Heart in MMA.

Thought it'd be fun to list the top five fighters with the most heart in MMA, and also the top five with the least



Most heart:

1. Stephan Bonnar

2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

3. Chan Sung Jung

4. Urijah Faber

5. Kazushi Sakuraba

Could actually fit more on there but i limited it to five, others i think deserve a mention; Clay Guide, Forrest Griffin, Sam Stout, Heath Herring, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Chris Lytle, Roy Nelson, Paul Buentello.



Least heart:

1. Wilson Gouveia

2. Frank Mir

3. Allistair Overeem

4. Jonathan Goulet

5. i cant even think of any more! Suppose MMA is just such a ballsy sport, there ain't many fighters with no heart.

Sakuraba should be number 1.

with the possible exception of Nogueira none of those have come back from horrible beatings to win on several occasions.

I have no idea why 1, 3, and 5 are even on the list to be honest.

manschesthair_utd wrote:Sakuraba should be number 1.

with the possible exception of Nogueira none of those have come back from horrible beatings to win on several occasions.

I have no idea why 1, 3, and 5 are even on the list to be honest.

And 1 and 5 are based pretty much on TUF, looking at it i really should have put Saku over Forrest... but still Bonnar takes beatings in every single fight and still keeps coming forward.


And please don't tell me you're denying the Korean Zombie has heart??

The_Axe_Emperor wrote:

manschesthair_utd wrote:Sakuraba should be number 1.

with the possible exception of Nogueira none of those have come back from horrible beatings to win on several occasions.

I have no idea why 1, 3, and 5 are even on the list to be honest.

And 1 and 5 are based pretty much on TUF, looking at it i really should have put Saku over Forrest... but still Bonnar takes beatings in every single fight and still keeps coming forward.


And please don't tell me you're denying the Korean Zombie has heart??

to come back from a horrible beating is taking heart, to walk through punches is taking chin

To get dominated in every single fight you're in but still not take one step back... heart.

Surely an honourable mention for Clay Guida?

Once Mohawked Pete wrote:Surely an honourable mention for Clay Guida?

Shit yeah, how did i forget?


Can anybody think of anyone else with absolutely no heart? I was thinking maybe James Thomson, but he does actually have quite good heart, considering he has -100 chin.

For no heart - see that sorry excuse of a fighter from the last TUF (French dude that retired on his chair). Yager showed a distinct lack of heart as well.

Just finished watching the Sokoudjou/Alexander fight. That has to demonstrate the need for 'heart' in any fighters arsenal.

Once Mohawked Pete wrote:Just finished watching the Sokoudjou/Alexander fight. That has to demonstrate the need for 'heart' in any fighters arsenal.

You're right, Alexander showed some real guts to withstand Sokodjou's onslaught (tonnes more than he showed against Kimbo). In contrast Sokodjou seemed to lose heart (and gas) as soon as he realised that he couldn't put Houston away.

The_Axe_Emperor wrote:To get dominated in every single fight you're in but still not take one step back... heart.

he dominated the opponent in his most recent and most well known fight

how is he dominated in every fight? he has won several decisions, and apart from that alot of his fights end early.

Kalib Starnes and Dave Faulkner for least heart?

Most heart Andy Wang, he's a warrior.

for the most heart list id also put marcus davies in their iv seen him battle through hell in some fights.

Not the greatest fighter,but crazy Matt Horwich has to be credited as having a ton of heart,he's another guy that just keeps zombieing his way forward,no matter whats thrown at him.

I don't think I've seen the guy take a backwards step in a fight.

payneNglory1 wrote:Not the greatest fighter,but crazy Matt Horwich has to be credited as having a ton of heart,he's another guy that just keeps zombieing his way forward,no matter whats thrown at him.

I don't think I've seen the guy take a backwards step in a fight.

i agree that he is like the american zombie, i was at the fight vs Tom Watson and he totally won over the crowd and everyone was booing when he was robbed.

plus if you have heard him talk he seems like he is coming from the beyond somewhere lol, could well be a zombie.

what about wesley cabbage correrra

manschesthair_utd wrote:

payneNglory1 wrote:Not the greatest fighter,but crazy Matt Horwich has to be credited as having a ton of heart,he's another guy that just keeps zombieing his way forward,no matter whats thrown at him.

I don't think I've seen the guy take a backwards step in a fight.

i agree that he is like the american zombie, i was at the fight vs Tom Watson and he totally won over the crowd and everyone was booing when he was robbed.

plus if you have heard him talk he seems like he is coming from the beyond somewhere lol, could well be a zombie.

yeah the guy's deffinitely out there,with his comments about how,poetry,quantum physics and spirtuality all being connected to understand the beauty of the universe and to make the most of our opportunities on this beautiful planet.

manschesthair_utd wrote:

The_Axe_Emperor wrote:To get dominated in every single fight you're in but still not take one step back... heart.

he dominated the opponent in his most recent and most well known fight

how is he dominated in every fight? he has won several decisions, and apart from that alot of his fights end early.

Sorry i should've made myself clear, i was referring to Stephan Bonnar.