Who is the best Muay Thai fighter turned MMA fighter?

Elbows, knees and checked kicks learned in Thai gyms, carried into the cage. Some became champions, others only borrowed the clinch.

1. 1
   Valentina Shevchenko

   Former Muay Thai world champion who became UFC flyweight champion with a long title reign.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jose Aldo

   Brazilian featherweight great whose brutal leg kicks carried him to WEC and UFC titles.
   1000pts
3. 3
   Bas Rutten

   Dutch Muay Thai and kickboxing fighter who became Pancrase and UFC heavyweight champion.
   647pts
4. 4
   Duane Ludwig

   Muay Thai-trained striker known as Bang, later a respected MMA coach.
   647pts
5. 5
   Stamp Fairtex

   Thai Muay Thai and kickboxing world champion who moved to MMA and ONE Championship stardom.
   647pts
6. 6
   Joanna Jedrzejczyk

   Polish Muay Thai world champion who became UFC strawweight champion and defended the belt five times.
   0pts
7. 7
   Wanderlei Silva

   Chute Boxe Muay Thai standout who terrorised PRIDE and UFC with relentless aggression.
   0pts
8. 8
   Donald Cerrone

   Cowboy Cerrone, a Muay Thai-trained fighter with record UFC wins and bonuses.
   0pts

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