A long, long ways from UFC 32-Ricco Rodriquez is still fighting

[Vampire life]

https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ricco-Rodriguez-8

The man fought in Pride and his last UFC fight was UFC 41
Amazing - started in 1999 and fought all the way to 2019
Saw his same in an Arlovsky article I was reading and thought I’d post it- he is talking about coming back, he’s only 47
21 years of gettting it a 54-27 record -

Hespect

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

he seemed like kind of a piece of shit when he was on that celebrity rehab. but props to him for still being alive

 

[TR1]

Can someone remind me why Ricco suddenly dissapeared from the big leagues and went regional?

Too many drugs and unable to make weight?

 

[jk7707]

Is he still fighting? His last fight was 5 years ago.

 

[BigTruck]

Can someone remind me why Ricco suddenly dissapeared from the big leagues and went regional?

Too many drugs and unable to make weight?

He was a self-absorbed penis butt

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Can someone remind me why Ricco suddenly dissapeared from the big leagues and went regional?

Too many drugs and unable to make weight?

because he sucks. he had the size and skill to be a serious threat for a long time but he had zero discipline and this shows in his record. how do you pretty much beat Big Nog in his prime and lose to Travis Wiuff or Ben Rothwell? he's a choke artist and it's all compounded by his lack of discipline. it's not a secret either, they outline it in The Smashing Machine documentary when Kerr tells Bas "i want you beat the shit out of my friend" because Ricco couldn't even hold it together for 12 days that Kerr needed him as a training partner. the way Bas gives him the business is the best part. it's so diabolical how Bas drops him and immediately puts a surprised look on his face like it was an accident.
he's one of those guys who wasted a massive amount of potential. which is saying something since he basically beat prime Big Nog and was a UFC champion.

 

[ricc505]

I was at 32. I remember watching ricco but I can't remember any of the fight details for the life of me. It was just a little before 9/11. Bj's 1st pro fight i think was 31 in Atlantic City and his 2nd first was 32

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

He put on the worst bare knuckle fight ever on the inaugural BKFC show

 

[sabretitan]

Watch celeb rehab, his story is sad. One of the what could have been in mma .after the rob vs not and the Rizzoli fight at 45 he just wasn't the same

 

[Pierced7681]

I vaguely remember ricco selling his ufc title on eBay. Is that accurate?

 

[HHJ]

Can someone remind me why Ricco suddenly dissapeared from the big leagues and went regional?

Too many drugs and unable to make weight?

He and Dana White didnt seem to get along very well, and he got grossly out of shape, even for HW

 

[mkt]

because he sucks. he had the size and skill to be a serious threat for a long time but he had zero discipline and this shows in his record. how do you pretty much beat Big Nog in his prime and lose to Travis Wiuff or Ben Rothwell? he's a choke artist and it's all compounded by his lack of discipline. it's not a secret either, they outline it in The Smashing Machine documentary when Kerr tells Bas "i want you beat the shit out of my friend" because Ricco couldn't even hold it together for 12 days that Kerr needed him as a training partner. the way Bas gives him the business is the best part. it's so diabolical how Bas drops him and immediately puts a surprised look on his face like it was an accident.
he's one of those guys who wasted a massive amount of potential. which is saying something since he basically beat prime Big Nog and was a UFC champion.

People talk endlessly about Pride HWs but the UFC had a strong group of HW circa 2002-2005-ish. Ricco, Josh Barnett, Couture, Rizzo...along with up-and-coming Mir, Arlovski and Sylvia. Ricco got washed up very quickly, though...way too fast. It's kind of like Rory McDonald, but for very different reasons. How do you beat Couture, Arlovski and arguably Big Nog then lose to some unknown named Robert "Inca Warrior" Beraun you even turn 30?

Robert

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[C0NCH3TO]

Rico was very good. Had the potential to be a star. He beat Nogueira imo.