Who is the best MMA fighter to cross over to pro wrestling?
Two directions of travel here, cage to ring and ring to cage, and only some of it worked.
1Brock LesnarWent from WWE to the UFC heavyweight title and back, the only man to headline both at the top.
2Ronda RouseySigned after the UFC losses, won the Raw women's title and main-evented WrestleMania 35.
3Ken ShamrockUFC's original superfight champion, then a main-event heel through the Attitude Era.
4Dan SevernUFC Hall of Famer who held the NWA world title while still fighting.
5Shayna BaszlerA Invicta veteran who became the most dominant NXT women's champion.
6Matt RiddleWent from the UFC's Ultimate Fighter to a tag champion with an unusual barefoot gimmick.
7Jake HagerBetter known as Jack Swagger, he won a Bellator debut and then wrestled for AEW.
8Josh BarnettA UFC heavyweight champion who spent years in New Japan and on the indie circuit.
9Cain VelasquezFormer UFC heavyweight champion who debuted for WWE against Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia.
10CM PunkThe reverse trip: a WWE champion who took two UFC fights and lost both.
11Marina ShafirA judo and MMA product turned AEW wrestler, and one of Rousey's original training partners.
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Brock Lesnar made this trip in both directions and CM Punk tried the reverse, which did not work. Eleven names, and hers is one of about three: https://youpick.best/articles/ronda-rousey-ranked-many-ways
