Sherdog’s Top 10: Most Aggressive Fighters
Number 1
No
one inspired fear quite like Wanderlei
Silva. | Photo: D. Herbertson/Sherdog.com
1. Wanderlei Silva
Silva is the unanimous choice of the Sherdog.com staff as the most aggressive fighter in the history of the sport. From the thousand-yard stare and the picture-perfect “Axe Murderer” nickname to the volleys of brutal hooks and potent knees in the clinch, no fighter has ever embodied aggressiveness in MMA quite like Silva.
No group of fighters has ever upheld the commitment to aggression quite like Chute Boxe during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and no Chute Boxe fighter was a better representative of that commitment than Silva. Winging hooks in the pocket, knee after knee from the double-collar tie and flurries of soccer kicks were the hallmarks of his style. They powered him to a 16-fight unbeaten streak to open his Pride career and only four losses in 24 total fights inside the Japanese promotion.
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Now effectively retired in semi-disgrace, Silva’s legendary aggressiveness still stands as the ideal to which all future fighters will aspire.
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