The most career altering fights?

[Straatblaffer]

Some fights really change careers for the better or worse. I find it interesting that some of them where actually close fights and still completely changed the narrative. What is the fight that changed careers the most in your opinion?

Cyborg v Nunes. It was a crazy fight for as long as it lasted. If that fight happened 10 times, Cyborg could win it 5 times imo. So what if Cyborg won, would she be the GOAT of wmma?

Masvidal v Askren: his flying knee was a thing of beauty and made an instant superdtar of Masvidal. Ben's career was pretty much done after this. It was pretty much the perfect storm.

What are your fights that altered both careers the most?

 

[Yep]

Franklin vs Silva

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Koscheck vs GSP. Ever after, Josh suffered from that obsessive compulsion to touch his eye constantly after exchanges.

 

[Carniusss]

Gotta have either the second or third JDS/Cain fight in here. Probably the second one.

 

[Baltimore Bro]

Jds-Cain......jds never was the same again

 

[TheSpider]

CCC vs Moraes

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Koscheck vs GSP. Ever after, Josh suffered from that obsessive compulsion to touch his eye constantly after exchanges.

I mean...mans had to make sure his eye socket was still there

.GSP bless

 

[Dog Gynecologist]

MVP vs Cyborg
Dude almost died in the ring and was forced to retire.

 

[Rear Naked Toke]

Ben's career was done before he even came to UFC. He retired before being traded for Johnson and Alvarez. He didn't want to fight anymore, he just jumped on the chance to prove that Dana was wrong about him.

 

[waldywaldy]

Igor vs Kerr 1

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Holm is still headlining UFC cards five years later based on the epic knockout of Ronda, despite a 4-5 record

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Pedro Rizzo after Randy

 

[Rear Naked Toke]

Miguel Torres: 24-1 going into his fight against Brian Bowles. He went 7-7 after that loss.

EDIT: Originally posted that Roger Bowling was his opponent.

 

[Shoguns Prodigy**]

Cain vs jds 2/3. Jds was never the same after the fight, first time he crawled into a ball in the third fight and he’s been doing it ever since when he gets tagged a little.

 

[Col Kurtz]

Silva vs The Chris.
Silva is 1-7-1 (NC) since their first bout. Who would've tell?

 

[Supasalta3000]

 

[theTKDguy]

barao vs tj hasn't been mentioned why??

 

[Koala]

Silva vs The Chris.
Silva is 1-7-1 (NC) since their first bout. Who would've tell?

The Chris after Rockhold
Rockhold after Bisping

 

[DOMMA]

After Chuck got KOed by Rampage, his chin was shot. He went on to get KOed in 4 of his next 6 fights.

 

[DOMMA]

barao vs tj hasn't been mentioned why??

Good call -