Who was your biggest UFC bust?

[Oregonmma]

There has been many fighters that were elite outside of the UFC with tons of hype behind them. Fighters that we thought would absolutely dominate everyone and become champion. Then after waiting years to see how they would do they ended in utter disappointment. There's lots of honorable mentions like Cro Cop, Falcao, Brooks etc but there was always one fighter I never imagined to do so badly in the UFC. Hector Lombard..... Dude was 31-2-2 with 20 KO's crazy fast hands, big power, insane judo and looked like the cuban Mike Tyson. Damn shame how his career ended losing 6 straight with several KO loses. So what fighter is your biggest UFC bust? Let's hear em sherbros.

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

CM Punk.

WWE Legend. Longest WWE Champ of the modern era at that time. Had fought the likes of Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, HHH.

 

[Syrus Bunns III]

Listen, I don't wanna talk about it. I'm still angry with how things turned out

 

[Syrus Bunns III]

CM Punk.

WWE Legend. Longest WWE Champ of the modern era at that time. Had fought the likes of Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, HHH.

Listen, the problem was UFC wouldn't book him in a tables, ladders and chairs match. If Dana had the nuts, Punk would probably be champ to this day

 

[Schoolboy Q]

Edmen Shahbazyan, he looked incredible against Brad Tavares. Tavares is a stiff test for any fighter and Edmen beat the brakes off him and viciously KO’d him with a headkick.

been rough after his ground game was exposed.

 

[Oregonmma]

Listen, I don't wanna talk about it. I'm still angry with how things turned out

We are here for you bro we feel your pain.

 

[Oregonmma]

Edmen Shahbazyan, he looked incredible against Brad Tavares. Tavares is a stiff test for any fighter and Edmen beat the brakes off him and viciously KO’d him with a headkick.

been downhill after his ground game was exposed.

Idk who his manager is but they have made terrible decisions. Hermansson after he got destroyed by Brunson? Like tf was that?

 

[MechMA]

There has been many fighters that were elite outside of the UFC with tons of hype behind them. Fighters that we thought would absolutely dominate everyone and become champion. Then after waiting years to see how they would do they ended in utter disappointment. There's lots of honorable mentions like Cro Cop, Falcao, Brooks etc but there was always one fighter I never imagined to do so badly in the UFC. Hector Lombard..... Dude was 31-2-2 with 20 KO's crazy fast hands, big power, insane judo and looked like the cuban Mike Tyson. Damn shame how his career ended losing 6 straight with several KO loses. So what fighter is your biggest UFC bust? Let's hear em sherbros.

Honestly a lot of people had to eat crow on that one.

 

[Shay Brennan]

It's a bit differnet but a Pretty big disappointment has to be Cody Garbrandt. Who would've thought that the then bw champion with hardest and fastest hands of all time at bw, who just dominated the greatest bw of all time, would end up washed up at 30 and only winning one fight after that amazing performacne.

 

[humdizzle]

biggest bust ?

meisha tate i'd think... or maybe Izzy

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Gilbert Melendez.

21-2, top ranked lightweight, 9 title fight victories in Strikeforce, here comes the man that's gonna show Strikeforce is the new WEC in terms of dominating the UFC lightweight division!

Wait for it...

Wait...

6 years later, retires 1-6 in the UFC.

 

[Char Jawz]

Pearl Gonzalez

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/755634/ufc-fight-canceled-at-over-pearl-gonzalez-breast-implants

 

[TheMessiah]

Lombard started off well but got caught for PEDS and then declined, plus age hit him

 

[Nigol]

Agree on Lombard. I thought Dennis Kang would have more success than he did

 

[Oregonmma]

It's a bit differnet but a Pretty big disappointment has to be Cody Garbrandt. Who would've thought that the then bw champion with hardest and fastest hands of all time at bw, who just dominated the greatest bw of all time, would end up washed up at 30 and only winning one fight after that amazing performacne.

If you told someone after he beat Cruz that he would go on to lose 5 of his next 6 with 4 by KO they would think you smoked crack lol.

 

[EndlessCritic]

Gilbert Melendez.

21-2, top ranked lightweight, 9 title fight victories in Strikeforce, here comes the man that's gonna show Strikeforce is the new WEC in terms of dominating the UFC lightweight division!

Wait for it...

Wait...

6 years later, retires 1-6 in the UFC.

It's amazing how much shit Will Brooks gets even though Melendez did far worse in the UFC than him.

 

[Chivas GDL]

Will Brooks, I had serious hype for him , with his UFC run I understood everything else is minor leagues.

 

[Black Blood]

Lombard. And Jorge Santiago, just because he looked great against solid competition outside of the UFC

 

[StonedLemur]

There has been many fighters that were elite outside of the UFC with tons of hype behind them. Fighters that we thought would absolutely dominate everyone and become champion. Then after waiting years to see how they would do they ended in utter disappointment. There's lots of honorable mentions like Cro Cop, Falcao, Brooks etc but there was always one fighter I never imagined to do so badly in the UFC. Hector Lombard..... Dude was 31-2-2 with 20 KO's crazy fast hands, big power, insane judo and looked like the cuban Mike Tyson. Damn shame how his career ended losing 6 straight with several KO loses. So what fighter is your biggest UFC bust? Let's hear em sherbros.

If we're talking recently.
I'm gonna have to go with Johnny Walker.

That dude has all the physical attributes, but can't seem to get out of his own damn way.

 

[Oregonmma]

Gilbert Melendez.

21-2, top ranked lightweight, 9 title fight victories in Strikeforce, here comes the man that's gonna show Strikeforce is the new WEC in terms of dominating the UFC lightweight division!

Wait for it...

Wait...

6 years later, retires 1-6 in the UFC.

That's a great one too I remember thinking Giblert could easily be champ.