25 Fictional Characters We'd Love to See in MMA

The world of fiction is populated with many characters that spur the imagination and inspire the spirit of their fans. Of these characters, there are many that we wish were real and could test their skills in the UFC.

Who are these fictional characters and why would we love to see them fight in the UFC, or in MMA in general? This question was partly answered before with 11 different fictional characters, but this slideshow includes 25 new ones for your reading pleasure.

Like with the last slideshow, keep in mind that all the characters on this list are absent of superpowers. Who would want to see an insanely powerful character like Superman crush a poor mortal MMA fighter?!

Jake Tyler

Jake Tyler is the protagonist of the first "mainstream" movie about MMA, Never Back Down. The character himself (as well as the movie) is full of tired clichés but seeing him in the UFC would be fun just to see how he would measure up against the sport's elite.

Tommy and Brendan Conlon

These impressive brothers from Warrior would make great additions to the UFC. Tommy for his incredible knockout power and Brendan for his ability to take punishment and pull out a last-minute submission that rivals that of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira himself!

Tyler Durden

The presence of Fight Club's Tyler Durden on this list is a bit paradoxical since Durden is actually not only a fictional character, but a fictional character within a fictional character's mind!

The psychology and various interpretations of Durden's characters is far too long and complicated to be discussed here. Suffice to say that Durden is one of cinema's most awesome characters and having him in the UFC would be amazing.

Nick Diaz vs. Tyler Durden, anyone?

Apollo Creed

Who better to see in MMA than Rocky's first-ever nemesis, "The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Dancing Destroyer, The Prince of Punch, The One and Only, and The Count of Monte Fisto" Apollo Creed!

Even though Creed's speed-oriented style of fighting might not transition to well into MMA, it'd be fun to watch him try his hand at it nonetheless.

(If you are wondering why Rocky himself isn't on this list, he was on the last one).

Clubber Lang

It would be amazing to see if Rocky III's Clubber Lang could successfully transition his amazingly powerful strikes from boxing over to mixed martial arts.

It's difficult for any boxer to make the switch, but Lang's style of power punching is probably the easiest to carry over into mixed martial arts. All Lang would need to do is learn how to sprawl and check a leg kick.

Ivan Drago

Ivan Drago is the quintessential scary Russian athlete; he was to boxing (or at least boxing in the Rocky universe) what Fedor Emelianenko was to MMA in his prime.

A fighter with Drago's power, size, strength and athleticism would wreak havoc in any sport he chose to enter. Seeing him enter mixed martial arts would be absolutely incredible.

Thunderlips

In Rocky III, Rocky takes on an obnoxious professional wrestler by the name of Thunderlips "The Ultimate Male," in a mixed-rules fight akin to Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki (except without rules practically crippling the wrestler).

Thunderlips' raw strength alone would make him a welcomed addition into the MMA roster. Who knows, maybe he would become the next Brock Lesnar!

John Rambo

John Rambo is one of the most skilled, cunning, (and in his first cinema appearance, blood-crazed) action stars that Hollywood has ever seen.

He was part of the Green Berets and has many heroic accolades (as well as not-so-heroic moments like killing a bunch of cops in some hick town).

Seeing a man with such talent who can stay calm under enormous duress fight inside the Octagon would be an intriguing experience.

Any of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Film Incarnations

Honestly, Arnold Schwarzenegger has played so many characters that would make good MMA fighters that it's practically impossible to pick just one (there are in fact so many that one could probably make this slideshow, but with JUST characters played by him).

So take your pick at which Arnold incarnation you would like to see in the Octagon and it'll be just as valid as any other choice (except of course for ones like the Terminator who, for the purposes of this slideshow, is excluded, since if any fighter punched him, he'd most likely shatter all the bones in his hand).

Terry Silver

Who is Terry Silver? Terry Silver is the guy who owns/operates the infamous Kobra Kai chain of Karate dojos from The Karate Kid film franchise. He is one of the main antagonists in the third film.

Why not John Kreese, the villainous instructor from the first film? Why have Kreese when you can have someone even better!

Silver had some decent moves, and seeing him transition his Karate to MMA may be like seeing another Lyoto Machida.

Sherlock Holmes

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes is perhaps fiction's first mixed martial artist. He is well versed in boxing, cane-fencing, and "Bartitsu," a primitive form of mixed martial arts that combines Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, and cane techniques.

The modern sport may be a bit too advanced for Holmes, but a man with his brilliance would pick it up quickly, especially since he already has some knowledge of the skills involved.

Steve Hale

Steve Hale (or Peters originally, but it was changed later in the show. I just call him "Steve from Full House) is a lesser known character but he hails from the show Full House where he was D.J. Tanner's boyfriend and raider of the Tanner family's refrigerator.

