The octagon is a scary place.
The chain link fence, the screaming fans, the canvas probably smeared with the blood of those who entered before you, the anything-can-happen-at-any-moment chaos of the whole endeavor going on in a professional fistfight.
Needless to say, such a scary place is likely to be inhabited by some pretty scary individuals at a given time. Mixed martial artists are totally different than the average person almost by definition, living in a constant state of facing their fears in the name of a reach towards excellence.
There’s something uniquely unsettling about a human being who has tuned themselves so finely and made themselves so comfortable in violence and tumult that what horrifies most folks is another day at the office for the mixed martial artist. They only reach the top of the mountain by being better at inflicting harm than everyone around them.
And even with such a unique collection of people leathering up and throwing down in the cage on a Saturday night, there are some who rise above even their own ranks to become known for working on a whole other level.
They’re mean.
They’re nasty.
They’re downright scary.
Considering the time of year and the spirit of the season, it seems as good a time as any to compile a list of some of the scariest of the scary individuals who comprise the UFC roster.
