Fightters that were never the same after a loss?

[BisonTyson]

And which fighters established themselves and went on to achieve great things after a career defining victory?

Anderson Silva vs Weidmen. Never the same after that kick where he broke his own leg.
Izzy changed as a fighter after beating Silva.
Also Frankie Edgar after beating B.J.

Some great moments.

 

[TheTickG]

Tony vs. Gaethe
GSP vs. Serra

 

[Paladin]

Tony vs. Gaethe
GSP vs. Serra

Nope, Tony has been the same since his loss. He has been consistently losing.

Elbow and blades
-CSO-

 

[DOMMA]

 

[DOMMA]

Renan Barao
Went from being in GOAT conversations to losing 7 of 9 after Dillashaw loss.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

And which fighters established themselves and went on to achieve great things after a career defining victory?

Anderson Silva vs Weidmen. Never the same after that kick where he broke his own leg.
Izzy changed as a fighter after beating Silva.
Also Frankie Edgar after beating B.J.

Some great moments.

Chuck was never the same after getting knocked out by Rampage. Finished his career after that with a record of 1-6

JDS lost his iron chin after those two fights against Cain. All his losses after that came by knockout

Speaking of Weidman, he was never the same after the ill advised spinning wheel kick against Rockhold and the subsequent beatdown. He lost 5 out of the next 7 by knockout (including the broken leg). At least he is still his father's boy

 

[BisonTyson]

Chuck was never the same after getting knocked out by Rampage. Finished his career after that with a record of 1-6

JDS lost his iron chin after those two fights against Cain. All his losses after that came by knockout

very good post indeed.

 

[BisonTyson]

I loved that. Ronda just way too arrogant.

 

[jeff7b9]

Renan Barao
Went from being in GOAT conversations to losing 7 of 9 after Dillashaw loss.

I wonder if it haunts his soul wondering if the outcome would have been different if TJ were a clean fighter.

Both stoppages were very late, rounds 4 and 5 I believe.

I feel like TJ was winning the whole way, but how much of that was his help via Mexican supplements?

 

[jitzmonkey]

Renan Barao
Went from being in GOAT conversations to losing 7 of 9 after Dillashaw loss.

Those were such extended beatings,
Life altering type of sh-t.

 

[jeff7b9]

Those were such extended beatings,
Life altering type of sh-t.

It's true.

One of them ended on the longest target practice extended combination I ever remember seeing*. TJ was teeing off with the kitchen sink of punches and kicks from both stances and Barao was his personal punching bag.

* besides Pat Curran ko Joe Warren

 

[Trabaho]

Crocop went on a bit of a skid after the Gonzaga KO. He got him back though

 

[KramerFtw]

Renan Barao
Went from being in GOAT conversations to losing 7 of 9 after Dillashaw loss.

Nobody believe that.. that was just pure ufc hype.

 

[j18lee]

Rory MacDonald is probably the best example (edit, Barao is a great one too) because of his youth when it happened and the extreme brutality of the Lawler title fight. I don't think I've seen a fight that has greater sustained damage over the course of nearly 5 rounds.

MacDonald was only 25 years old and at his absolute prime. He was prodigy kid who grew up fighting, first fight at 16 years old and idolized GSP and all signs pointed to him being GSP's successor at UFC WW. He was 18-2 with one of the losses a split decision when he fought that career changing fight.

After that fight, he was out of the UFC within a year, then went onto Bellator and PFL fighting lesser competition, yet compiling a dismal (by his previous standards) 5-6-1 record, all the while talking about having lost the desire to fight and looking forward to retirement. All that around a young age of 28 to 33.

 

[StewDogg11]

Brandon Thatch when he lost to Benson Henderson.

Jeff Lacy when he lost to Joe Calzaghe.

Meldrick Taylor when he “lost” to Julio Cesar Chavez.

 

[lsa]

David The Crow Loiseau after Rich Franklin.
Rich beat the life and will to live out of him.
Dude was shell shocked for the next fights and washed out the UFC.

 

[StonedLemur]

Brandon Thatch when he lost to Benson Henderson.

Jeff Lacy when he lost to Joe Calzaghe.

Meldrick Taylor when he “lost” to Julio Cesar Chavez.

Taylor definitely lost that fight sir
Just look at his career after that fight.

He was getting bludgeoned in that JCC fight.

 

[Goutfather]

a lot of fighters were never the same after usada came around. johny hendricks, hector lombard, renan barao, etc. so while it looks like they were “never the same after a loss,” there’s a very good chance that they “lost after they were never same.”

 

[StewDogg11]

Taylor definitely lost that fight sir
Just look at his career after that fight.

He was getting bludgeoned in that JCC fight.

Nah, he was up on the scorecards and the ref (Richard Steele) who was known to be in Don King’s (who promoted Chavez) pocket stopped the fight with 2 seconds left in the last round with Taylor still on his feet after beating the count. Taylor literally wins the fight if Steele doesn’t stop it with 2 seconds left. And of course Taylor wasn’t the same after this fight, that’s what this thread is about. You’re welcome for this history lesson sir. There’s an entire HBO Legendary Nights documentary you can check out if you want to go more in depth on this controversial fight.

 

[StonedLemur]

Nah, he was up on the scorecards and the ref (Richard Steele) who was known to be in Don King’s (who promoted Chavez) pocket stopped the fight with 2 seconds left in the last round with Taylor still on his feet after beating the count. Taylor literally wins the fight if Steele doesn’t stop it with 2 seconds left. And of course Taylor wasn’t the same after this fight, that’s what this thread is about. You’re welcome for this history lesson sir. There’s an entire HBO Legendary Nights documentary you can check out if you want to go more in depth on this controversial fight.

He was done in that corner.
He was absolutely shit after that fight.