I feel like DC doesn’t get the credit he deserves. If it wasn’t for Jon he’s easily the greatest LHW ever. Even still he has to be in the top 10 all time HW’s
He’d have to be a huge favorite over Chuck or Shogun. I get it if you don’t enjoy his commentary but that chubby 5’ 10” fucker would’ve been a double champ if not for Jon.
Is a all-time great
Better than his commentary
Fedor Emelianegro
Best HW on the planet not named Jon Jones…
Omg he’d fuck Chuck and Shogun. Wouldn’t be competitive at all. Dumping both on their heads the way he did Josh Barnett.
This. One of the very very best to ever do it.
I always think of the way he just totally disrespected Dan Henderson, dumped him on his head like a child. The same Hendo that went on to KO Fedor later.
I’d love to see the sparing between prime DC and Cain.
One of the all-time greats without question. He never even lost a round before he fought Jon Jones.
I’d pick him to beat pretty much every other previous UFC champ in history.
He was Gable Steveson good
This. Easily at the top for LHW/HWs of all time.
I think people take him for granted bc of his “ah shucks” persona, but he was a bad mofo that dominated everyone he fought outside JJ.
Plus he took Rumble’s best shot and survived.
I believe Rumble hit harder than Chuck & Shogun.
He would be a favorite against all LHWs right now
DC vs Hokit at HW would be fucking totally tubular
I think he beats Cereal Gains too
I actually think Sergei Pavlovich would be his toughest fight
The size difference would be huge, and his ridiculous range and reach would make it a nightmare to get close and work his grinding wrestling style
Fedor fight happened before the DC fight.
As a wrestler he wasn’t bad. He was noted as a piece of shit and lazy and people like to point out he only succeeded because he had a rich guy backing his early wrestling career (Jim Ravanack). He threw a punch at the Iranian who beat him for the bronze medal in the Athens Olympics. I remember him talking shit to Dean Morrison after beating him at the world team trials, basically saying Morrison would never beat him. Then Morrison beat him the next year at either the trials or the US Open.
He beat Damion Hahn to make the 08 Olympic team, and ballooned up by eating a metric ton of McDonald’s and almost died making weight and couldn’t wrestle because he was in the hospital with kidney damage. Because he did weigh in it meant the US couldn’t use an alternate.
Before the Olympics, I don’t remember when, but Kenny Monday and Kevin Jackson both were dunking on him saying that he would end up being over 300 lbs with his diet when he was done wrestling.
Top 10 p4p all time.
2nd best LHW ever.
Head to head wise there aint many all time from any weight class who could have beaten him. Perhaps 5 or so, if that.
Is AKA one of the best MMA teams to ever exist to this point?
DC
Cain
Kabib
Didn’t BJ and Chuck also spend some time there back in the day?
DC did t start fighting until 32.
Never ducked anyone.
Started off as an undersized heavyweight and cut down to Light Heavyweight where he was still undersized.
With a good diet, the motherfucker could’ve fought at Middleweight.
Long Live DC
