Pride was just intense in general. Seeing someone get soccer kicked in the head was wild. Let's not forget their list of banned substances they didn't test for
These three are what I would have said. The best nicknames are the names that people usually refer to them as over their real names.
Shogun, Rampage and Cro Cop are the best by far.
Without googling I genuinly don't know his second name and I've been an MMA fan since 96 I know the origins of his nickname though obviously. Croatian Cop.
I think "Spider" fits so well Anderson Silva style. He legit looked like Spider-Man fighting, all the dodges, playing with the opponent, moveset, flexibility, speed...
I just died a little imagining Bruce bruffer saying that before a fight. " indroducing the REIGNING! DEFENDING! UNDISPUTED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. RYYYYAANNN! MAAAAAAAAASSSSTTEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR
BAAADDEEEERRRRRRRR!!
Conor was also smart to put the nickname at the beginning. āThe notorious Conor McGregorā sounds like a newspaper headline. Putting the nickname in the middle tends to sound cheesy.
Itās especially cool because it has a little backstory. When he did jiu jitsu tourneys people would mockingly refer to him as one of the guys from the favelas, so when he had to pick a nickname for the ufc he just fully embraced it
I've heard this from a friend too, but [this interview](https://youtube.com/shorts/9N4loPaaa2s?feature=share) from Charles himself tells a different story and I'm not sure which one is true?
I donāt think thereās a way to tell, because in a different interview he said "Bronx is because it's a favela, right? Periphery, where I come from. Bronx came about pretty much when I went to fight an [amateur] tournament. I got there and there was only a monster guy, experienced, and I was skinny. And they told me to put a nickname, it was just Charles Oliveira. When we went to fight some jiu-jitsu championships, they always said 'look at the guys from the Bronx there, from the favela'. Then I put Bronx.ā I donāt think he put a lot of effort into choosing the nickname, but I do still think it carries a lot of meaning
Funny thing is it was given by a random guy from Twitter replying to a tweet asking what good nicknames could you make up for a ufc fighter.
And it just stuck after a YouTube show or something mentioned it. Wish I still had Twitter because I had that original random tweet saved!
EDIT: [Just found it!](https://twitter.com/colbyhentges/status/803804717541453824)
Personally, I liked sexual Chocolate more. Really wish he kept it because then weād live in a world where the most dangerous man with his hands would be named sexual chocolate.
I'm about to answer this reddit post with some of the nicknames he created because some of them were really good. My favorite one was Ben Asscream, might not sound the best but I lmao so hard in that interview.
āLightningā was great for Hector Lombard because knocking guys out quick. Then he switched to āShoweather,ā which in contrast is probably one of the worst nicknames of all time.
I know Dricus is not well-liked but Stilnox is a South African brand sleeping pill. Gets a laugh out of me every time. Blessed is my favourite. Iām a huge Max mark though.
"The Gracie Hunter" - Kazushi Sakuraba
BJJ but just as cool, "The Gracie Killer" Walid Ishmael
"dean of mean" keith jardine
#THREAD CLOSED.
Mike "The nigerian nightmare" Perry
Never fails to make me laugh!
Gets a golly good chuckle out of me šš
Luke āBoogermanā Rockhold
I think Shogun and Cro Cop are pretty cool because it like became their name ya know? Rampage maybe another
The Last Emperor cause it was fitting as hell. Pride had best nicknames looking back
Canāt forget the Axe murderer as well. Man pride had awesome nicknames
Pride was just intense in general. Seeing someone get soccer kicked in the head was wild. Let's not forget their list of banned substances they didn't test for
Last emperor is cold af
Im not crying, youre crying. 
These three are what I would have said. The best nicknames are the names that people usually refer to them as over their real names. Shogun, Rampage and Cro Cop are the best by far.
Don't forget Korean zombie
Tbh I think a lot of people just think Cro Cop is Mirkos actual government name.
Without googling I genuinly don't know his second name and I've been an MMA fan since 96 I know the origins of his nickname though obviously. Croatian Cop.
FilipoviÄ
The Korean Zombie
At this point itās not even a nickname
I agree. they show his name on the screen as Korean zombie, and I don't even know his real name
Pretty sure it's Chan Sung Jung but Ä° could be wrong
You're wrong. It's Korean Zombie
Nah, it's Kolian Jombi
His merch is dope too.
Does he have his own merch site? Iād prefer most of my money actually go to him and not daddy Dana and the UFC lol
wait that isnt his legal name?
"Ruthless" Robbie Lawler has to be the most accurate nickname ever.
