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The 10 Best MMA Fighters Who Crossed Over to Pro Wrestling

By YPB Team

Two directions of travel here, cage to ring and ring to cage, and only some of it worked.

  1. Ronda Rousey — ranked #11
    Ronda Rousey
    Signed after the UFC losses, won the Raw women's title and main-evented WrestleMania 35.
    1000pts
  2. Brock Lesnar — ranked #22
    Brock Lesnar
    Went from WWE to the UFC heavyweight title and back, the only man to headline both at the top.
    659pts
  3. Shayna Baszler — ranked #33
    Shayna Baszler
    An Invicta veteran who became the most dominant NXT women's champion.
    659pts
  4. Josh Barnett — ranked #44
    Josh Barnett
    A UFC heavyweight champion who spent years in New Japan and on the indie circuit.
    647pts
  5. Bob Sapp — ranked #55
    Bob Sapp
    The former NFL lineman became a K-1 and Pride sensation in Japan, then won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Kazuyuki Fujita in 2004.
    571pts
  6. Marina Shafir — ranked #66
    Marina Shafir
    A judo and MMA product turned AEW wrestler, and one of Rousey's original training partners.
    483pts
  7. Cain Velasquez — ranked #77
    Cain Velasquez
    Former UFC heavyweight champion who debuted for WWE against Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia.
    483pts
  8. Ken Shamrock — ranked #88
    Ken Shamrock
    UFC's original superfight champion, then a main-event heel through the Attitude Era.
    381pts
  9. Matt Riddle — ranked #99
    Matt Riddle
    Went from the UFC's Ultimate Fighter to a tag champion with an unusual barefoot gimmick.
    381pts
  10. Dan Severn — ranked #1010
    Dan Severn
    UFC Hall of Famer who held the NWA world title while still fighting.
    260pts

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Comments 1

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

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Aug 21