For me it's gotta be Matt Hamill or Nick Newell.
In
Fedor
In!
Dennis hallman in speedos
Come on. It's obviously Harold Howard.
Overeem... Fuck genetics
Sakuraba and Royce Gracie
For me it's Jose Aldo and Nog. For the adversity they dealt with throughout their lives in and out of MMA.
Evan Tanner
Rocky
Lightning lee Murray.
If your not first....
Prison.
Different but kinda relevant, I bring this up a lot but the beating that yatsu took from big daddy without going down or quitting is truly a display of heart that is rarely matched
Big Nog
Sakuraba
Genki Sudo
Lots of inspirational mma fighters
Big nog n Bj
Matt Brown
Wand
Muhammad Ali?
Julio Cesar Chavez ?
Manny Paquiao?
Sakuraba?
Royce?
I don't know if we are talking about all time it has to go to a boxer... Their fights have influenced politics and even stopped wars. MMA has never come close to reaching that level.
UFC/MMA: Royce Gracie by far.. for me there isn't really a close second. After him.. for different reasons... Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, BJ Penn, Genki Sudo
Martial arts overall.. Rickson Gracie, Morihei Ueshiba, Bruce Lee
Royce Gracie
Kazushi Sakuraba
Randy Couture
Big Nog
Fedor Emelianenko
Sakuraba