Belal defied another stat: opening ufc career at sub .500 and still becoming a champ

[stevetherican]

Kudos to belal for defying the odds of the typical 1-2 gets you cut in the ufc career lol

Really makes you wonder what other fighters should not have been cut after going 1-2 in the UFC. Dos Anjos is another example of this, although he actually was 0-2 in his first couple UFC fights but became champ too. Props to both these fighters!

 

[Koya]

Also one of the few to win a belt after 36 yo in WW and below.

A real overachiever

 

[TITS]

Remember The GOAT

 

[Danespina]

RDA style

 

[Unheralded Truth]

Makes me think of Hunt, who had a terrible record in 2010 and lost to Manhoef and Mousasi in openweight.

For whetever reason still under contract with Pride, he managed to learn some defense just in time as UFC took over.

One of the craziest turnarounds. After a draw with Bigfoot Silva and doing the "impossible" in cracking Nelson's chin, he got rewarded with a titleshot against Werdum.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Anthony Smith started his career 5-6 in the bush leagues and still somehow went on to beat Shogun , Rashad and challenge Jon Jones for the belt...

 

[EndlessCritic]

Kudos to belal for defying the odds of the typical 1-2 gets you cut in the ufc career lol

Really makes you wonder what other fighters should not have been cut after going 1-2 in the UFC. Dos Anjos is another example of this, although he actually was 0-2 in his first couple UFC fights but became champ too. Props to both these fighters!

Merab started 0-2 as well.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Yep, Jan was 1-2 to start with too. He was 2-4 at one point, if he'd lost the Devin Clark fight he would have been cut.

 

[The Siege]

Great stat. Shows you what dedication and continued improvement can lead to. He probably could have left and gone to law school, but he stuck with it. Congrats, Champ.

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

Great stat. Shows you what dedication and continued improvement can lead to. He probably could have left and gone to law school, but he stuck with it. Congrats, Champ.

Thank you

 

[chinarice]

Been done

Do Bronx started off 2-2-1 then 4-4-1 and went on to win the belt and had a much more up and down career.

 

[PhilMcCavity]

Anthony Smith started his career 5-6 in the bush leagues and still somehow went on to beat Shogun , Rashad and challenge Jon Jones for the belt...

Ya but Anthony smith isn’t fully human. He’s a pig chimera and we all know you can’t keep a wolf hog down.

 

[Whitestallion]

He's done well ensuring all his testing is controlled.

 

[Dorkman]

Kudos to belal for defying the odds of the typical 1-2 gets you cut in the ufc career lol

Really makes you wonder what other fighters should not have been cut after going 1-2 in the UFC. Dos Anjos is another example of this, although he actually was 0-2 in his first couple UFC fights but became champ too. Props to both these fighters!

Not only did rda lose his first two. His first loss was one of the most prolific ko highlights we've seen ever when he took that huge wind up uppercut from Jeremy Stephens.

 

[jeff7b9]

Max started 3-3

then won 13 straight and won 5 title fights. (Including interim)

 

[EndlessCritic]

Been done

Do Bronx started off 2-2-1 then 4-4-1 and went on to win the belt and had a much more up and down career.

Grasso started 3-3 as well.

 

[Fergelmince]

His phone reviews on youtube are pretty good