10 Fighters Who Changed MMA 

GSP. He turned the sport from human cockfighting to a legitimate sport by his image as a martial artist instead of cage fighter. Even pushed us into the modern era with stringent testing!

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GSP made a serious impact on the attitude people have when they hear MMA. Him and Chuck were my personal favorites growing up.

Anderson SIlva not getting even a honorable mention? Let me tell you why he should have: He skyrocked MMA's popularity in Brazil in numbers beyond comprehension. Before his bout against Vitor, MMA was very obscured, only a few hardcore fans new about the UFC, PRIDE being more popular because it was aired on television, and 99% of Brazil not even knowing that MMA was a thing. Wanderlei Silva was known by very few people, Shogun Rua even less, Royce Gracie? basically unheard off by the population. Then comes Anderson Silva, and in just 3 years (period between Sonnen and Vitor bouts) he alone unleashed MMA's popularity in Brazil like nothing before. Just so you can get the picture: A making off/backstage program got the biggest ratings of any sports channel in Brazil, this including surpassing football, the most popular sport of all time, and reigning king of audience. Ariel Helwani had this to say: "I've never seen so many brazilian press journalists in Las Vegas. Actually, I have never seen so many brazilian news jornalists in a UFC card ever. There's no doubt that this is a historic event for the country." Combate, a combat sports only channel, had a 25% subscription increase in just one month. Anderson Silva became, for us brazilians, the Pelé of the UFC, we all knew who he was, and with him, the sport of MMA became so mainstream in Brazil, that nowadays MMA is even more popular than brazilian Jiu jitsu, Judo or Muay Thai (the most popular combat sports of Brazil). The reason MMA is so implemented in today's society that even if you ask people who are oblivious to the sport, they still know very well who Anderson Silva is, is a understatement to how much he changed MMA. And this is just in Brazil, keep in mind the world also saw what Anderson did, and became interested in MMA because of it. To not give him even a honorable mention, is a understatement of how low you guys think of him.

The Last Emperor, GSP, the Spider and the Eagle are legendary beasts of MMA

Jon Jones on here because of USADA🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

no matter what anyone says. GSP, khabib,fedor define the words 'professional','greatest'.

I feel like Don Frye should be on this list. He was the first true multi discipline fighter in UFC history. Wrestling, Boxing, and Judo. He really emphasized the "Mixed" in Mixed Martial Arts.

Pls do best strikers in ufc history

Where tf is CM Punk?!

No Anderson? He’s literally the blueprint for every kickboxer in modern MMA.

Khabib never cheated, Only lost one round in his whole career, there was never a Khabib fight that left fans thinking his opponent was robbed, he won and he won dominantly. It’s no doubt an opinion but I do believe Khabib is the goat and I was rooting for Gaethje

It’s sad that we never got to see GSP vs khabib

Now we want a four man tournement in the LW division: "Conor, Justin, Tony and Dustin"

This list without The last Emperor, really? I start watching MMA bc him... More than 13 years ago, at that time Fedor was the only goat.

Khabib has never bled in the octagon dont forget that

Nick Diaz was THE catalyst in the new weed regulations. He should have more than a quick mention.

Thanks to Tank Abbot MMA fighters arent allowed to throw their opponents over the fence

Yo, I've been following you guys from almost right out the gate. So happy to see the progress and support you have gathered. Content is great as always.

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Don’t get me wrong..Conor took the game to another level...but so did Khabib but even better. 4 years mma wasn’t as popular as it today in the Middle East. But after that Conor vs Khabib fight...it became one of the most exciting sports to watch here. So thanks to both Conor and Khabib for showing the Fun side and respectful side of the sport

Man Jason is really rocking that Lego haircut

Silva changed the game by teaching us what it looked like to be invincible

How have you possibly missed Forest Griffin and Stephen Bonner off of this list... 😳

smart move by Jocko sponsoring videos on these types of channels...

Oh man. No Keith Hackney?!? He showed how brutal groin shots were, which I believe is why they made it illegal. Gotta give him a spot for that😂🤣

Liddell brought me to the party and GSP made me fall in love with the sport. MMA is still young and we are just getting started.