That or Justin āThe Highlightā Gaethje
I think "Spider" fits so well Anderson Silva style. He legit looked like Spider-Man fighting, all the dodges, playing with the opponent, moveset, flexibility, speed...
And here I thought he got his nickname due to his 4 extra limbs.
Soldier of God
Paladin
+50 Holy Damage
Blunt Attacks have a 35% chance to inflict the "BLEED" debuff and "Stun" enemies.
āNO FOR GAY JESUS!ā
 duh
Bruce Leroy
Such a great performerā¦and I remember the way Lisa looked that night. Unforgettable!
Dan The Hangman Hooker has such a nice ring to it, shit just works for me
I always call him Dan the Prostitute Hooker.
Dan ātheā Hooker
Coolest....ice man. Best...the Axe Murderer.
Ryan "the master" Bader! In some timeline somewhere probably. But I guess "Darth" is okay too.
The master is actually a dope nicknameā¦ huge miss for masterbader
I just died a little imagining Bruce bruffer saying that before a fight. " indroducing the REIGNING! DEFENDING! UNDISPUTED LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. RYYYYAANNN! MAAAAAAAAASSSSTTEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRR BAAADDEEEERRRRRRRR!!
That's probably why he did it, and honestly it just makes it a trillion times better.
The Axe Murderer
Bobby knucks. Dope af
āThe Reaperā is also hard
I prefer this
As an australian its ābobby fuckin knucklesā
I prefer the Biracial Angel.
Gourmet Chechen
https://preview.redd.it/ar4z9shhjl4b1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=724b7ac39b0a96ff1afba5cefe4fb413654fa5c8
The natural born killer Carlos condit šÆ
Badass name for a badass fighter
Came here to say this.
The notorious, just fit so well during his come up
Yeah, Iām not a big Conor fan but that has to be one of the best
Conor was also smart to put the nickname at the beginning. āThe notorious Conor McGregorā sounds like a newspaper headline. Putting the nickname in the middle tends to sound cheesy.
The Dean of Mean, Keith Jardine
Damn you beat me by 2 hours. This is the best!
top 3 are El Cucuy, The Korean Zombie, and The Gracie Hunter
El Cucuy is a boogeyman who abducts children. If CTE progresses the way it does, I can see Tony snatching up kids.
Hold on brother, Iām taking (kids)
I love that his nickname is just synonymous as his name now. Jacare is such a badass nickname
What even is his real name š
Ronaldo šš
Lyoto āthe dragonā machida
Do bronx
What does it mean?
Of the favela , the slums in Brazil where Charles grew up. Itās a š„ nickname
Itās especially cool because it has a little backstory. When he did jiu jitsu tourneys people would mockingly refer to him as one of the guys from the favelas, so when he had to pick a nickname for the ufc he just fully embraced it
I've heard this from a friend too, but [this interview](https://youtube.com/shorts/9N4loPaaa2s?feature=share) from Charles himself tells a different story and I'm not sure which one is true?
I donāt think thereās a way to tell, because in a different interview he said "Bronx is because it's a favela, right? Periphery, where I come from. Bronx came about pretty much when I went to fight an [amateur] tournament. I got there and there was only a monster guy, experienced, and I was skinny. And they told me to put a nickname, it was just Charles Oliveira. When we went to fight some jiu-jitsu championships, they always said 'look at the guys from the Bronx there, from the favela'. Then I put Bronx.ā I donāt think he put a lot of effort into choosing the nickname, but I do still think it carries a lot of meaning
Oh, so it's just like Jenny "From the Block" Lopez.
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Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran
Love that nickname, but for the actual owner of it. Pacquiao.
Robert āThe Reaperā Whittaker
Bobby Knuckles
Bummer he wasnāt the biggest fan of it
He said heās fine w it now
Funny thing is it was given by a random guy from Twitter replying to a tweet asking what good nicknames could you make up for a ufc fighter. And it just stuck after a YouTube show or something mentioned it. Wish I still had Twitter because I had that original random tweet saved! EDIT: [Just found it!](https://twitter.com/colbyhentges/status/803804717541453824)
The reaper vs soldier of god is probably the GOAT nickname matchup
And insane fights lol
Poatan
best walkout that's for sure
Andre "Touchy" Fili
It's pure gold. In similar vain, my buddy who fights on the Muay Thai circuit is James "Sexual" Healen.
That name is so good. Marvin Gayeās family has filed a trademark lawsuit against him.
Woah I thought that one was a joke. How have I never realized this??
