A good nickname can make all the difference for a fighter.
Actually, no, it can't. It can make very little difference apart from making you a bit more memorable, but hey, that's something.
We at Balls.ie absolutely love a good MMA nickname, so we decided to compile a power ranking of the Top 20 best MMA nicknames.
Honorable Mention
"Alpha" Cat Zingano
Ryan "Darth" Bader
Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm
Paddy "The Hooligan" Holohan
#20 - Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith
#19 - "Smilin" Sam Alvey
The man does not stop smiling. It's creepy.
#18 - Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran
#17 - Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
One of the more iconic nicknames on this list.
#16 - Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz
#15 - Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva
Pretty self explanatory.
#14 - Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi
#13 - Chris "The Killing" Fields
The only Irishman on the list.
#12 - Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve
Alliteration and accuracy. Nice.
#11 - Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva
#10 - Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
The most iconic nickname in UFC history.
#9 - Demitrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson
A good shout for a man who is 5'3" tall.
#8 - "12 Gauge" Paige VanZant
#7 - Roy "Big Country" Nelson
The man IS America.
#6 - Albert "Einstein" Tumanov
#5 - Rick "The Horror" Story
#4 - Giva "The Arm Collector" Santana
He likes an armbar, this lad.
#3 - "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung
#2 - Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall
#1 - Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama
We couldn't deny Sexyama the crown.
