Fights where a fighter looks visibly terrified

[StM682]

Rewatching Cro Cop's Debut, was there ever a fighter more terrified to fight someone than Eddie Sanchez?

The list in my head that I can think of is,

1. Cro Cop vs Sanchez
2. Franklin vs Silva 2
3. Aldo vs Conor

What other fights do you guys remember of a fighter being visibly terrified before or during a fight?

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Bader vs Rumble

 

[StM682]

Bader vs Rumble

oo forgot about that one.. Good call.

 

[Sonny Qc]

 

[Ozze]

Shouldn't have put Aldo vs. McGregor.

Firstly because Aldo always has that face, looking down and all.
Secondly because now this whole thread will turn into a McGregor discussion.

There was a guy who was about to fight Igor (or was it Alex) that was almost pissing himself.

 

[Sonny Qc]

 

[Dijardo]

and

Aldo vs Conor

don't be a hater, Conor wasn't scared of Aldo

 

[Oliver Clothesoff]

TBF. Franklin was fine until he got his nose smashed all over his face.

 

[StM682]

Shouldn't have put Aldo vs. McGregor.

Firstly because Aldo always has that face, looking down and all.
Secondly because now this whole thread will turn into a McGregor discussion.

Maybe you are right.. Maybe Joe Rogan swayed me when he said "Aldo looks like hes feeling the pressure of this moment." At the start of the fight.

 

[Pierced7681]

Bader looked like a frightened turtle against rumble

 

[Dr Guildo]

Fedor really had fighters looking worried and uncomfortable at the time before a fight when they shaked hands. Basically in every fight i can remember from the moment he won the belt in Pride.

 

[StM682]

TBF. Franklin was fine until he got his nose smashed all over his face.

Yeah but you know he had that look of terror when he started to get put in the clinch again.

 

[accolyte1022]

and

don't be a hater, Conor wasn't scared of Aldo

She looked more ghostlike than normal.

 

[G10]

Every Jake Shields fight. I don't think it's because he was scared, just Jake has resting-scared-face.

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

oo forgot about that one.. Good call.

Yup Bader was absolutely scared and shot for a terrible takedown right away.

On a different note, idt Aldo was scared of Conor. I think he was just very angry at him for all the insults. That anger made him foolishly run chin first into Conor's left.
Aldo was angry and disappointed in himself. But I doubt that Aldo was ever scared to fight anyone.

 

[StM682]

Yup Bader was absolutely scared and shot for a terrible takedown right away.

On a different note, idt Aldo was scared of Conor. I think he was just very angry at him for all the insults. That anger made him foolishly run chin first into Conor's left.
Aldo was angry and disappointed in himself. But I doubt that Aldo was ever scared to fight anyone.

Yeah i think I might have been swayed by Rogan on that one.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

Herb Dean was terrified when Bigfoot put Overeem to sleep against the fence

 

[Mammothman]

Shouldn't have put Aldo vs. McGregor.

Firstly because Aldo always has that face, looking down and all.
Secondly because now this whole thread will turn into a McGregor discussion.

There was a guy who was about to fight Igor (or was it Alex) that was almost pissing himself.

Aldo was extremely overwhelmed by his emotions of anger, I thought he was going to cry for a second.

Even the commentators pointed that out, in the other hand Conor was the most relaxed fighter I have seen, it was so crazy he was able to handle all that pressure like it was nothing.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Megan Anderson looked terrified of Amanda Nunes lol

 

[accolyte1022]

Herb Dean was terrified when Bigfoot put Overeem to sleep against the fence

He was just concerned for Allistair's well-being. (Pic by @Hold Mai Nuts)