I was thinking about the Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon game and I was wondering if you could do it for MMA fighters as well. The birth of "mainstream" MMA has to be UFC 1 back in 1993. So let's see how long it takes to go from a current fighter back to Royce Gracie, the UFC 1 Champion.
Let me try first with what I hope will be a fairly easy one. One of the all time greats and current Light Heavyweight UFC Champ Jon Jones age 33.
Here we go:
Jones Jones fought:
1. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson who fought
2. Fedor Emeiianenko who fought
3. Matt Mitrione who fought
4. Kimbo Slice who fought
5. Ken Shamrock who fought
6. Royce Gracie
Feel free to add your own! The younger the fighter you start with the more impressive... you must start with a current fighter.