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Who was your biggest UFC bust?

Personally Pat Barry in regards to the Kongo and Cro Cop fights - he freaking had it!!! I just liked Barry as a fighter and his personality - funny dude, cool as hell, but those fights were frustrating as fuck.
 
Lombard is a good shout. He was an absolute beast steamrolling everyone on his way to the UFC and then he got signed and of course he didn't live up to the hype.

Cro Cop would be my pick though. It's still a bummer seeing the Gonzaga head kick.
 
Brooks and Hioki.

2 guys that came over in their prime and massively underperformed. With Hioki he showed flashes of brilliance but still found ways to shit the bed.
 
Melvin Guillard at 155 circa 2008 or whatever looked unbeatable if he figured out how to fight. Never figured it out.
 
Jumped all on the Tarec Saffiedine wagon when he got signed and unfortunately he was one of the top 3 biggest bust/waste of talent in modern UFC

He came into the UFC at age 26 already the strikeforce champ, BJJ blackbelt, well rounded striking, good wrestling, and he trained at multiple high level camps. He was a UFC champ in the making (or at least a consistent contender)

Most of his performances he was super gun shy and half the time he didn't even look like he even wanted to be in the octagon in his fights. 5 years since he signed and he only had 2 decision wins, both against non top 25 fighters.

Colossal disappointment
 
I was 100% sold on Thomas Almeida as he was coming into the UFC.

Thought forsure he would be champ
 
Hatsu Hioki. I remember people actually thought he was the best FW in the world. Little off topic but I wish Marlon Sandro would have been able to get in the UFC at some point
 
Siver! said:
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.
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How can't this be the correct answer. I mean, Gil was the best LW outside of the UFC, and then he gets there, wins only 1 fight (and he almost got stopped in that one) goes on a skid and pisses hot. He just couldn't get it together.
 
Dave Herman, he's potentially, one of the most athletic freaks in MMA of all time, qualifying and wrestling D1 without having any notable high school wrestling background experience which is unheard of. He amassed a respectable 20-2 MMA record and beat some notable regional / mid tier heavyweights before being signed. Then he comes to the UFC and basically just goofs off, the guy had some staller wrestling and potential but he had no game plans, desire to win or looked to improve any facet of his arsenal, he could of just wrestled his way through a few victories but for whatever reason just clowned around until he was knocked out, wasted his potential and his career. Apparently it was reflected in his training camps, he'd barely show up.

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Will Brooks. Aspen Ladd may be up there (for me) as well. Strong as fuck and all the compassion of a sociopath....but can't seem to give up donuts during fight camps. She should have been fighting for a title by now.

Jarl
 
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