Fedor Emelianenko, Royce Gracie, and Georges St. Pierre all must be included in any debate regarding the greatest MMA legends of all time. Exactly where they rank is a matter of perspective.
For a stretch, Emelianenko was considered by many as the sport’s unquestioned No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. From April 2001 to to November 2009, “The Last Emperor” went unbeaten in 28 professional bouts while competing for organizations such as Pride Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, Rings and Affliction. That streak of dominance included a lengthy list of notable victims: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Mirko Filipovic, Mark Hunt, Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski, to name a few.