Issue 191
November -0001
These gifted fighters have not only been garlanded within MMA but have also dominated in other sports, proving both their versatility and adaptability.
Unlike others here, Mirko Cro Cop won a major title in MMA first, taking the 2006 Pride Openweight Grand Prix and then going on to win the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2012.
All-time great Fedor Emelianenko has four Combat Sambo world titles to his name as well as being a former Pride heavyweight champion.
Before defeating Cain Velasquez for the undisputed UFC heavyweight title, Fabricio Werdum won multiple IBJJF and ADCC world championships.
Prior to taking the UFC flyweight title, Valentina Shevchenko dominated the world of both Muay Thai and kickboxing, holding multiple world titles in both sports.
Before she became the longest-reigning UFC strawweight champ, Joanna Jedrzejczyk won five amateur Muay Thai world championships and four kickboxing world titles.
Khabib Nurmagomedov won two World Combat Sambo gold medals in his early 20s before going on to capture the UFC lightweight championship.
As well as being a former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm has 16 boxing world title defenses across multiple divisions and is one of the sport's legends.
Henry Cejudo's success began at the 2008 Olympics where he won gold in freestyle wrestling. He then went on to win UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles.
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