Who is the greatest karate man that has ever fought in the UFC?

[Ogata]

Which karate based fighter has had the greatest success as an MMA/UFC fighter?

According to Joe Rogan, Tra Telligman was the first person that showed the effectiveness of Karate in the octagon during a muay thai infested era in the UFC.

But who is the greatest?



EDIT:

Forgot the most epic picture ever:

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Machida and GSP. Both were champs. Machida's style is definitely more karate based, but GSP started out as a kyokushin karate guy, and is one of the GOATs. On the other hand Machida stays true to the philosophies of the ancient oriental art and drinks piss

Machida also gave us the real karate kid crane kick

 

[Diet Butcher]

Machida and Wonderboy

 

[Ice Hotel]

Conor Mcgregor

 

[carlosdanger76]

 

[Bamboozled]

Kikuno

 

[Vil7]

I think Thompson is the most talented karateka.

 

[RemyR]

This guy does the ground karate

 

[Ingjr]

Wonderboy.

 

[NotDana]

Machida, Liddell, GSP

 

[Ogata]

Machida, Liddell, GSP

Chuck?

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Karate Hottie

 

[TriangleMonkey]

GSP and it aint even close

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Chuck?

Kempo/Kenpo karate

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Probably..top 3

Machida
Thompson
GSP

 

[akproplayer]

Machida and GSP. Both were champs. Machida's style is definitely more karate based, but GSP started out as a kyokushin karate guy, and is one of the GOATs. On the other hand Machida stays true to the philosophies of the ancient oriental art and drinks piss

Machida also gave us the real karate kid crane kick

He did it because Anderson did it.

 

[the ambush]

Lyoto Machida

Chuck Liddell

 

[mb23100]

Probably Machida

 

[613]

Kempo/Kenpo karate

He didn't really use it though. Same with GSP

 

[Paolo Delutis]

He didn't really use it though. Same with GSP

???...thats all he used chuck... His overhand is a karate style overhand...

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