Gregor Gillespie's Last Fight Before He Disappeared

[Leonard Haid]

What a rebound from the Kevin Lee fight, dominating the # 12 guy in the second round for the KO. He was back, in the top 10 with another win, a title contender in a year perhaps.....and then he disappeared.

 

[Johnnny]

Lost at sea?

 

[Jose Beehive]

This guy loved fishing.. Absolute tackle head.

 

[Leonard Haid]

This guy loved fishing.. Absolute tackle head.

Don't really see an obvious connection between loving fishing and dropping out of the UFC. And, the UFC paychecks could have financed some cool fishing trips.

 

[Jose Beehive]

Don't really see an obvious connection between loving fishing and dropping out of the UFC. And, the UFC paychecks could have financed some cool fishing trips.

He's a Pro Fisherman

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

He went off the grid with TJ Grant.

 

[Siver!]

This guy loved fishing.. Absolute tackle head.

He liked Gills Pie.

(I'll get my coat...)

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

He went off the grid with TJ Grant.

I think we should sticky TJ grant whereabouts thread to stop weekly "what happened to TJ Grant" threads

 

[Leonard Haid]

He went off the grid with TJ Grant.

Well, Grant is back in civilization anyway, living in Halifax.

 

[Jose Beehive]

Gregor Vs TJ Grant in the Fish Room.

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Gregor Gillesvili was a late starter, great scrambles and wrestling, he was a small LW, he didn’t like cutting weight, he would’ve been much better off at FW.

 

[Egészségére!]

It’s always baffling when guys with great potential like GG & Zabit just seem to stop fighting for no particular reason

Not sure what to make of it but I guess they have their reasons

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

It’s always baffling when guys with great potential like GG & Zabit just seem to stop fighting for no particular reason

Not sure what to make of it but I guess they have their reasons

No they dont have their personal reasons. They did it just to piss you off

 

[Private Whatley]

It’s a rough life in MMA. Didn’t Pantoja say that he was taking on part-time shifts as a rideshare driver to make ends meet before co-headlining a PPV for a world title? Beyond the sport’s physical demands, the pay is utter shit relative to other major sports. As long as that’s the case, you’ll continue having “hey, whatever happened to that guy?” stories.

 

[mkt]

Don't really see an obvious connection between loving fishing and dropping out of the UFC. And, the UFC paychecks could have financed some cool fishing trips.

Sadly, obsessions with bad haircuts and fishing can derail a promising MMA career.

 

[mkt]

It’s a rough life in MMA. Didn’t Pantoja say that he was taking on part-time shifts as a rideshare driver to make ends meet before co-headlining a PPV for a world title? Beyond the sport’s physical demands, the pay is utter shit relative to other major sports. As long as that’s the case, you’ll continue having “hey, whatever happened to that guy?” stories.

That's true for some, but Gregor took long layoffs between fights and seemed to spend all his spare time fishing. I don't think he was inactive because he was doing Door Dash for 8 hours a day and couldn't train. He had other priorities.

I mean, it's his career, but he had a lot of potential. He came to the UFC around age 30 so he needed to fight often and build his resume quickly before he got old. That didn't happen.

 

[mkt]

He had wins over Chandler and Gaethje in D1 wrestling. He may have been the highest-credentialed and potentially best American MMA wrestler if he focused on the sport. He's mentioned here in a 2022 article about the best unranked UFC fighters along with Paddy "the Baddy" and Ryan "the GOAT" Hall.

Top 5 unranked fighters in the UFC

While ranked UFC fighters often demand more fan attention than unranked fighters, there are diamonds lurking on the lower ends of the promotion's many divisions.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[mkt]

It’s always baffling when guys with great potential like GG & Zabit just seem to stop fighting for no particular reason

Not sure what to make of it but I guess they have their reasons

Phillip Miller should start a podcast and interview such fighters.

Phillip Miller MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com

The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997.

www.sherdog.com

 

[Fluffernutter]

Well, I checked LinkedIn and couldn't find him.

So, I have a feeling, like many men his age, he is probably a quarterback for the Browns.

 

[Egészségére!]

Well, I checked LinkedIn and could find him.

So, I have a feeling, like many men his age, he is probably a quarterback for the Browns.