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MMA: 10 Best Left-Handed Fighters Today

Left-handed fighters, better known as southpaws, have caused trouble for many right-handed fighters throughout history. The history of boxing dates back to ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and ancient Greece, but The southpaw stance began with western boxi…

Left-handed fighters, better known as southpaws, have caused trouble for many right-handed fighters throughout history.

The history of boxing dates back to ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and ancient Greece, but The southpaw stance began with western boxing well over 200 years ago and has since transitioned over to Mixed Martial Arts.

Standing with the right foot forward and left foot back, the southpaw is the exact opposite of a right-handed orthodox stance and poses many potential dangers to fighters that haven’t trained properly for a southpaw.

Some of the most famous southpaw boxers include, Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho, Winky Wright, Joe Calzaghe and Manny Pacquiao.

Boxing has now made its way into MMA and is trained as one of the top three disciplines, along with Muay Thai and grappling.

In this slideshow, we will examine the top 10 best left handed fighters in MMA today, starting with the No. 10 ranking and moving down to the best southpaw at No. 1.

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Top 10 Scariest Looking Fighters in MMA

MMA has some really scary-looking dudes. Before a fight, you have to stand across the cage, looking at a guy who wants to rip your head off.Some fighters don’t have a great staredown, and generally aren’t all that terrifying.But then there are oth…

MMA has some really scary-looking dudes. 

Before a fight, you have to stand across the cage, looking at a guy who wants to rip your head off.

Some fighters don’t have a great staredown, and generally aren’t all that terrifying.

But then there are others, whose simple stare can send shivers down the spine of the most intense and focused of fighters.

These fighters are big, scary, brutal, and have killer instinct.

Every list is subjective, but here, as far as I’m concerned, are the top 10 scariest fighters in mixed martial arts today.

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The 50 Most Devastating Signature Moves in MMA History

Professional mixed martial artists are highly trained professionals in all areas of self-defense and combat; making it all the more incredible that some of these guys can master specific techniques and use them effectively against world-class competiti…

Professional mixed martial artists are highly trained professionals in all areas of self-defense and combat; making it all the more incredible that some of these guys can master specific techniques and use them effectively against world-class competition.

A signature move means they have used the move multiple times with effectiveness, thus identifying the move with that specific fighter and vice versa.

Using a move once, even if iconic, does not make it a signature move for the purposes of this list. 

Machida landing the front kick on Randy Couture was amazing, but not necessarily a signature move since we do not see him use it to great effect on a regular basis.

The same could be said for Frank Mir‘s armbar over Tim Sylvia or John Makdessi’s spinning back fist over Kyle Watson.

That also means no inverted triangles, showtime kicks, or pace chokes.

That being said, please let me know what I missed. 

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The Top 20 Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu Fighters in MMA Today

In MMA, most fighters have a speciality or a base.There are strikers, like Anderson Silva, wrestlers, like Chael Sonnen, or clinch fighters, like Randy Couture.In addition to those, there are some fighters who can tap you out from anywhere at anytime.T…

In MMA, most fighters have a speciality or a base.

There are strikers, like Anderson Silva, wrestlers, like Chael Sonnen, or clinch fighters, like Randy Couture.

In addition to those, there are some fighters who can tap you out from anywhere at anytime.

The top jiu-jitsu fighters in the sport can make others afraid to go to the ground with them.

These 20 fighters have outstanding jiu-jitsu, and their opponents should be afraid to go to the ground with them for fear of getting tapped out.

So without further ado, here are the top 20 jiu-jitsu fighters in MMA today.

Note: Fighters must have fought in the past year or must have a fight scheduled in the next six months to be considered for the list

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The 5 Worst Main Events Since UFC 100

Originally this list was supposed to be The Worst Main Events in UFC History, but as soon as I started going back and doing some research I realized that the quality of main events has gotten worse and worse.To be honest, none of these fights was quite…

Originally this list was supposed to be The Worst Main Events in UFC History, but as soon as I started going back and doing some research I realized that the quality of main events has gotten worse and worse.

To be honest, none of these fights was quite as bad as Arlovski-Sylvia 3 or Shamrock-Severn 2, but the percentage of big fights that are underperforming is astounding. 

So before we get into the list, I’m going to ask the million-dollar question: Is MMA less entertaining than it used to be? 

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MMA: 25 Worst Moments in the Sport’s History

Fight fans love us some good black eyes, but not like this.  Every sport suffers their low moments that they wish might not ever have happened, and MMA is no different.Sure, we can try and pretend like they never happened, or we could do the noble…

Fight fans love us some good black eyes, but not like this.  

Every sport suffers their low moments that they wish might not ever have happened, and MMA is no different.

Sure, we can try and pretend like they never happened, or we could do the noble thing and try and learn from them.

A black eye on the sport never looks good, but it can only add character over time.

Some moments are simply more embarrassing than anything else, while others are just downright nasty.

These are the worst 25 moments in MMA history.

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