Also in a sport brutal than MMA, it’s pretty easy for fighters to look terrifying, especially when they’re strong and confident in the octagon. A great debate has therefore just been launched on social networks: who is the most worrying star in the history of the UFC? For an organization legend, the answer is pretty obvious…
To become a superstar in the world of MMA and in the UFC more particularly, it is not necessarily necessary to follow the path explored by Conor McGregor, namely to push the entertainment to its climax with viral and hilarious statements or ever-increasing controversies. . Sometimes you just need to have a terrifying aura to reach the heights.
Since his remarkable arrival in the octagon, Khamzat Chimaev, for example, relies on it to make people talk about him. His handicap gives him a unique look, he torments his opponents with an ease rarely seen in a cage, and he is friend with a bloodthirsty dictator… It could hardly be more disturbing. Incidentally, the same goes for new middleweight champion Alex Pereira, who is a mountain of muscle who never smiles or talks, and looks at everyone with an icy stare.
Cain Velasquez, the most terrifying fighter in history?
Because there are more and more such characters in the UFC, the following question was posed to legend Chael Sonnen on the show “You’re Welcome”: who is the most terrifying fighter in history? organisation ? For him the answer was quite obvious, and unsurprisingly, it is a heavyweight who is cited. On the other hand, he does not talk about the person everyone thinks of, namely Francis Ngannou:
The most terrifying fighter in history? To me, and with a big margin, he’s Cain Velasquez, he had it all: He had the looks, the eyes, the muscular jawline, he was stoic, there were rumors about him, he had a certain reputation, he was a hard worker. Then in the cage he had the victories, the knockouts, the university titles. Then there is something terrifying about a man of his stature with such physical condition. You don’t see that often.
For Chael Sonnen, Cain Velasquez would be the most terrifying fighter in UFC history, and not just for his exploits in the octagon. He had a unique look, an emotionless gaze, which inevitably intrigued fans and complemented his fighting style. But Internet users do not agree with this analysis, since for a good majority, the only suitable answer comes from Cameroon:
Respect to Velasquez but Francis Ngannou is the scariest fighter in history by far #ufc
— Weasle (@ThaWeasle) January 9, 2023
Respect to Velasquez, but Francis Ngannou is the most terrifying fighter in history, by far
Cain Velasquez is not a bad answer, he was indeed a unique character in his time, around which hovered the mystery. But we must recognize that the power of Francis Ngannou and his distance from his profession can freeze the blood.