Hale was the captain of the high school wrestling team. His wrestling abilities would give him a phenomenal base for MMA and seeing him work the other facets of MMA into his game would be a fantastic thing to watch.

A fight between him and Saved by the Bell character and fellow wrestler A.C. Slater, who was featured in the last slideshow, would be even more exciting!

Blade

I know I said no superheroes in the preface to the slideshow, but Blade's martial arts abilities in the movies were so thrilling that seeing him in the Octagon would be mind-blowing!

Just watch the video for proof.

Iron Fist

Iron Fist is pretty lame as far as superheroes go (and he's the last one on the list, I swear) but it'd be cool to finally see a guy in the Octagon who could prove all the falsehoods about harnessing Chi that the traditional eastern martial arts spew since he can actually harness the chi into his fist.

He is also a master of the martial arts so, even without his superpowers, he would be fun to watch.

Sho'Nuff

Who better a fictional character to enter the UFC than Sho'Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem from The Last Dragon, a man so powerful that he possesses a fantastic force known as "the glow." The glow is exclusive only to the world's best martial artists.

Not even UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has achieved this mysterious glow yet, which just puts things into perspective.

In addition, Sho'Nuff is insanely charismatic and would be great at selling tickets and pay-per-views. Can you imagine someone better at fighting than Anderson Silva but better at trash talking than Chael Sonnen?

Lord Humungus

Mad Max 2/Road Warrior's Lord Humungus, "the warrior of the wasteland" and "the ayatollah of rock-and-rollah," would be a fine addition into the world of mixed martial arts.

He is a massive brute and would have an enormous size advantage over most fighters. In addition, he is quite charismatic and would be able to woo fans to no end.

Louden Swain

There is perhaps no fictional wrestler better than Louden Swain from Vision Quest (a film sacred to many wrestlers) to place into a slideshow about fictional characters entering mixed martial arts.

Swain is a highly skilled wrestler and has boundless determination. These two qualities would have no doubt brought him to UFC gold if he were real and chose to go into MMA.

Chev Chelios

So tough is Chev Chelios, the protagonist from Crank and its sequel, that falling from a helicopter cannot kill him.

In fact, after the aforementioned fall ended the first movie, the second movie picks up with Chinese triad surgeons attempting to harvest his organs. The organs of a normal man would have likely been severely damaged from such a terrible fall, but not Chelios.

At the end of the sequel, Chelios bursts into flames but even that doesn't kill him.

With such toughness added to considerable fighting abilities, it is no surprise that Chev Chelios is a character we would like to see in the UFC.

James Bond

British super spy James Bond has been on countless exploits and faced a number of nefarious criminals. How would 007 fare in an MMA fight? Such a question is exactly why he makes the list.

Chong-Li and Frank Dux

Bloodsport is one of the most famous (or infamous depending on your taste) martial arts films ever made.

The premise is that the legendary Frank Dux fights in a secret martial arts tournament known as "the kumite" in which martial arts masters from all over the world battle one another.

In the film, the two most skilled fighters are Chong-Li and Frank Dux.

Interestingly enough, Frank Dux is a fictional character in more ways than one. He is represented in the movie by Jean-Claude Van Damme, but the real Frank Dux is fictional in the sense that many of his supposed accomplishments are fictitious.

Either way, seeing guys in the UFC who are supposed to be martial-arts gods like Chong-Li and Frank Dux would be amazing.

Tank Murdock

Tank Murdock, the legendary street brawler from Any Which Way But Loose, was the character from which the promoters of the early UFC events derived David "Tank" Abbott's name.

Think of how devastating and crass a force Abbott was in the UFC; imagine the very fighter who he was essentially patterned after being set loose on the UFC?

Anderson Silva's Clone

After his win at UFC 134, Anderson Silva said he'd like to fight his clone (Speaking of clones, does anyone else remember the Undertaker vs. Undertaker match from the old days in the WWE?).

While Silva's clone isn't a fictional character from a movie, it is fictional in the sense that it doesn't exist, and that's good enough to appear on this slideshow.

A fight between Silva and his clone would either be one of the most epic fights in UFC history or one of the most boring staring contests in the history of fighting.

Bruce Lee

No I don't mean any of Bruce Lee's film incarnations, I mean Bruce Lee.

The mythos behind Bruce Lee has become exaggerated to such a point that there are now two Bruce Lees, the historical Bruce Lee and the fictional or mythological Bruce Lee.

The historical Bruce Lee was a pioneer of the concept of mixed martial arts, a movie star, an incredible philosopher, a supremely fit human being, but not exactly proven as a fighter (at least not as proven as Gene LeBell was).

The mythological Bruce Lee was a martial arts god and is a nigh invincible fighter. His accolades and abilities border on the absurdity of Chuck Norris jokes only Lee's fans aren't joking, they're serious.

It is this fictional Bruce Lee, the master of the martial arts, that I'd like to see in the UFC.

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