A fighter that are panned for certain incident(s),that you like,and think they got a bad rap. (II)

Always felt for Cain Velasquez, his dominance at his peak was downright scary.
We all know about the injuries and the leg lifts, and how those cost him so much of his prime, but he also had a penchant for getting stopped in highlight reel fashion when he did lose.

I feel like the guy had truly bad luck
 
Always felt for Cain Velasquez, his dominance at his peak was downright scary.
We all know about the injuries and the leg lifts, and how those cost him so much of his prime, but he also had a penchant for getting stopped in highlight reel fashion when he did lose.

I feel like the guy had truly bad luck
Hmm interesting.

His is a case of having some bad luck and people unfairly giving him shit for it.
 
I feel like Kaleb Starnes is a good dude, but his approach to his safety etc, doesnt translate to the ruthless world of prize fighting.
 
Past deeds include cheating in the sport of mma, which imo he doesn't get criticized enough for. Casts a shadow on his legacy.
For all the talk about pulsing, and supplements, and dick pills, and USADA agreements, I think what almost never gets mentioned is the fraudulent documents.

Sure, tainted supplements do exist so people can try to fight with that, but when USADA specifically gives you material warning you of it that you have to sign off on, and then you have your signature forged on them cuz you never read them, then I don't think you get to use that excuse anymore. Negligence through ignorance is off the table now, he broke a pretty important rule to be willfully negligent at best, or obvious cheater at worst.
 
Do you really think GSP needed to cheat to make BJ not want to leave his stool mid fight...
 
Coming off his win against Cejudo, Aljo Sterling was scheduled to fight, injured, when O'Malley was scheduled to finish his fight camp and be in peak condition. Aljo wanted to get surgery to fix his injury, which would push the fight back a mere 3 months, but Dana said he'd strip Aljo for inactivity. Then Aljo tried to fight O'Malley earlier, so neither of them were in peak condition. No dice.

An injured Aljo was forced to fight O'Malley when O'Malley was set up to peak in every possible way and ended up losing the title. Of all the shady things the UFC does, this is the closest they've come to outright fixing a fight.
 
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