Is there anything in MMA more important than the entrance song? I can’t think of anything.
Search your feelings. You know this to be true. We can talk all day about wrestling and striking and facial hair, but when it comes down to brass tacks, entrance songs are the true essence of this sport.
At the very least, everyone can agree that the entrance song’s role in warming up the crowd and providing some small window into an athlete’s personality can make it significant. Entrance songs function a little like day-before weigh-ins: If everything goes according to plan, the main purpose is really just to appetize the faithful for the entree to follow.
And who doesn’t love appetizers? No one. People make meals out of appetizers all the time. Who among us can say that appetizers are unimportant? You see how this all comes full circle?
Come along with me now and let us make a meal out of appetizers. Let us rank the 10 best entrance songs in the UFC right now. For the song to be eligible, an active UFC fighter has to have used the song at least once. It doesn’t matter how accomplished said fighter is, but higher-profile fighters are obviously more likely to have well-known entrance songs people. Songs are ranked based on their meaning to the fighters, as well as, you know, how good the songs are. Originality is a big plus.
In other words, this ranking is entirely objective. Please take your complaints elsewhere.