Intensity can take many forms and quantifying a list of MMA’s most intense fighters can be a highly subjective exercise.
What is intensity?
Is it ferocity? A relentless pace coupled with brute force visiting serious violence on an opponent? Does a fighter’s character or personality outside the cage have any bearing on how “intense” he is?
These were just some of the questions posed against every fighter on this list. Those questions, it turned out, were ultimately whittled down to the feelings a man arouses in his opponent. Those feelings are generally fear, pressure, and stress. Ultimately, an “intense” fighter carries with him bad intentions.
Here’s the top 15 of all time.