StompGrind Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Was watching some Saenchai fights earlier. Got me thinking about who the best kickers are in MMA. My top three in no order. - Yair Rodriguez - Wonderboy Thompson - Edson Barboza Got me thinking after who are the top 3 with hands? I have a few ideas but i'm kinda at a loss for anyone that really stands out like the kickers do to me. Inb4Perry...but who else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauroPedrosa Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Ngannou The Predator Francis 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Kicks: Barbozo Showtime Yair Hands: Conor Garbrandt Perry 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice64011 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Kicks Barbozo Showtime Yair Hands Ngannou Garbrandt Whittaker Honorable mention to Lil Heathen Edit: On second thought Wonderboy should be ahead of Yair. His kicks aren't as flashy but they are much more effective and he should be a UFC champ. Yair will never be top 5. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-idyb- Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 GSP's Left Hand GSP's Right Hand GSP's Poker Hand 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehilton94 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Conor, Garbrandt and Ngannou, McGregor for me is the most gifted, shame he has the gas tank of a 90 year old smoker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwwrest Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Conor, Garbrandt and Ngannou, McGregor for me is the most gifted, shame he has the gas tank of a 90 year old smoker Ditto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky_Shawn Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Colby Covington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillandpower Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) Top 3 kicks: Thompson Barboza Yair Hands: Conor I still got JDS on this list Cody NO hands: Pettis Edited May 3, 2018 by skillandpower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzPride Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 WhittaGOAT Hunt Canor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Top 3 kicks: Thompson Barboza Yair Hands: Conor I still got JDS on this list Cody NO hands: Pettis You're that guy who tells the same jokes all the time, and people cringe to each other behind your back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxeMurduh Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Hands Whitaker TJ Tumenov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumClegg Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Yair... lol that dude absolutely sucks. Little Frank is like 40 and retired him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) kicks 1. TJ Dillshaw 2. Wonderboy 3. Jon Jones Hands 1. Conor McGregor 2. TJ Dillshaw 3. Kevin Fatselum/Tony Ferg (Tie) Edited May 3, 2018 by VertFTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StompGrind Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Yair... lol that dude absolutely sucks. Little Frank is like 40 and retired him. This threads about hands doe m8. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Whats the point of being a good kicker if you dont have any other weapons to distract in order to land the strong kicks (Ie pettis, yair, barbozo)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Take_Roids_m8 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 JDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 JDS Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumClegg Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 This threads about hands doe m8. Gamebred Platinum Stipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumClegg Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 JDS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice64011 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Gamebred Platinum Stipe 1/3 isnt bad I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumClegg Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 1/3 isnt bad I guess Yeah I goofed with Stipe. DC is gonna box him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Whats the point of being a good kicker if you dont have any other weapons to distract in order to land the strong kicks (Ie pettis, yair, barbozo)?One of those guys was a champion, so clearly he has more than just kicks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StompGrind Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 Whats the point of being a good kicker if you dont have any other weapons to distract in order to land the strong kicks (Ie pettis, yair, barbozo)? Distance for one. Controlling range via threat of dangerous long range weapons is especially important in MMA. Most of Jon's success comes from that along with being excellent in the clinch both striking and grappling along with vicious GnP. In the lighter weight classes i think it's much harder to do. You have to be a lot more well round imo. That being said all the people you mentioned do have other skills but they're all way tew invested in kicking imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlatinumClegg Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 One of those guys was a champion, so clearly he has more than just kicks. He can choke people. Hell in his first professional MMA fight he demo'd some can. All hands. Anthony is having issues mentally IMO. This guy was making light work of guys like Cerrone and Lauzon. I thought Joe was dead for a moment. His losses are against top tier opposition but he's not performing. I gave him every chance in the world as a betting option until the Poirier fight. I knew Poirier would stop him. However against a chump like Chiesa who was somehow favored I had all kinds of parlays with Pettis. Conor owes all the Pettis +115 guys money as well. I've been talking with my lawyer. His advice is that not even completely legal gambling is a bad stance. I think I'm still going to sue him though. He'll throw me a stack of high society and we'll call it day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 How can anyone vote for Garbrant when TJ clearly destroyed him??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehilton94 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 How can anyone vote for Garbrant when TJ clearly destroyed him??? I think you may have serious memory issues, TJ KO'd him with a kick, Garbrant nearly KO'd TJ with his hands.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 I think you may have serious memory issues, TJ KO'd him with a kick, Garbrant nearly KO'd TJ with his hands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezerker101 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Conor, Garbrandt and Ngannou, McGregor for me is the most gifted, shame he has the gas tank of a 90 year old smoker you're insulting 90yr old smokers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezerker101 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 moicano is up there 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes_Daddy Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Conor Gus Stipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denizen Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Conor got outboxed by Nate Diaz. How's anyone saying he has the best hands? I mean c'mon, Nate was mocking him with SLAPS! Top 3 best hands: Formerly - Vitor Belfort Currently - Francis Ngannou Presently - Floyd Mayweather /thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolldan Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hands: Conor McGregor Rumble Johnson Cody Garbrandt (For some reason feel like Gastelum deserved an honourable mention. His boxing has been getting much slicker) Kicks: Edson Barboza Justin Gaethje Wonderboy Thompson Fingers: Jon Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denizen Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) Oh I feel like anyone saying Gaethje has the best kicks in mma is referring to leg kicks and is talking out of their àss. Sorry. Thiago Alves and the somewhat lesser known Jose Aldo are far too easily forgotten. Edited May 4, 2018 by Denizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megasoup Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nick Newell has one of the top three hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Sparks Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Conor got outboxed by Nate Diaz. How's anyone saying he has the best hands? I mean c'mon, Nate was mocking him with SLAPS! Top 3 best hands: Formerly - Vitor Belfort Currently - Francis Ngannou Presently - Floyd Mayweather /thread What's the difference between currently and presently? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VertFTW Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 This thread is getting dumber by the post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesterdays_Hero Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 What's the difference between currently and presently? One represents who currently has the best hands, the other represents who presently has the best hands. ya dummy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzPride Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) One represents who currently has the best hands, the other represents who presently has the best hands. ya dummy shut up and take my like Edited May 4, 2018 by Ozpride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marble Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) Currently in the UFC: JDS Glover Kelvin Platinum Mairbek Taisumov Lil Heathen Lineker Ill let you argue amongst yourselves as to who go's where Edited May 4, 2018 by Marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 I forgot about Rumble, but I suppose he's retired. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Take_Roids_m8 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 If you list anyone under 205lbs, you're not a man yourself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunchBag Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) mvp got some good hands also daley Edited May 4, 2018 by PunchBag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marble Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) I forgot about Rumble, but I suppose he's retired. He's busy growing weed and getting hench! Any one know if his weed business got off the ground? Edited May 4, 2018 by Marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse76 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 JDS Hunt Belfort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice64011 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 If you list anyone under 205lbs, you're not a man yourself. A lot of smaller guys throw way better combinations tho 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Sparks Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 If you list anyone under 205lbs, you're not a man yourself. You have a kind of weird opposite of small man syndrome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmoGOAT Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) You have a kind of weird opposite of small man syndrome.It's called egotism. Anyway 1. Kelvin 2. Gus 3. Conor Edited May 4, 2018 by Omoplataypus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Take_Roids_m8 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 It's called egotism. Anyway 1. Kelvin 2. Gus 3. Conor Lmfao. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Take_Roids_m8 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 You have a kind of weird opposite of small man syndrome. It's my gimmick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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