Great top 10 .... thank you and well done 👍

GSP is the GOAT. 13 title wins, across 3 generation of fighters, over 10 years, 2 divisions, no peds, avenged his only losses by finish, beat champions and number one contenders all his career, has one of the best resumes and mostly dominated all his fights. People say Khabib is the GOAT because he's 29-0 but the fact is that Khabib only has 13 ufc fights and 4 title wins. People also say Khabib has dominated every person. Yes he did so incredibly but GSP beat everyone at their own game. Outgrappled Penn, Serra, Diaz, outstruck Bisping and Condit, Outwrestled Shields and went toe-to-toe with Johnny Hendricks. He was good at every area of MMA. Love Khabib but GSP is definitely the GOAT.

Love or hate McGregor but he defenetly brought mma to the mainstream world

Kazushi Sakuraba deserves at least an honorable mention for helping put Japanese MMA on the map with PRIDE at one point outgrossing the UFC and for also breaking the image of the unbeatable Gracie family and their unbeatable Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

Thank you for sharing this video.

Solid video once again. Best 10s in MMA

My pick would be Fedor Emelianenko. Always calm and polite and the first fighter who was world class in every aspect of fighting. GSP, Rousey,Khabib,Aldo,,Werdum,Velasquez have credited Fedor for inspiring them to compete in mma

GREAT video, as usual. Greetings from Peru.

Great video! 👍 👌

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Another great video - watched it twice. Thumbs up and subscribed, of course. You rock.

Wish the eagle a happy retirement

Wondering about Anderson ? I mean I’m Alr with the list just feels off without Anderson before khabib Anderson was the man I’m just asking and also khabib wil alwyas be one of the greats to me he is the goat

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Amazing Video 📹👏🏽brother.... well done and put together seamlessly. I love how each fighters story & information flow one right after the other and don't lead you to think .. this is boring 😴.. HECK NO.. you bring content that captivates your audience, at least you do with my entire family. Well done ✌🏽

Schaubs special is in the horror section on Showtime, just saw that. Anyway.

29 fight winstreak, most 10-8 rounds in ufc history, never got dropped, never got cut and finished 3 killers in a row. We witnessed greatness. Thank you Khabib and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

4:31 what he meant to say: "5 days a week I'll train 3 times a day, except for 1 of those days where I will only train twice."

Start watching because of Conor due to him being the first Irish star in the sport.I’m not a die hard but I’m not a casual and this channel has helped me learn the rather young history of the sport and just how many people go unnoticed so I just wanna thank the whole crew for bringing this content

Would be a split spot, but Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar deserve a mention as well. The TUF1 finale was an irl Rocky movie that saved the UFC.

Matt Hughes best be on this list he was the first power house wrestler to combine that talent with finer part's of submission grappling and Jiu Jitsu, with confident striking with high level American wrestling that alone changed the game.

This is truly by far the best MMA channel

Khabib is the modern day Joyce Gracie. His MMA Grappling and wrestling is so next level in the modern day world of MMA fighters.

Lovely video again

We all know Khabib only retire because CM Punk the real GOAT of MMA is calling him out

Congrats on the Origin sponsorship 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I feel like Anderson deserves a spot on this list. Maybe I spaced out on that part but he should be there

For your next list: Demetrius Johnson First flyweight champion and made that division significant in a time when people didn't pay that much attention to anyone under 185.

"The boy that cried woof"

You forgot Fedor, the first fighter considered goat, and first to be undefeated for 10 years who defined what a all rounded fighter should be.

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Talk about a bad/good week to be a khabib fan. The day he finally becomes #1p4p in the world is the last day we see him fighting. 😭😭😭

Last time I was this early, Chael P Sonnen was still undefeated and undisputed. Oh wait, I was early last video.

God I love this channel! • Btw, can you do a list of best Bellator fighters ever, just for a change up.

One of your best video..... The sound was lit asf...

Haven't watched it yet but Tank Abbott #1

Can't believe that Anderson Silva and Fedor Emelianenko, two of the greatest of all time in their weight classes, are not on this list! With all due credit and respect for Khabib, but The Notorious Conor McGregor should be the one at the top spot of this list.

Thank you!

Bro your voice is so satisfying to listen while being high 🤙🏼

10 fighters that ended their career undefeated. To honour khabib

How is retiring in your prime an achievement? Imagine if all the great fighters will retire in their prime... Is unfinished business if you ask me...blue balls

I've always felt like Tito Ortiz was the first of the current generation of fighter's as much as Ken Shamrock was the last of the old generations.

