Name a fighter that self sabbataged their own fighting career

[VIPERdude]

Diego Sanchez: I feel he was destined for greatness. He was a monster on the ground since TUF 1. With his superb conditioning and ground and pound grappling base he destroyed everybody including having some semi-competitive fights with the likes of Nick Diaz in which he won. He actually WAS the "NIGHTMARE" on the ground.

HIS LOSSES, started to rack up when he decided to become a striker. He started to strike a lot more abandoning the style he was great at that got him where he was in his career. He KO's a few mediocre fighters and his confidence naturally grew. BUT Diego killed his career once he started to get out struck by better strikers. Started getting rocked, and eventually able to finish.

He has never returned to his dominate ground and pound which was a mistake.

Can you name another fighter that killed his career by trying to be something he wasnt?

 

[TheNinja]

K1 Maia for a while by thinking he should be a standup fighter.

Hendricks and Gastelum b/c they can't stop eating crap.

BJ, for everything he did accomplish, was pretty lazy and left greatness on the table IMO.

 

[Gabe]

RDA when he pulled out of the Conor fight. He'll never get his red panty night and he got whooped by Alvarez after that.

 

[TrainHard]

Yes on the last three. Maia is in the middle of a redemption after going back to his bread and butter.

 

[OldBoy91]

Jorge Gurgel

 

[SimonNova]

Riggs did shoot himself twice by accident.

 

[Raise Your Fist]

1) Karo Parysian and all his crazy shit before he left the UFC
2) Hendricks and his weight problems
3) Nate Diaz holding out from fighting after he got the biggest boost in his career popularity / money wise.

 

[Tramero]

Rousey, Edmond made her believe she was the new Tyson

 

[La Elefante]

Nobody said Jones in the first 5 replies? dafuq

 

[Uber_Noober]

209

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

 

[7th]

 

[legatoblues]

Mayhem by being Mayhem.

 

[trident]

Travis Browne

 

[faustian]

Jim Cozad

 

[Couch Ninja]

Anthony "Drowning Turtle" Johnson

 

[onemanshow83]

I'd say Quinton Jackson. Quinton in his prime was known for slamming the shit out of people and try to finish fights. Now he believes he is a professional boxer. GTFO

 

[Drain Bamage]

Melvin Guillard

 

[Toner]

Will Brooks

 

[Protectandserve]

Mark Kerr. Pills lead to his huge downfall.