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#2. UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal is probably the only fighter in the UFC who has embraced his roots in the street fighting circuit of Miami as much as he has. Masvidal truly flourished under the guidance of the street-fighting legend Kimbo Slice.
A video that offers Jorge Masvidal legitimacy as a street fighter was shot by Kimbo Slice back in the day. The video saw a young and lighter Jorge Masvidal butting heads with a visibly larger fighter in Ray, who was Kimbo Slice's protege.
However, what's impressive is the fact that Masvidal managed to make short work of his opponent in a street fight by continuously pressing him. The fight came long before Masvidal earned the moniker of 'Gamebred'.
Jorge Masvidal has been quite candid about his history with the fight game. He has frequently admitted that he had been fighting well before the days in Kimbo Slice's backyard.
It is this dauntless and unwavering courage that would make Jorge Masvidal a great fighter to have at one's back.
#1. UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Hailing from the cold and unforgiving slopes of Dagestan, the former UFC lightweight kingpin always shared a strong connection with combat. Before he laid waste to the UFC lightweight division to claim the title, Khabib Numagomedov's history of wrestling bears and opponents twice his size were dismissed as nothing but rumors.
However, he was never one to shy away from his roots and addressed these claims with a certain degree of candor.
“I have been fighting in the street and various tournaments since childhood and this experience and confidence helps me quite a bit. Perhaps it's in my genes because my father is an accomplished athlete as well,” said Khabib Nurmagomedov previously.
Choosing a reason to justify his position at the top of such a list is much harder than it would seem; for he has exhibited multiple signs of brilliance. Be it his tendency to wrestle bears, the fact that he is yet to be bested in a fight or his experience of fighting on the streets, Khabib Nurmagomedov would most certainly make for a great partner in a street fight.
