The 10 Moments in UFC History Steven Seagal Should Take Credit for

B-movie action hero Steven Seagal has taken credit for the impressive kick-related victories of Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, but why stop there?

There are plenty of moments scattered throughout UFC history that Seagal could take credit for!

Whether it's obscure techniques being pulled off or just new fighting concepts being applied, the outlandish Seagal shouldn't be ashamed to tag the most innovative moves and moments in UFC history as his own.

So what are these moments? Read and find out!

The Emergence of Grappling in the UFC's Early Days

When Royce Gracie and the UFC made their debuts in 1993, an arm-bar was a secret; grappling techniques weren't known by a substantial portion of the population. This allowed Gracie to exploit the lack of submission and takedown defense of his various opponents (the Gracies suddenly disappeared when fighters started getting well-rounded).

Seagal taking credit for Anderson Silva's front kick to the face and Lyoto Machida's crane kick are small potatoes. Why claim a technique or two when you can claim a whole range of fighting that revolutionized combat sports in the 1990s?

Marco Ruas' Victory over Paul Varelans/the Prevalence of Leg Kicks in General

Seagal should take credit for Marco Ruas' UFC 7 victory over Paul Varelans via brutal leg kicks, as well as the prevalence of leg kicks in MMA in general.

Why? Because it would be the most plausible (but still really, really implausible) thing for Seagal to "invent" since he clearly didn't show Anderson Silva or Lyoto Machida their famous kicks; Seagal doesn't seem to be able to lift his leg over his hip, let alone to someone's face.

A kick to the thigh seems within Seagal's limited range, so him inventing that kick (whether through brilliance or through the laziness of not wanting to stretch and increase his range) is infinitely more believable.

Corey Hill's and Duane Ludwig's Leg Injuries

Corey Hill was the unfortunate victim of a freak leg break against Dale Hartt at UFC: Fight for the Troops. Hill threw a leg kick that was checked, and his leg snapped in half in what was the most gruesome leg break ever in the UFC.

Duane Ludwig had an equally strange but far less-remembered accident against Darren Elkins at UFC on Versus 1. Ludwig was sprawling away from a takedown and his ankle broke.

How could Seagal take advantage of these incidents?

Simple.

He should claim that he discovered some ancient Aikido technique (that is of course "too deadly" to practice) where your opponent becomes incapacitated by simply touching you. It sounds like a stretch, but it's not that much worse than what Seagal has done in the past.

Any Time a Fighter Survived a Deep Choke

Did you ever hear the story about the time Steven Seagal supposedly invented a move that rendered him unable to be choked out?

Joe Rogan tells the story better than I do.

If you don't feel like watching the video: Seagal apparently said he couldn't be choked, and Judo legend Gene Lebell proved him wrong in a most embarrassing way.

Even if it didn't work against Lebell, Seagal could claim the technique was valid because other fighters survived chokes.

Anderson Silva's Performance at UFC 112

Did you think Anderson Silva's performance against Demian Maia at UFC 112 was boring?

Then you are uneducated about martial arts.

What looked like a bunch of dancing around was actually a highly-sophisticated kata invented by Seagal himself, the purpose of which was to render the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu futile, which it did.

Randy Couture's Low Single Against James Toney

The brilliance of Randy Couture's low single-leg takedown of James Toney wasn't lost on many fans.

The low single was almost definitely not one of the takedowns showed to Toney—that is if he actually did train to defend against Couture's grappling, but judging by the fact that the boxer didn't even know how to tap, he probably didn't.

The low single was such a great move to use in that situation that Seagal's reputation can't afford for him to not take credit for it.

The Showtime Kick

Even though Anthony Pettis performed his epic "showtime kick" in the WEC and not the UFC, the WEC was under the same ownership as the UFC, so it's close enough.

The kick was one of the most spectacular seen in MMA. Thus, Seagal simply must take credit in order for his reputation as a master of applying occult techniques to MMA to stay intact.

Zuffa's Acquisition of the UFC

If Steven Seagal is to avoid being pigeonholed as a mere MMA/Aikido coach, then he must take credit for something outside of the Octagon.

What would be better to take credit for than what saved the UFC: Zuffa's purchase of the cash-strapped promotion in 2001.

Brock Lesnar's Victory over Shane Carwin

Brock Lesnar's comeback victory over Shane Carwin was amazing. Lesnar got beat to a pulp for the duration of the entire first round, but managed to rally in the second round and submit Carwin via arm-triangle choke.

Should Seagal say he taught Lesnar the choke?

No, that would be too easy.

Instead, Seagal should claim that he taught Lesnar a non-lethal (although still powerful) variant of Pai Mei's Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique that causes the target's cardiovascular conditioning to dramatically drop, as well as a severe build up of lactic acid (which Carwin complained of) in order to pacify the target.

Jon Jones' Only Loss

Not even UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones—the youngest UFC champion in history (not counting Vitor Belfort's UFC 12 tournament championship) and the potential greatest fighter of all time if he keeps up his current progress—has an unblemished record.

Jones' record currently sits at 15-1.

Seagal should take credit for Jones' only loss as a way of getting revenge against Jones for snubbing him at UFC 135.

But how could Seagal make himself look good by taking credit for a disqualification loss that saw Jones destroy Matt Hamill's face so bad that blood was beginning to pool in his eye sockets when he was laying down?

Simple: By claiming he taught Hamill a secret technique with an ancient Japanese name that translates poorly into English (the loose translation is "blocking strikes with ones face"), which has a chance to win you the fight via DQ if your opponent hits with illegal strikes.