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 Lesnar
Went from WWE to the UFC heavyweight title and back, the only man to headline both at the top.
2Ronda Rousey
Signed after the UFC losses, won the Raw women's title and main-evented WrestleMania 35.
3Ken Shamrock
UFC's original superfight champion, then a main-event heel through the Attitude Era.
4Dan Severn
UFC Hall of Famer who held the NWA world title while still fighting.
5Shayna Baszler
A Invicta veteran who became the most dominant NXT women's champion.
6Matt Riddle
Went from the UFC's Ultimate Fighter to a tag champion with an unusual barefoot gimmick.
7Jake Hager
Better known as Jack Swagger, he won a Bellator debut and then wrestled for AEW.
8Josh Barnett
A UFC heavyweight champion who spent years in New Japan and on the indie circuit.
9Cain Velasquez
Former UFC heavyweight champion who debuted for WWE against Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia.
10CM Punk
The reverse trip: a WWE champion who took two UFC fights and lost both.
11Marina Shafir
A judo and MMA product turned AEW wrestler, and one of Rousey's original training partners.
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