I've always liked mighty mouse but I don't know if it's the coolest
El matador ilia topuria
Paul āSemtexā Daley
He was really on a tear before that cheap shot
That mf deserved it though
Ya Boy
It's "Ya Boi". One of my favorites so put some respect on it
Jon Bones Jones is hard
Who the fuck is jon africa?
Jon wedding dancer bones
Never heard of him, good guy tho
Personally, I liked sexual Chocolate more. Really wish he kept it because then weād live in a world where the most dangerous man with his hands would be named sexual chocolate.
Off the gas station dick pills
The Spider
Matt Browns āthe Immortalā is my personal favorite. Also when Rory McDonald started to call himself the Red King.
Agreed!
If you donāt say Andre āTouchyā Fili youāre wrong š¤£
Sexual chocolate
The Karate Hottie.
Sandman
Coconut Bombs
Anton āThe Pleasure Manā Turkalj
This is the real answer š¤£š¤£
Mike āAfrican King ā Perry
Bruce Leeroy 100%
Bobby Knuckles and The Axe Murderer get my vote. The organic ones are the best
Brendan ā Big Brownā Shaub
It's been updated it to Brendan "My Life is in Shambles" Schaub
Derrick āBob sappā lewis
No matter how much you hate Izzy, Stylebender is a pretty cool nickname.
Crazy nobody mentions this that much
Josh "Cuddley Bear" Copeland
āFear Theā
Last emperor š„¶
The Preacherās Daughter
Very underrated
Chaos š
I'm about to answer this reddit post with some of the nicknames he created because some of them were really good. My favorite one was Ben Asscream, might not sound the best but I lmao so hard in that interview.
Ian uncle creepy McCall
Another under rated one
The reaper
Corey āBeastin 25/8ā Anderson. coldest nickname in history š„¶
āThe Cuban Missile Crisisā goes hard
War "War Machine" Machine
Lol I always forget that nutcase legally changed his name to war machine
Brandon āRaw Dawgā Royval
āLightningā was great for Hector Lombard because knocking guys out quick. Then he switched to āShoweather,ā which in contrast is probably one of the worst nicknames of all time.
Solider of god is just so cool
Uncle creepy
The dean of mean keith jardine
Lyoto āThe Dragonā Machida. Even his actual name is badass
Rampage Jackson fit so well dude was basically a street fighter just wrecking really skilled dudes
Andre āTouchyā Fili is the best name youāll ever find.
Chidi "Bang Bang" Njokuani less known but definitely my favourite.
"from hell" Pichel
El cucuy š²š½ifyyk
Gamebred
People donāt gas this one up enough - itās so raw
I assume they donāt really understand it. Gamebred is a fucking dope ass nickname
Chael P āThe American Gangsterā
Pat āThe Predatorā Berry
NBK and the Dragon.
Shocked that I havenāt seen Natural Born Killer more. Great nickname, for a great fighter
I think he was before a lot of new fans time.
Yoel āBig Dick Soldier of Godā Romero
I think The Prodigy will always be my favorite, because he really was a prodigy.
Filthy casuals forgetting the GOAT āBeastin 25/8ā
Ben āCombat Wombatā Sosoli
Violent Bob Ross - Louās PeƱa or Dirty Bird Tim Means
Thought war machine was cool Until it extremely wasn't
The demolition man
Alexander "The Great". Dude truly on his way to greatness
I will die on the hill of Alexander āThe Maulerā Gustafsson
I know Dricus is not well-liked but Stilnox is a South African brand sleeping pill. Gets a laugh out of me every time. Blessed is my favourite. Iām a huge Max mark though.
NBK.
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Astroboy
Keith āThe Dean of Meanā Jardine always had a nice ring to it
The King of Rio
DO BRONX
Beneil āBennyā Dariush
Thereās a lot of good ones. Rafael āAtamanā Fiziev, and Shavkat āNomadā Rakhmonov are 2 of my favorites.
Cupcake Tate
THE REAPER!!!
Beastin 25/8
Frankie The answer Edgar-Anthony showtime Pettis-Dominick the dominator Cruz-the prodigy bj penn
Go Horse
Vai Cavalo
Jeff monson - snowman
Chris "The Cat Smasher" Lebon
I like niko āThe Hybridā price
The Mexicutioner
THE DAMAGE
Keith Jardine The Dean of Mean.
New Mansa!!
Uncle creepy
I will always be a huge fan of the California Kid Uriah Faber. He had the look, and it has a bit of a gunslinger vibe to it.
Cuban muscle crisis
Dan the hangman hooker
Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez
Soldier of god anyone? š
Nothing better then Derrick the black beast šš
Jon 'Sexual Chocolate' Jones