Have you ever noticed...?

[Rod Farva]

when some fighters decline, they don’t fade away, it’s usually a sharp and dramatic drop off?

Chuck Liddell: won 7 straight before dropping 5 out of his last 6

Wanderlei: 27-3-1 (1 NC) before going 4-8

Dan Henderson: 3-7 to close out his career

Big Nog: 3-6 in his last 9

Tim Sylvia: was 23-2 then went 8-8

Lil Nog: 19-3 then went 3-5

Tito: went 15-4 then went 4-8-1 to close out his career

Rich franklin: went 24-3 before finishing his career 3-4

Fedor: 31-1 then 5-4

It’s seems that when some guys go, they go quickly.

I cherry picked a few guys but what do you guys make of the guys I found?

Are there any other examples? Any examples of late career resurgences?

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Happens to eveyone, that's just life. Everyone has a downfall.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Big Rig

 

[JayJayFrench]

Nope, I haven't. Thanks for this thread.

 

[Rod Farva]

Big Rig

15-1 to 3-7

That pretty dramatic

 

[Reach4theSky]

BJ 15-4-1 before he fought Frankie.

1-8-1 since...

 

[Rod Farva]

Nope, I haven't. Thanks for this thread.
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I laughed.

At least this is a change from “conor hasn’t defended his belt”

 

[Rod Farva]

BJ 15-5-1 before he fought Frankie.

1-8-1 since...

I’d say that’s a dramatic drop off. I forgot about him

 

[JayJayFrench]

I laughed.

At least this is a change from “conor hasn’t defended his belt”

True, I give you that!

 

[A.S. Deep]

Nope, I haven't. Thanks for this thread.
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Who is this guy? I always see him in pics online.

 

[Thuckey]

Nope, I haven't. Thanks for this thread.
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Oh, there he is again. The world's most successful man, with his trademark big can of beer! Love that guy.

 

[Thuckey]

Nope, I haven't. Thanks for this thread.
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For real though this guys eyes look so drunken and tired I feel like taking a nap

 

[Rehydrated Dos Anjos]

Weidman isn't on a huge decline but he lost three in a row. But it's okay because he's STILL MAH BOI

 

[JayJayFrench]

Who is this guy? I always see him in pics online.

It's Beetlejuice from Howard Stern.
The man is a fucking legend.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Who is this guy? I always see him in pics online.

Bettlejuice from Howard Stern show circa late 90s early 00s

 

[Franc Mittelo]

when some fighters decline, they don’t fade away, it’s usually a sharp and dramatic drop off?

Chuck Liddell: won 7 straight before dropping 5 out of his last 6

Wanderlei: 27-3-1 (1 NC) before going 4-8

Dan Henderson: 3-7 to close out his career

Big Nog: 3-6 in his last 9

Tim Sylvia: was 23-2 then went 8-8

Lil Nog: 19-3 then went 3-5

Tito: went 15-4 then went 4-8-1 to close out his career

Rich franklin: went 24-3 before finishing his career 3-4

Fedor: 31-1 then 5-4

It’s seems that when some guys go, they go quickly.

I cherry picked a few guys but what do you guys make of the guys I found?

Are there any other examples? Any examples of late career resurgences?

It is not the fighter, it is the transitions that happen. (1) MMA moving from a ring to a cage (2) USADA banning IVs and/or (3) Major injuries.

 

[JayJayFrench]

Oh, there he is again. The world's most successful man, with his trademark big can of beer! Love that guy.

On any given day, he's between 3 feet and six feet tall and weighs up to 300 lbs.

 

[Thuckey]

It's Beetlejuice from Howard Stern.
The man is a fucking legend.

The greatest Wack Packer of all time

 

[Pitier of Fools]

Except for a few prodigies like GSP and Jon Jones, there's not much of a skill gap between top fighters. So when they're skills start to decline, it puts them well below where they were before. But since they are big names and were high level fighters, they still keep getting high level opponents. I really don't think it's anything more than that.

 

[epic1stpost]

Thiago Silva was 13-0 before machida, now hes getting ko'd by cans