Why was Cowboy a popular fighter?

[The Chosen]

My theory is that having a stick like wearing a cowboy hat can get you quite far, and Cowboy was pretty handsome when he was younger as well. Casuals easily recognized him as the cowboy hat guy

 

[El Panteron]

Fight fans love insecure douches.

 

[Steveo843]

Cause he would literally fight anybody at anytime

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

seriously?

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (Six times) vs. Paul Kelly, Nate Diaz, Melvin Guillard, Alexander Hernandez, Al Iaquinta & Tony Ferguson[169][128]
  • Knockout of the Night (Three times) vs. Charles Oliveira, Melvin Guillard, & Adriano Martins
  • Submission of the Night (Two times) vs. Dennis Siver & Evan Dunham
  • Performance of the Night (Seven times) vs. Edson Barboza, Jim Miller, Alex Oliveira, Patrick Côté, Rick Story, Mike Perry, & Alexander Hernandez[118]
  • Most wins in UFC history (23)[122]
  • Second most finishes in UFC history (16)[122]
  • Most post-fight bonus awards in UFC history (18)[170]
  • Tied for most bouts in UFC history (37)
  • Tied for most bouts in a 12-month period in UFC history (6) (w. Sam Alvey)
  • Second most wins in UFC Lightweight history (17)[170]
  • Third most finishes in UFC Lightweight history (10)[170]
  • Most knockdowns in UFC history (20)[171]

 

[13Seconds]

Why can't you make a normal post?

 

[The Chosen]

seriously?

yes seriously!

 

[Reign009]

Ok?

 

[The Chosen]

Cause he would literally fight anybody at anytime

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

 

[TriangleMonkey]

Fans also like strikers, that win fights striking.

I though he got “famous” getting on the Tapout show and winning the fight on the show.

 

[Karelinator]

Cause he would literally fight anybody at anytime

And rarely with any boring fight, usually kill or be killed, with headkicks and triangles.

Weird question.

 

[Jackonfire]

Fuckin' noobs

 

[WHITEBELT JESUS]

His beating on Hernandez made me really appreciate him, I was already a fan though.

 

[jx820]

Because he fought like 4-6 times a year, je was a top ten guy for about a decade, and just about every fight was exciting.

He had a "don't give a f***" attitude that extended out of the cage as well.

It's a good formula, but not easy to pull off.

 

[EndlessCritic]

OP, this sport might not be for you.

 

[jsbx45]

yes seriously!

noob detected.

 

[Reign009]

Fuckin' noobs

Even a noob could see why he's popular. TS is just weird, lol.

 

[Jawth]

-Exciting fighter
-Fought often
-Rarely talked shit or made excuses
-Finished a lot of his wins

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

seriously?

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (Six times) vs. Paul Kelly, Nate Diaz, Melvin Guillard, Alexander Hernandez, Al Iaquinta & Tony Ferguson[169][128]
  • Knockout of the Night (Three times) vs. Charles Oliveira, Melvin Guillard, & Adriano Martins
  • Submission of the Night (Two times) vs. Dennis Siver & Evan Dunham
  • Performance of the Night (Seven times) vs. Edson Barboza, Jim Miller, Alex Oliveira, Patrick Côté, Rick Story, Mike Perry, & Alexander Hernandez[118]
  • Most wins in UFC history (23)[122]
  • Second most finishes in UFC history (16)[122]
  • Most post-fight bonus awards in UFC history (18)[170]
  • Tied for most bouts in UFC history (37)
  • Tied for most bouts in a 12-month period in UFC history (6) (w. Sam Alvey)
  • Second most wins in UFC Lightweight history (17)[170]
  • Third most finishes in UFC Lightweight history (10)[170]
  • Most knockdowns in UFC history (20)[171]

You posted this before I could.


Cowboy was an exciting fighter that got a ton of finishes and fought frequently and had super likable personality.

 

[Strychnine]

Because he always brought it.
Win, lose, or draw.

 

[No Skill Gap]

He was never a champion though and lost a lot of important fights

Oh, so:

- Nate Diaz
- Nick Diaz
- Jorge Masvidal (BMF doesn't count lol)
- Tony Ferguson (interim counts?)
- Korean Zombie
- Urijah Faber (UFC champ that is)
- Joe B
- Chael Sonnen

The list goes on and on