- Dixgo514
- 7th Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2019.08.11
My MMA Rankings
MMA Fighters that did train at other non combat sports
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1
- Greg Hardy
- "The Prince of War"
- 7-5-0, 1 NC
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American Football
He played for Dallas Cowboys in the NFL
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2
- Eryk Anders
- "Ya Boi"
- 16-8-0, 1 NC
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American Football
After college he signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
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3
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great"
- 26-4-0
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Rugby
He played semi-professional rugby league for the Warilla Gorillas in the Group 7 Rugby League where he was awarded the Mick Cronin Medal in 2010 as the league's best player.[16] He also played a crucial role in Warilla's 2011 Premiership winning season and received the Man of the Match award for his performance in his team's Grand Final victory over Gerringong.[17][18] Volkanovski then decided to quit rugby league at 23 years of age to pursue a professional career in Mixed Martial Arts in the latter half of 2011
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4
- Matt Mitrione
- 13-9-0, 1 NC
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American Football
He attended Purdue University on a football scholarship and started 35 consecutive games for the Boilermakers at defensive tackle, but broke his right foot during winter conditioning practice in his senior year. Mitrione went undrafted during the 2002 NFL Draft, but was offered a contract by the New York Giants.[7]
After again injuring his foot in a 2003 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Mitrione had seven surgeries to his foot including one that extended his Achilles tendon, and was in crutches for 16 months. Mitrione was released by the Giants in 2004 and then had brief stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings,[8][9] before being released by the Vikings six weeks into the 2005 season and a week before his first child was born.
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5
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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Baseball
Miocic played college baseball for Trevecca Nazarene University and Cleveland State University. Miocic's best year came in 2005 where he batted.344 with seven home runs leading the Trevecca to the TranSouth Athletic Conference tournament championship.
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6
- Dominick Reyes
- "The Devastator"
- 12-4-0
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American Football
Reyes played high school football, eventually playing college football for Stony Brook University.Reyes started for the team for three years, being labelled team captain and making the all-conference team twice in his three-year run. After finishing out his career as the school's all-time tackler, he was undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft. Despite getting invitations to the Canadian Football League, Reyes opted to take up MMA instead.
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7
- Dricus Du Plessis
- "Stillknocks"
- 21-2-0
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Rugby
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8
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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American Football/ He signed with the Vikings on July 27 and played in several preseason games for the team.[267][265] He was released by the Vikings on August 30.[267][265] Lesnar received an invitation to play as a representative for the Vikings in NFL Europa, but declined due to his desire to stay in the United States with his family.[267] He had several football cards produced of him during his time with the Vikings.
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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Futbol
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10
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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Triathlon
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11
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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Triathlon
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12
- Brendan Schaub
- "Big Brown" | 10-5-0
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American Football
Following college, Schaub went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft but would be signed with the Arena Football League's Utah Blaze, before being released in November 2006 without making the roster.[9] He was once more signed to the Blaze in February 2007 but waived two days later.[10][11] Schaub then retired from the sport in 2007.
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13
- Travis Browne
- "Hapa" | 18-7-1
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Basketball
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14
- Jamahal Hill
- "Sweet Dreams" | 12-2-0, 1 NC
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Basketball
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15
- Walt Harris
- "The Big Ticket" | 13-10-0, 1 NC
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Basketball
Harris was previously a college basketball player for Jacksonville State University.
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16
- Tai Tuivasa
- "Bam Bam" | 14-7-0
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Rugby
predominantly played rugby league in his youth. He was signed by the professional Sydney Roosters rugby league club in 2010 but gave up playing the sport when he developed a gambling addiction.
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17
- Ben Askren
- "Funky" | 19-2-0, 1 NC
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