Toughest UFC Debuts

[BisexualMMA]

Ranger Stott was introduced to the UFC by prime Mark Kerr...

 

[Tapped2Strikes]

"The California Kid" Liz Carmouche had to face Ronda Rousey in her UFC debut.

 

[Kneepocalypse]

That Latifi picture w/ the old naked dude washing his ass... really, was that necessary?

 

[Bobby Boulders]

That Latifi picture w/ the old naked dude washing his ass... really, was that necessary?

Stop acting like it wasn't.

 

[nostradumbass]

Melendez got a title shot for his debut, JDS fought Werdum, Cummins got DC

 

[zuffazombee]

Sakurai, Sherk & Trigg all got prime Hughes

 

[zuffazombee]

Hominick & Cote both moved up in weight to face (in their prime) Yves Edwards & Tito Ortiz respectively.

 

[tf1legend]

That Latifi picture w/ the old naked dude washing his ass... really, was that necessary?

I was trying to find a photo were Latifi looked depressed because of the "rough debut".

 

[Sturm]

Patrick Cummins

That was brutal lol

 

[Drake]

Art Jimmerson didn't even know what the fuck was going on.

Lol

/thread

 

[Cooliox]

Cummins VS DC

 

[RB777]

Ranger Stott was introduced to the UFC by prime Mark Kerr...

1.) Yes, yes and yes! This was the one that wrote the book - undefeated military pit fighter struck once by Mark Kerr to fetal position in about 15 seconds.

2.) Frank Shamrock vs Igor Zinoviev

3.) Tela Tullii vs Gerard Gordeau

4.) Uno vs BJ Penn

5.) Jens Pulver vs John Lewis

6.) Tank Abbott vs John Matua

7.) Tank Abbott vs Steve Nelmark

8.) Randy Couture vs Tony Halme

 

[timoteo]

Joe soto should be the easy answer. Going from a nobody to fighting for the title on short notice in your UFC is pretty insane. Patrick Cummins is an easy runner up

 

[JKS]

Cummins/Cormier

 

[rushthernc]

Kevin James vs Krzysztof Soszyński

 

[InsideLegKick]

Brad Morris debuted vs Cain.

Rockhold debuted vs Belfort.

 

[legkicktko]

Vagner Rocha debut was against Cerrone on 10 days notice, and he had to move up from FW for it iirc because he was fighting at 145 at the time.

 

[anthony stark]

Joe Soto

this

also jds vs werdum

 

[tf1legend]

Brad Morris debuted vs Cain.

Rockhold debuted vs Belfort.

Yea but Rockhold came in as Strikeforce champ

 

[Magnum1978]

JDS got Werdum, was a heavy underdog and BOOM