Power Ranking The Top 20 Nicknames In Mixed Martial Arts

Power Ranking The Top 20 Nicknames In Mixed Martial Arts
Mikey Traynor
By Mikey Traynor
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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

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#19 - "Smilin" Sam Alvey

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The man does not stop smiling. It's creepy.

#18 - Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran

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#17 - Quinton "Rampage" Jackson

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One of the more iconic nicknames on this list.

#16 - Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz

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#15 - Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva

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Pretty self explanatory.

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#14 - Takanori "The Fireball Kid" Gomi

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#13 - Chris "The Killing" Fields

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The only Irishman on the list.

#12 - Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve

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Alliteration and accuracy. Nice.

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#11 - Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva

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#10 - Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell

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The most iconic nickname in UFC history.

#9 - Demitrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson

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A good shout for a man who is 5'3" tall.

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#8 - "12 Gauge" Paige VanZant

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#7 - Roy "Big Country" Nelson

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The man IS America.

#6 - Albert "Einstein" Tumanov

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#5 - Rick "The Horror" Story

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#4 - Giva "The Arm Collector" Santana

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He likes an armbar, this lad.

#3 - "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung

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#2 - Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall

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#1 - Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama

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We couldn't deny Sexyama the crown.

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