Fights that probably took the most out of a fighter's life/career, win or lose?

[Unfinished Sentenc]

E.g. Just this past weekend, Holloway took a pretty consistent beating from Poirier, and it probably would've been better for him long-term if he had just got ktfo from the first couple of hard shots

 

[Colemanstove]

Tj vs barao & cain vs jds 2( although jds seems to have found his stride again)

 

[genecop]

I worried about Whitaker after Romero..Also Ortega....Holloway...

 

[ChumpyKiwi]

Cody vs Tj 2 in recent times...

 

[Sansnom]

In recent memory, That last Ortega fight against Holloway was brutal. Good thing they stopped the fight.

 

[tequilaboy]

Igor vs Inoue

 

[Michael Osh]

McGregor changed the career of Alvarez
It wasn’t fun
He also destroyed Mendes chin

BJ was never the same after Edgar

 

[BoD 2.0]

BJ vs Diego. Mentally and Physically, Diego has never been the same after that fight, and he hasn't been considered a top fighter since either.

 

[TheNinja]

2 rounds of Fabio Maldonado getting treated like a heavy bag vs Glover Teixeria

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

The beating JDS took from Cain came to mind immediately. The Barao beating from a possible enhanced TJ is up there. Everyone Rumble ever smashed. The punch that Overeem took from Ngannou. Rashad’s bomb on Chuck.

Starnes running from Quarry probably broke a fighter’s soul more than any other, does that count?

 

[DarkneT]

Damn how has no one mentioned Rory Mac in the fight with Robbie

That was a life changer

 

[Melas Chasma]

JDS vs Cain 2 and 3 is the only answer.

 

[Deleted member 220895]

 

[Gutter Chris]

Shad kilt chuck
Rory isnt the same after robbie
gsp and anderson and jones vs almost everyone who they fought

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

McGregor changed the career of Alvarez
It wasn’t fun
He also destroyed Mendes chin

BJ was never the same after Edgar

I don’t agree with any of those. Alvarez was always hittable and tougher than he was elite. Mendes just didn’t have the stamina to go five hard rounds that night....Conor rocked him a little but not a lot. It wasn’t a big KO or a sustained beating. Edgar had a style that Penn couldn’t quite figure out but he never hurt him. Rory and Diaz on the other hand jacked him up.

Strange choices IMO.

 

[King in the North]

Romero took something out of Whittaker the second time around. I suspect he will never be the same but time will tell.


Rockhold/Weidman comes to mind.

BJ/Diego Sanchez is a good one.

Maynard lost something to Edgar.

GSP/Fitch too.

 

[Michael Osh]

I don’t agree with any of those. Alvarez was always hittable and tougher than he was elite. Mendes just didn’t have the stamina to go five hard rounds that night....Conor rocked him a little but not a lot. It wasn’t a big KO or a sustained beating. Edgar had a style that Penn couldn’t quite figure out but he never hurt him. Rory and Diaz on the other hand jacked him up.

Strange choices IMO.

Mendes had a great chin then was koed by Edgar
Then Volk
He was never the same
The others well let’s agree to disagree
I personally feel bj was a shell vs Diaz and Rory

 

[PabloMEX]

Romero has taken years of life away from his opponents in spite of him losing lol.

 

[dragonsfly]

2 rounds of Fabio Maldonado getting treated like a heavy bag vs Glover Teixeria

I remember this fight. I wanted the ref to just stop

 

[dragonsfly]

Khabib vs Michael Johnson comes to mind.

Jones vs Shogun

Jones vs Gus 1. I think they both hospitalized each other or especially Jones got fucked up pretty badly