Fights, after which, a fighter was never the same.

[DiazSlap]

3 fights like this come to mind…

Costa vs Izzy…

Paulo just does not look the same fighter that took it to people like Romero without fear.

Rory vs Lawler 2.

Rory was brutalized badly and rightfully so, never looked the same.


Arlovski vs Fedor

Andrei was on a tear, perhaps in the best shape of his career, working with Freddy Roach on his boxing…after Fedor put him in the shadow realm, Arlovski went on a historic slide.

Any other fights come to mind?

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Weidman after Rockhold
Rockhold after Bisping 2
Kelvin after Israel
T. Silva after Jones

 

[Luthien]

JDS after Cain made pizza out of his face o.o

 

[burningspear]

bo after rdr

 

[Skarsgard]

JDS after Cain made pizza out of his face o.o

This is probably the most egregious example.
Honorable mention to Bigfoot Silva after the Hunt fight.

 

[sonhow]

Ferg vs Gaethje
Penn vs Diaz
Silva vs Weidman

 

[BangBang]

Topuria after he beat Volk the first time - became an insufferable wanker of the highest order.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Chuck v Rampage 2

Honda vs Holly

Boogywoman v Thug Rose 1
JJ v Weili 1 really sealed the deal

Gomi vs Alcohol

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

3 fights like this come to mind…

Costa vs Izzy…

Paulo just does not look the same fighter that took it to people like Romero without fear.

Rory vs Lawler 2.

Rory was brutalized badly and rightfully so, never looked the same.


Arlovski vs Fedor

Andrei was on a tear, perhaps in the best shape of his career, working with Freddy Roach on his boxing…after Fedor put him in the shadow realm, Arlovski went on a historic slide.

Any other fights come to mind?

Rory's nose was my first thought.

I was hyped about Brian Bowles after he beat Frank Mir's P4P GOAT Miguel Torres, but his hand broke in the Cruz fight, and never stopped breaking after that

Good thread

 

[DiazSlap]

bo after rdr

Yeah but Bo was not great before.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Condit after he fought Robbie.

Ferguson after Gaethje.

Izzy after Sean.

Chuck after Rampage rematch.

Rashad Evans couldn't buy a win after beating Chael.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

3 fights like this come to mind…

Costa vs Izzy…

Paulo just does not look the same fighter that took it to people like Romero without fear.

Rory vs Lawler 2.

Rory was brutalized badly and rightfully so, never looked the same.


Arlovski vs Fedor

Andrei was on a tear, perhaps in the best shape of his career, working with Freddy Roach on his boxing…after Fedor put him in the shadow realm, Arlovski went on a historic slide.

Any other fights come to mind?

Arlovski went on a 10-1-1 streak a few fights after losing to Fedor (which actually kicked off a 3 fight losing streak for AA). He only lost to Rumble and had a draw with Big Tim during that 12 fight span.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Ferg vs Gaethje
Penn vs Diaz
Silva vs Weidman

So I actually believe that the beating BJ took during the 2nd and 3rd round against Jon Fitch broke him. That was the fight right before the Nick Diaz fight.

 

[DiazSlap]

Arlovski went on a 10-1-1 streak a few fights after losing to Fedor (which actually kicked off a 3 fight losing streak for AA). He only lost to Rumble and had a draw with Big Tim during that 12 fight span.

Nah brah, he got KO’d thee times in a row after then went to the minor leagues fighting guys like Travis Fulton to pad his record back up.

 

[smalliebiggs]

Barao after TJ

 

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Nah brah, he got KO’d thee times in a row after then went to the minor leagues fighting guys like Travis Fulton to pad his record back up.

During span he beat Mir, Big Foot, Travis Brown and Schaub in the UFC. Then he lost to Stipe in a fight that if he did win he would've gotten a TS.

 

[prime_lobov]

Israel Adesanya after beating Poatan

 

[PaulieVegas27]

Filho after Sonnen 1, or even Sonnen 2.

Karo Parisyan after Thiago Alaves. Such a shame, I had really high hopes for that guy after the Josh Burkman fight.

 

[DiazSlap]

During span he beat Mir, Big Foot, Travis Brown and Schaub in the UFC. Then he lost to Stipe in a fight that if he did win he would've gotten a TS.

He lost to Fedor in 2009, he next fought in the UFC in 2014, 5 years later. He reached some level of respectability then but was still not the AA of old who KO’d Nelson and Rothwell back to back.

 

[Ube]

Conor after Floyd