Fighter you expected to make it big in the UFC

[smiles mma]

Will brooks
Lorenz Larkin
Gilbert Melendez
Phil Davis

 

[kalabula]

Yair.

He's lost one fight in UFC.

 

[Zach]

Going back a bit here, but anyone remember Jason Lambert from around 2005 or 2006. He won his first three fights in the UFC and later ko’d Babalu. Rashad derailed him at some point. I thought he was going to smash his way through the lhw division.

 

[dsdoubled]

Another one, before David Bielkhieden debuted in the UFC someone posted this highlight of him here on Sherdog. People were greatly influenced by it, he looked incredible and came from a great team in Brazilian Top Team. He did not quite pan out.

 

[Me&MrJones]

Will brooks
Lorenz Larkin
Gilbert Melendez
Phil Davis

Melendez fought for the belt.
Davis finished Gustafsson.

 

[heyimacrab]

super sage

 

[Uber_Noober]

I’m patiently waiting on my boy Andy Wang

 

[Psychedelic]

Mirko CroCop

 

[Joshuagilbert91]

Lombard, Cro Cop, Duffee

 

[Zach]

David Terrell was another great prospect from the 2005ish era. He looked great against his first few opponents and then got crushed by Evan Tanner. I think he only fought a couple more fights after that. It’s a shame. I still believe he could have been one of the greats.

 

[The Bard]

Cholish - thought he'd be top 5 or at least top 10.
Phan - thought he'd be a solid top 15 gatekeeper type.

 

[smiles mma]

Melendez fought for the belt.
Davis finished Gustafsson.

Yup. After the Brian Stann fight I thought he was going to be fighting for the belt.

Gilbert is 1-5 in his UFC career moron, he was gifted a title shot because he was the strikeforce champion.

 

[qw3rty]

A lot of guys already mentioned it

One fighter I'd like to add is Josh Punk Thomson, not because he sucked in the octagon, I think if injuries and some bs decisions hadn't happened, he could have been UFC champion at one point

 

[bombadii]

CM Punk

Is this the most pathetic thing ever in the UFC? No counting WMMA ofcourse

 

[IsNormal]

Cro-Cop
Houston Alexander
Hector Lombard
Costas Philippou
Joe Lauzon
Jake Ellenberger
Uriah Hall

 

[Zach]

Hermes Franca went an a smashing spree in 2006 and won something like 7 in a row that year. A bunch of us from the office were cheering for him when he fought Sherk. Sadly it was the end of his streak and he faded from the scene shortly after.

 

[ottermma]

conor mcgregor

 

[Morox]

Mac Danzig.

 

[spannered]

Anthony Johnson at 170
Todd Duffee
Gilbert Melendez

It was obvious Johnson was never going to remain at 170. He missed weight every other fight, and he looked like a literal skeleton when he did make weight.

Duffee got waaaaaaaay too much hype behind him for a one-punch KO against a completely unknown fighter in his debut. He was the most over-hyped fighter of the decade after one fight.

Melendez fought for the belt and only lost by a split decision, so it's not like he didn't live up to his Strikeforce hype. Post-roid suspension Melendez...that's another story.

 

[spannered]

Going back a bit here, but anyone remember Jason Lambert from around 2005 or 2006. He won his first three fights in the UFC and later ko’d Babalu. Rashad derailed him at some point. I thought he was going to smash his way through the lhw division.

I think you were the only one who thought that dude...what am I forgetting? I only remember him losing to Rashad, and his wins were pretty forgettable.