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[SimpleJack]

Originally Posted by Dr. MMA

There were plenty of Americans who were more influential than many presidents like Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr and Thomas Edison but Mt. Rushmore is dedicated to the most influential presidents. MMA Mt. Rushmore should be the same...dedicated to fighters, which is why Dana should not be there.

Agreed.

[reflexes]

My first post but I figured I'd dive right in.

I got Royce, Sakuraba, Fedor, and Couture.

[Death Beast]

Just for Mt. UFC - Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock, Randy Couture, and Anderson Silva
Mt. MMA - Rickson Gracie, Fedor Emelianenko, Frank Shamrock or Bas Rutten, and Kazushi Sakuraba or Wanderlei Silva
and if you want to crap all over Rickson as a choice, just remember that it's pretty common knowledge that Rickson was the first choice to represent the Gracie's in UFC 1 but they thought he'd make it look too easy + he was built so it wouldn't have been as impressive
Royce def did more for the UFC, but he was never the Legend that Rickson is

[Diegonightmare]

Originally Posted by Death Beast

Royce def did more for the UFC, but he was never the Legend that Rickson is

Royce is a legend precisely because of the huge impact he had - whose impact still continues to ripple outward - on both MMA and the UFC.

But I don't want to mitigate or minimize Rickson. Sakakibara (possible misspelling) and others have said that had Rickson not won the main event at PRIDE 1, there would be no PRIDE.

[Death Beast]

Maybe Helio instead of either for the Mt. MMA actually, and Bruce Lee would be cool.

[dbader08]

Royce (he, in the very beginning, taught us what MMA and fighting was really all about)

Randy (he defied the odds and won title after title as an underdog, often undersized, he wasn't the fastest or strongest, but he was a master strategist)

Fedor (The most dynamic, well rounded fighter of all time)

#4 is a toss up between Bas and Rickson, both mean alot to the world of MMA, but not quite as much as the other three imo.

and why the fuck would anyone wanna see Dana White's face on a monument made for MMA? When I think MMA, I think fighters...or amazing fights. I don't think about the business aspect of it, who really gives a fuck. If you want to get down to it, Dana wouldn't have gotten anywhere without Lorenzo's money, so we might as well put Lorenzo's face on there too, right alongside Dana's, right?....hell no.

Famous bands wouldn't be anywhere either without Record Labels, but do GNR fans have "GEFFEN" posters all over their wall? No, they have GNR posters all over their wall.

[goodtimes]

Royce, Liddell, Fedor, Wanderlei.

I'm a little biased I guess because Wanderlei and Chuck were both unstoppable when I first got into MMA, but I think they both had a lot to do with the mainstream success of MMA not only because they won a lot but they had very exciting styles. Royce is the only guy I think should be on their for sure, he showed everyone that fighting was all about technique. Fedor has had a huge influence on fighters, and at this time is the most dominant fighter ever.

[carbondioxide830]

well if we're talking all fighters, i'd say royce, chuck, fedor, and randy.