Forgotten MMA fighters....

[Lionheart7167]

Reflecting on old PRIDE and UFC fights

Who are some fighters from yesteryear that have been largely forgotten??? They didn't have to be great fighters. Maybe just personalities, or had a brief moment in the sun.

Todd Duffee
Justin Eilers
Hermes Franca
Butterbean (in MMA)
Cabbage
David Terrell
Pele
Filho
Minowa
Kondo
Gan Mcghee
Telligman

 

[fendertach]

Jason Macdonald had a fun run in the UFC

 

[STAY GOLD]

There’s a ton of forgotten fighters I enjoyed watching fight — Kazuyuki Miyata, Hatsu Hioki, Masanori Kanehara, Rustam Khabilov and Jorge Santiago to name a few.

 

[Ibm]

Yes absolutely. There are many we dont talk about.

1. Rory Mcdonald
2. Mguel Torres
3.Cung Le

These guys are all champion level fighters.

 

[twiztor]

Karo Parisyan
Bart Vale

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Anthony Macias

 

[scorpiorising]

Igor Vovchanchyn
Gilbert Yvel
Ikuhisa Minowa

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Akira Shoji was so GOATed that I named my dog Shoji in his honor. And if I was calling for her I'd scream her name out "Shooooojiiiiii" like Kei Grant

 

[Marko Atanasovik]

Ricardo Arona
Yves Edwards
Oleg Taktarov

 

[EndlessCritic]

lol there are literally thousands of random unheralded MMA fighters that nobody gives a shit about.

 

[invictorious]

1. Cole Konrad

2. Christian M'Pumbu

3. Joseph Soto

4. Hector Lombard

5. Eddie Alvarez

6. Lyman Good

7. Tara LaRosa

8. Liam McGeary

9. Marius Zaromskis

10. Marloes Coenen

11. Jose Landi-Jons

12. Ray Cooper III

13. Andrey Koreshkov

14. Tarec Saffiedine

15. Rafael Carvalho

16. Brandon Halsey

17. Lyman Good

18. Joe Warren

19. Zoila Frausto

20. Eduardo Dantas

 

[Bobby Boulders]

1. Cole Konrad

2. Christian M'Pumbu

3. Joseph Soto

4. Hector Lombard

5. Eddie Alvarez

6. Lyman Good

7. Tara LaRosa

8. Liam McGeary

9. Marius Zaromskis

10. Marloes Coenen

11. Jose Landi-Jons

12. Ray Cooper III

13. Andrey Koreshkov

14. Tarec Saffiedine

15. Rafael Carvalho

16. Brandon Halsey

17. Lyman Good

18. Joe Warren

19. Zoila Frausto

20. Eduardo Dantas

I will NEVER forget Marloes

 

[HHJ]

I will NEVER forget Marloes

She was classy.

Not enough of that in WMMA or MMA in general haha

 

[STAY GOLD]

Todd Duffee

I was onboard with the hype train when he debuted in the UFC, but unfortunately it didn't last. Will always remember him for the Chipotle burrito browsing Sherdog photo.

Hermes Franca

Oof.

Butterbean (in MMA)

Will always be a fan due to his epic fight with Zuluzinho in PRIDE.

Pele

Legend. Will always remember him for his IVC fights and for that one flying knee he hit on Carlos Newton in PRIDE that didn't knock him out somehow.

Filho

One of the best grapplers in MMA back in the day. Unfortunately his issues got the best of him and his career didn't work out as hoped. That second fight with Sonnen was unfortunate.

Minowa

King of the freakshow fights. Will always remember the Super Hluk title.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Jason Macdonald

Will always remember him for the Demian Maia fight which was fun.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Rory Mcdonald

Not really that forgotten as he was on a tear early on his UFC run and is a UFC HOF due to the epic fight with Robbie.

Mguel Torres

Frank Mir's favorite fighter. He was more than a "champion level" fighter as he was the WEC BW champ. back in the day.

Cung Le

Will always remember him for his Strikeforce run.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Igor Vovchanchyn

Folks still bring him up in discussions so not really forgotten.

Gilbert Yvel

One of the most out of control fighters ever.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Ricardo Arona

Excellent fighter that lost interest in the sport and moved on.

Yves Edwards

Will always remember him for that head kick KO of Josh Thomson.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Hector Lombard

I remember being on the hype train when he was steamrolling folks in Bellator. I thought he would be a UFC champ., but unfortunately that never panned out.

Eddie Alvarez

Doesn't really count. He's a former UFC champ. in recent years.

Lyman Good

Big fan of him in the early Bellator days.

Marius Zaromskis

That head kick spree he went on in DREAM when some folks were talking him up as Mini Cro Cop. Good times.

Marloes Coenen

WMMA legend.

Ray Cooper III

Not really forgotten as he fought in PFL last year.

Andrey Koreshkov

Not really forgotten either as he fought in PFL this year.

Tarec Saffiedine

He was very good in Strikeforce.

Joe Warren

He walked so Danny Sabatello could run.

Zoila Frausto

She's still around, but mostly competing on smaller regional events.

Eduardo Dantas

I was a big fan of Dudu when he as competing in Shooto Brazil. I remember being all excited when he signed with Bellator. Always wanted to see him in the UFC. It almost happened a few years ago as it was reported he and Pederneiras met with Dana, but it looks like it didn't work out.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

She was classy.

Not enough of that in WMMA or MMA in general haha

She was always my favorite of the old school female guard. Just carried herself differently