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The three that come to my mind are Bas Rutten, who was arguably the first guy to have technique behind his striking rather than just swanging and banging.
Kazushi Sakuraba, who essentially ended the myth that BJJ was the ultimate martial art by beating all of the Gracies.
And for the more modern fighter probably GSP. GSP is one of the only fighters that is genuinely exceptional everywhere and is a fine tuned machine with every move in his arsenal working towards the same goal, every one of his strikes builds off the other and those in turn build towards a take down, he essentially did the same as what Fedor did, except UFC nuthuggers actually recognise GSP for fighting in the UFC.
GSP really did represent a fully realised mixed martial artist, and I'd argue that the game still hasn't completely caught up to him. Even the greatest fighters of today, Daniel Cormier and Max Holloway, are really only excellent in one area, and not the complete game as a whole.
Kazushi Sakuraba, who essentially ended the myth that BJJ was the ultimate martial art by beating all of the Gracies.
And for the more modern fighter probably GSP. GSP is one of the only fighters that is genuinely exceptional everywhere and is a fine tuned machine with every move in his arsenal working towards the same goal, every one of his strikes builds off the other and those in turn build towards a take down, he essentially did the same as what Fedor did, except UFC nuthuggers actually recognise GSP for fighting in the UFC.
GSP really did represent a fully realised mixed martial artist, and I'd argue that the game still hasn't completely caught up to him. Even the greatest fighters of today, Daniel Cormier and Max Holloway, are really only excellent in one area, and not the complete game as a whole.