5 WCW stars that would have been great MMA fighters

#2 Chris Benoit

The Crippler would have continued to cripple

After Malenko, it is the time for his fellow ‘Radical’ to be inducted into this honorary list. The Rabid Wolverine would have been one hell of a competitor inside the confines of the steel cage.

Fans of Chris Benoit would recall some of the greatest matches in which he featured, displaying top-notch in-ring ability that lay the framework for most of the reformed ‘Four Horsemen’. Revered for his amazing technical ability and the proximate-combat style of administering his attack, Benoit would have been one of the most ferocious competitors in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

With a skill-set that was replete with jiu-jitsu takedowns and high-flying manoeuvres on equal offering, Benoit would have been near-perfect as a Light Heavyweight. Benoit’s biggest strength was the ease with which he put his opponent into a submission move, notably the Crippler’s Crossface!

A Light Heavyweight with superior groundwork, forcing others to submit would have been his bio in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.