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Regardless of what pound-for-pound rankings say, Fedor is the best fighter I have ever seen. He's above-average to great in all facets of the game, but what truly separates him from the competition is how quickly and smoothly he transitions from one style to the next. On top of that, Fedor is a master of game plans. He wrote the book on exactly how to beat Cro Cop when Cro Cop was destroying everyone, by beating him at his own game—striking. Fedor dominated Nogueira, perhaps the world's greatest heavyweight submission artist, on the ground twice, and unleashed the most wicked ground-and-pound assault I've ever seen.

On the rare occasion that he has got into trouble (read: Randleman suplexing him on his head & Fujita rocking him), he's like a wounded animal, sensing impending danger, and turns it up to a whole different level, finishing his opponent quickly on instinct alone. The best part? His expression never changes during these dangerous moments. If Fedor does have a weakness though, it's how easily he cuts. A cut stoppage is responsible for his only loss (see video above). Although the fact that he actually bleeds is about the only evidence we have that Fedor is, indeed, human.

Judging a book by its cover is a mistake easily made with Fedor. He usually looks a little soft and untoned, and he's also unassuming. There's no strutting or posturing—the exact opposite of the stereotypical fighter. It's deceptive. In fact, he moves like a lightweight and hits like a jackhammer. He has an aura about him that you know you're watching something special when he fights. He's not yet the Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods of MMA, but if he's able to convincingly win fights against Tim Sylvia, Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett and Randy Couture, it will be hard not to put him on that same pedestal.