The RINGS King of Kings 1999 is a little-remembered tournament that nonetheless ranks as one of the toughest ever organized. It ended on February 26, 2000; Dan Henderson fought 3 stone cold legends in one event..
That night, he beat Gilbert Yvel, Antonio “Big Nog” Rodrigo Nogueira, and Renato “Babalu” Sobral en route to winning the 1999 RINGS King of Kings Tournament. Let’s break them down:
First off, Gilbert was the #2 Heavyweight in the world (according to FM) at 19-3. That ranked him higher than Kevin Randleman, the UFC HW champ.
Gilbert went on to post a PRO MMA RECORD of: 41-16
Then, Big Nog, who was 6-1 and ranked as #21 Heavyweight (according to FM), ahead of Evan Tanner etc.
Big Nog went on to post a PRO MMA RECORD of: 34-10
Finally, Sobral, 12-1 at the time, was ranked #6 HW (FM), ahead of Igor Vovchanchyn, Randleman and Josh Barnett.
Sorrel went on to post a PRO MMA RECORD of: 37-12
So I am not sure, there could be some other contenders for best MMA single day. But Hendo, who had fought at 190 LB a year or so earlier, beat 3 top HW’s in one night.
All 3 went on to post more than 30 pro wins. There has never been another fighter who beat 3 HW’s in a night who all went on to post 30+ pro wins. That’s a… record?
Was this the best single MMA night ever? If not, what was?? Either way – Kudos Hendo!
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