Honestly I was expecting Anderson Silva to be #1 and he's not even here. Would also say BJ Penn should absolutely be here

Great list, I Didn’t watch the first place yet, but so far so good!

Say whatever you want about McGregor, but he single handedly pushed MMA into the mainstream. This is a bigger feat than any other on this list.

Urijah Faber changed the game by having talented lighter weight classes, from wec days that ufc bought out…Dominic Cruz , Renan Barao , Joseph benavidez , Demetrius Johnson, Miguel Torres, Ian McCall , brad Pickett, mike brown , Brian Bowles etc

Thank you this video, but even more so thank you for the Danny DeVito clip!

Love the video. Can't agree with the #1. Maybe its a bit rushed

With khabibs last 3 wins coming over fighters on the p4p list we need a "top 10 fighters with most wins over p4p opponents"

Yo @MMA On Point I live 30 minutes from Farmington, Maine And thats where origin is based. This is really cool

Whoever the editor is deserves a raise for the space ghost clip alone

Khabib is one of the few people I idolize

Man you guys are basically just MMA hype beasts.

the goat 🦅

For less than 20 min, this was amazingly comprehensive! Nice work!

Here's my top 10 who had an impact on the sport and why: 1-Ken Shamrock (Attraction & Introduction to MMA) 2-Royce Gracie (Introduction to MMA) 3-Khabib Nurmagomedov (Skill) 4-GSP (Skill) 5-Anderson Silva (Skill) 6-Brock Lesnar (Attraction) 7-Connor McGregor (Attraction) 8-Randy Couture (Relatability) 9-Ronda Rousey (Women in UFC) 10-Fedor (FUCKIN FEDOR) Honorable Mentions: Bas Ruten (Attraction & Introduction to MMA), Jon Jones (Skill), Daniel Cormier (Skill), Tito Ortiz (Skill & Attraction), Matt Hughes(Skill), Chael Sonnen(Attraction), Forrest Griffin(TUF), Chuck Liddell(Relatability) Demetrious Johnson (Skill) Wanderlei Silva (Skill)

MMA On Point, when's the Khabib video coming out?

Love all the sunny references

13:01 lolol the copyright creds(top left) 😂😂😂😂😂

It's so strange that though Ken and Frank aren't biological brothers, they still look alike. lol

Unpopular opinion: Khabib Nurmagaedov is an inspiration and had a huge influence on the sport of MMA, However I don't think he should be number 1, Royce Gracie (obvious), Ronda Rousey (women in MMA), Chael Sonnen (Self Promotion). Are all more influential in my opinion.

Danas little jog over at 12:54 killed me 😂

Very cool you partnerd up with Jocko

The recency bias in this video is staggering, the content doesn’t even follow the criteria of the title. Khabib’s dominance is something special and stuff of legend, but it doesn’t put him over every single monumental pioneer in mma and the most influential stars like Conor and Ronda.

I'm still crying of Khabib's retirement :'(

Honestly bro I've watched more of you're videos more then any other youtubers I watch. I lost my career over my company going out of business I went from making almost 200k a year to living off unemployment i was beyond depressed. I felt like the world around me just stopped. But, you're videos put a smile on my face, make me laugh, or, im in like shock from seeing how dumb mma fighters really are at sum point lol but I just wanted to let you know how much you're channel has helped me so much Jason and I just wanted you to know that also, you've helped me to want to compete in mms again by watching the growth in the fighters but also in you snd how far you have come with you're channel god bless you brother just lmk if you see this. Once again I can't thank you enough for this channel it's 1 of a kind sorry posted this on the other video 2 wanted to make sure you saw it To know how truly much you're videos meant to me. YOU should do all ufc champions ranked worst to best and why.

Do top 10 list of most takedowns in a fight

Frank Shamrock should be on the list

Now, Chael Sonnen on the other hand, what an awesome entertainer. Hilarious and has the hussle to never quit.

Great vid, but I think you should’ve given Randy Couture a spot or at least an honourable mention. He was the first to start the trend of becoming a two division champ aswell as proving the younger fresher fighter doesn’t always win (Excluding his late career).

Please do the top 10 greatest title fights