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Steven Seagal is a musician, PETA Humanitarian Award winner, the reincarnation of Chungdrag Dorje, philanthropist, environmentalist, producer, writer, Father of the Front Kick, reserve deputy sheriff, 9X Golden Raspberry Award nominee, 7th-Dan in Aikido, father to sons Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, and somewhat boyishly handsome action film star. Among his elite UFC fighter brethren, he is said to be known as “Fritão”.
In a testament to his remarkable character, Seagal turned down an 8th-degree black belt in Aikido. He is still so really good at it though, that the CIA is rumored to have sent him overseas on missions when an enemy of the state needed a strained wrist.
Rafael Cavalcante is a now-retired Brazilian mixed martial artist, who, at the time of this video, was competing in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since he was 10, he’s a black belt under his mentor, the legendary Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. Cavalcante is also a Bellator MMA veteran and a former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion.
Cavalcante is known among his elite UFC fighter brethren as Feijão, while Nogueira is called Minotauro, or Big Nog.
O’Sensei Seagal and Cavalcante had occasion to demonstrate their fighting prowess, and luckily for us, the cameras were rolling.
Here is an old video of Seagal testing his students. The video is age restricted by YouTube, perhaps due to the extreme “violence.” Does it look to you like actual pressure testing, or like little kids playing Buta no Yama (Pig Pile), or both?
The Big Questions About Steven Seagal
Seagal is a massively controversial figure, with some very, very, very dark charges having been levied against him. However, relevant to the MMA world, there are three big questions about Fritão:
1. Did Gene LeBell make him poop his pants? Check out the answer HERE.
2. Did Steven Seagal really teach Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida? Check out the answer HERE.
3. Can Steven Seagal actually fight? Well, how do you score his hand-to-hand go with Feijao?
And while we are on the subject, what other action film stars do you think have reached a comparable skill level?
1. Angela Mao Ying
2. Billy Blanks
3. Bolo Yeung
4. Bruce Lee
5. Chuck Norris
6. Dolf Lundgren
7. Donnie Yen
8. Jackie Chan
9. Jean-Claude Van Damme
10. Jeff Speakman
11. Jet Li
12. Michael Jai White
13. Jim Kelly
14. Sammo Hung
15. Scott Adkins
16. Sonny Chiba
17. Tamara Dobson
18. Tony Jaa
19. Toshiro Mifune
20. Wesley Snipes
And who is missing from this list of the Magnificent 20?
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