People who messed up in title fights

[ChoKuRei]

was thinking about cat zingano today and how inactive she has been... Before blowing her chance to become the champion she was looking like a serious contender. Now she is nowhere, barely active, probably on the cusp of retirement. Imagine how different things would have been for her if she had won that shit.

Anderson silva clowning weidman then getting ko'd.. Then comes back to break his leg and get outboxed by Bisping... Never looked the same.

Luke rockhold standing in front of michael bisping with complete disdain...only to get clipped and sent to the bottom of the mountain lol, my goodness gracious. That shit must haunt him every single day for real.

Any others who blew their chances at being champion/retaining their title?

 

[Drake]

Spoiler

 

[sirmorbach]

Chase a guy like Stipe Miocic around the octagon with your hands down, they said.

It would be a great idea, they said.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

Ronda should have used head movement against Nunes.

 

[LHWBelt]

Pedro Rizzo against Randleman. Basically lost the fight due to inactivity. Randleman threw a little more when Pedro's the better striker who just sat back.

 

[RiskiestCookie]

Weidman cost me close to 10k with that spinning shit.

 

[Chramelated]

Spoiler

lol, nice flash animation. Chael is undefeated and MW champ.

 

[Pwent]

gsp going for that kimura on hughes

rashad ignoring gregs strategy on lyoto, same strategy jones used to drop him for the finish

rampage not checking any leg kicks from forrest, expecting to walk through them for a KO

 

[Choco]

The King of all fuck-ups Mr Travis Lutter

Threw his chances away even before stepping in the cage by missing weight after being gifted the title shot at TUF

 

[MuyThaiElbows]

Anderson vs Weidman in the first fight
Aldo running into a KO shot
JDS thinking it would be a boxing match against Cain
Rockhold overlooking Bisping
GSP tapping to strikes against Serra
Rampage vs Forest Griffin
Rousey standing with Holm and Nunes

 

[IloveTHIS]

The King of all fuck-ups Mr Travis Lutter

Threw his chances away even before stepping in the cage by missing weight after being gifted the title shot at TUF

anyone know what in the actual fuck that is under his left pec in the weight cut pic?

 

[Fraz]

anyone know what in the actual fuck that is under his left pec in the weight cut pic?

I've heard it being called the Michael Jordan of weird lumps before.

 

[DWAYNEAMERICA]

gsp going for that kimura on hughes

Excellent example.

Another is GSP vs Serra. Of course people will say St. Pierre fought like a fool but I think his downfall happened long before the bell. Serra talked about how he spent time with GSP during the promotion of the fight. They went for beers, hung out, etc. He admitted that he was intimidated by GSP's skills and was of the mindset that he was going to lose, but the more time he spent with GSP the more the mystique wore off and he started to realize that he was just a regular dude who could be beat. He became comfortable with GSP.

I sincerely believe that had GSP kept his distance before the fight, not been so chummy, Serra wouldn't have entered that fight with the mindset and confidence that he did...and the outcome would have been different.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Tank Abbott vs Don Frye. Tank was whooping Don's ass and was on the verge of knocking him out, and then fell over his own feet, slipped over.. and then Don pounced and choked him out.

 

[rockylion]

Ronda should have used head movement against Nunes.

 

[fedoriswar37]

Literally everything eddie alvarez vs conor

 

[focal]

anyone know what in the actual fuck that is under his left pec in the weight cut pic?

A flared rib with bad lighting?

 

[happygil]

When Vitor forgot he was a BJJ black belt and was throwing punches off his back while Weidman had him mounted and was smashing him up.

 

[Jon Stark]

Hendricks taking the 5th round off vs GSP

Rory not taking the 5th round off (or being more conservative) vs Lawler.

 

[datfnguy]

Anderson Silva


Holly Holm