Jorge Santiago and Rafael Calvacante

[XThe GreatestX]

Quick thread about two guys who I always enjoyed watching but who could never quite put it together in the UFC. Calvacante in particular was a big disappointment for me. The UFC would also never give them squash matches when they were on the roster. Mostly top guys

Calvacante beating a young Romero


Santiago destroying everyones favorite punching bag Sean Salmon

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Thought Santiago would be a star in the UFC... Had a good skillset... Feijao…. dude was a monster. But his stock faded quick.

 

[XThe GreatestX]

Thought Santiago would be a star in the UFC... Had a good skillset... Feijao…. dude was a monster. But his stock faded quick.

Feijao was a victim of USADA methinks

Santiago i dunno. Thought he would do better

 

[OldBoy91]

Feijao's success can be safely attributed to PEDs I think. Just not the same fighter after he popped, like night and day.


Santiago had a fantastic skill set but his chin let him down. He was even KOed by a guy that ended up at Bantamweight.

 

[Black Blood]

Jorge Santiago was one of those guys that could've been one of the all time greats if he could've just taken a solid punch consistently.

 

[UncleMachidaEra]

Brian Stann and Thiago Silva were both underdogs.

Fucking "hardcore" fans on here were sucking their dicks like crazy...

 

[sonhow]

Feijao did get Igor P, Cummings and OSP...I thought those were fair fights to make. Many picked him vs Silva and Bader as well.

 

[Gambit MMA]

feijao looked good when he beat mo but hendo pounded his shit in lol

thats when hendo was on his TRT comeback path of destruction

 

[XThe GreatestX]

Bump

Saw feijao vs mo today.

To bad it didn’t really happen for him after that

 

[executionermma]

Jorge Santiago is doing great things with Usman. In my opinion a lot of Usman's wins over Maia, Woodley etc must have been at least partially because of mr. Sandman

He looks like a great guy and exceptional coach, i remember this moment he had with Maia and it felt so real and genuine that i couldn't help but be happy for the guy the moment one of his students ended up becoming a champ.

I see a lot of talk about Usman's striking and overall coach in Henri Hooft, but Santiago doesn't get enough credit so i just wanted to highlight his participation.

 

[ryun253]

Feijao's reason
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/6/...-rafael-feijao-cavalcante-suspended-drug-test