock likes to think he is, and will tell anyone that will listen that he is. But the reality is that Shamrock really is a submission fighter. The extreme majority of his wins are via submission and his ground game is simply leagues ahead of his standup.
Rutten on the other hand made a true effort to learn both striking and submissions and for his era was nearly equally good at both.
Originally posted by: TheREALOmoPlata Date: July 08, 2009 at 12:54 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-was-the-1st-mma-style-fighter.15093/
The first one to get US exposure was Vitor Belfort
The guy had the grappling pedigree, went in the cage with BJJ listed as his credentials, even went under the last name Gracie for his first bout and just lit everyone up with his striking.
I remember being so f---ing impressed with this guy, as he was just a year younger then me and was taking out all these older bigger fighters.
Originally posted by: AgoniesCreep Date: July 10, 2009 at 12:16 PM Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/who-was-the-1st-mma-style-fighter.15093/
Dioxippus was an Athenian who had won the Olympic Games in 336 BC in Pankration. I'll go with him.
Or Marco Ruas in UFC 7, with heel hooks, BJJ and stand-up striking. How Marco Ruas v. Paul Varelens didn't make the UFC 100 list is beyond me.
