10 Most Violent Fighters In UFC History
Who are the most savage MMA fighters to ever grace the Octagon?
Thousands of fighters have made the choice to step inside the Octagon, all with their own incredible skillsets and entertaining styles of fighting. However, as we've seen time and time again in this sport, not all fighters are created equal, especially when it comes to the level of violence they're able to dish out when fighting inside the cage.
Although all fighters are dangerous in their own way, there's a certain number of fighters who simply do violence better than everyone else competing inside the Octagon. Not only are these warriors destroying opponents with ridiculous finishes and lighting opponents up with shoryuken-level uppercuts, they're also getting to get their hands dirty, smashing opponents until they've got nothing left before submitting them just to finish the fight decisively.
We've gone through the plethora of fighters who have given some of the most brutal beatings and whittled them down to a murderers' row of ten elite badasses. From heavy-handed knockout artists to destroyers who take a part of their opponent's soul with them after every fight, these are the most vicious fighters in UFC history.
10. Chuck Liddell
If you were an fan of the UFC during the early 2000s, chances you became a fan because of light heavyweight knockout artist Chuck Liddell. Everything about Liddell epitomized an MMA fighter, from his clothes, his mohawk and the fearless stare he would give every one of his opponents standing across the cage.
Although that was all fantastic, the former UFC 205lb champion really became a fan favourite because of his bloodthirsty approach inside the Octagon. Whether he was using his fists, knees or shins, the Iceman's sole purpose was knock his opponent's out in the most brutal of ways.
Despite being a Division 1 wrestler for California Polytechnic State University, Liddell didn't use his wrestling to take his opponents down. Instead, he used it to stop his opponents from trying to get the fight to the floor, which they would inevitably try to do once he started landing strikes.
There are many fights that show just how much a devastating, predatory fighter Liddell was in his prime. However, one of his most vicious performances was against Tito Ortiz in their first fight at UFC 47. Despite their intense rivalry creating plenty of bad blood between the two, Liddell remained patient in his approach, waiting until he saw Ortiz was hurt before landing a flurry of power punches until he crumpled to the canvas in a heap.