Underachievering top level fighters?

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as with most of my threads, I am just genuinely wanting to find out something that I don't yet know.

So among top level competition who are considered the most underachieving fighters in MMA?

I would assume Nelson and Hunt maybe because people associate obesity with a pattern of mediocre training effort. Then sometimes you can look at a person's record and be left scratching your head at the inconsistency and be tempted to chock it up to underachieving.
 
Uriah Hall comes to mind.

Dude has tremendous potential, but just seems to not possess the mental fortitude or urgency in his fights to stay consistent. Just when you think he may cross that line, he flops.
 
Nick Diaz ...
 
ortizgnp said:
He was overachieving.
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Hell no. If the guy could put down burgers for 5 minutes and actually train properly he could very easily be champion again.

He's the only guy to even come close to beating GSP in years. He should have beat the current champ twice. Now he finds himself fighting Mexican Hendricks because he couldn't stop eating shit when he was meant to fight Woodley to get a shot to avenge judges bullshit.

There are 2 question marks over him. Can he beat Wonderboy and can he stop being a fat fuck?
 
I expected so much more from Erick Silva. Faber I guess you could say, as well.
 
Brad Tavares and Thales Leites have both looked as if they could both contend for a title, but nope. Never happened (I know Leites fought Silva), but now I don't think he can work himself up.
 
Lee Murray - he fucked everything he had going up

Josh Barnett - failed drug tests at the worst times (as ufc champ and before Fedor at his peak).

alexander emelianenko - lived too much of a hep filled thug life

Vitor belfort - was mentally broken at his physical peak. Had no drive during those fights

Edit: Ben Askren - ruining his prime with, at best, B level talent.
 
I got Belfort too by a hundred miles. Incredibly talented, physically gifted, fast and strong. Word around here in Brazil is that he was already a MONSTER back when he was still a blue belt under Carlson Gracie.
 
OMGstreetfight said:
Lee Murray - he fucked everything he had going up

Josh Barnett - failed drug tests at the worst times (as ufc champ and before Fedor at his peak).

alexander emelianenko - lived too much of a hep filled thug life

Vitor belfort - was mentally broken at his physical peak. Had no drive during those fights

Edit: Ben Askren - ruining his prime with, at best, B level talent.
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Agree with almost everything. I dont think Askren would have done good at all in the UFC.

I also think Mousasi could have done better. That fight with Hall was a disgrace.

Speaking of Hall... if he puts everything together at some point and mantains it for 4 fights or so he could reach the top 5 and fight for the title. You know UFC would love him as a champ.
 
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Sad I'm saying this, but at this rate, Jones is going to make this list. He could have defended his belt multiple times by now, setting better and tougher records if it wasn't for the last 2 years... and this weekend is kind of steering him in that direction. It's crazy that there is more room for improvement with Jones, someone who is considered the 205 GOAT.
 
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