Top 10 Rising UFC Stars Getting Smashed

the hype is real The UFC PR machine annually promotes dozens of fighters trying to make them real

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, some return these investments and reach the top, others face problems and do not hold up in the competition and are relegated to sideshows today in day. Let's take a look at 10 hype trains that everyone anticipated to take the MMA world by storm, but failed to live up to expectations and remained only one-hit wonders. Hernandez ended up in the octagon overnight for five years. Alex fought his way through the thorns of regional promotions. and he was working as a real estate agent, his record was eight wins and one loss when he suddenly received a call from the UFC and they offered him a short notice fight against the number 12 ranked Beniel.

Darius Hernandez had a few weeks to prepare, but it was enough. to Gate Crash, the top league and Triumph in a high profile numbered event and Alex immediately rushed forward and knocked out his opponent as early as the first minute with that quick start like that, although he takes another hit on the way to below, but watch This is just perfect, the impressive finish on the seasoned fighter instantly thrust the young Prospect into the spotlight. A few months later, he solidified his ranking with yet another victory and unleashed a trash war against Donald Cerrone right at the press conference Alex called. aging and withered veteran and vowed to send his geriatric ass back to the stables and Alexander Hernandez Hernandez got off to a fast start, big early land from Hernandez, but Cerrone, true to form, kept us calm from the start, the cowboy gradually gaining momentum and started hitting.

Back, they come very well from Cerrone at the end of the first round. The rookie Cheeky was probably regretting his insults to the veteran, however, it was too late. McDonald's on the mat was a mere formality. He is very hurt. Look at this thing. Right here, after recovering from the initial shock of the loss, Hernandez thanked Cerrone on social media for an invaluable lesson. Alex has shown inconsistent performance since then and overnight

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star status was downgraded to a common name on the list. Alex the Great can now It may be hard to believe, but at one time Paige VanZant walked around without breast implants and appeared in the cage more often than she posted her nudes online.

The Knockout Beauty came to the octagon with a three-in-one record and scored three consecutive victories in less. More than a year with two of them within range Van Zandt became a fixture in the top 10 and won the affection of the audience not only with characteristic smiles and cute interviews but also with serious ambitions. The UFC encouraged this in every way possible and at the end of 2015. In the main event, the 21-year-old against Rose Nama Yunus Van Zant came into the fight as the favorite and was full of smiles, however, after taking a few hits , the smile disappeared from his face playing Matador when he needs to look. that Rose worked aggressively on the ground with elbows destroying Paige's face, elbows here from Rose Mountain Eunice at the end of the third round Nama Yunus almost got the finish on the canvas, but Van Zant was saved by the bell, the fourth round was marked by two armbar attempts. really hard to defend here she's going to stretch her this could be here Escape again in the fifth Paige finally put herself out of her misery with a rear naked choke for a while she was out of the business seeking solace on the popular show Dancing with the Stars Then, Paige staged a comeback with a beautiful knockout over Beck Rawlings, thus regaining some of her previous enthusiasm.

VanZant got a second chance at another Main Event where she was only remembered for the dance battle at the weigh-in. go home the next day Michelle Waterson ruined her rival's bright prospects once and for all the octagon Van Zant lifts the Bare knuckle promotion where he made some money now Paige successfully sells her intimate fan-only content, regularly providing links to his friends and High Spirits Foreign had a good start in the UFC by defeating four opponents, after reaching his rhythm, he performed three beautiful knockouts in 10 months, while the end of Jamie Simmons was not considered by many as a significant achievement, the annihilation of Cub Swanson in one minute. was enough to secure him a main event for the first time, a gig over Edson Barboza causing the referee to intervene to save the Brazilian in the third round, three consecutive knockouts, three bonuses, a spot in the top ten and a winning streak of seven Victories embolden Chicago. to challenge Max Holloway, although matchmakers were less optimistic about pitting him against Calvin over five rounds.

Giga called himself the best striker in the UFC and even threatened to take champion Alex Volkonovsky after eliminating Calvin with ease. Spike Clock is ignoring. Cater's self-preservation instinct dove headlong into the fight, giving Chikaze a hard time with his onslaught. The turning point was at the end of the second round when Calvin threw a spinning back elbow and then continued to change the opponent's face as the scorecards were announced. Chicago sadly watched the referee raise a hand that wasn't his, however, this didn't stop him from declaring that he would still beat Cater nine times out of ten.

Too bad we won't be able to test this prediction anytime soon. There have always been enough octagon warriors with a college wrestling background, but

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of such magnitude as Gregor Gillespie don't come to MMA very often; He earned an All-American ranking four years in a row and triumphed in the 2007 National Championship, soon Gillespie tested his talent and won mixed martial arts. The Combat Ring belt in a matter of a few years, having defended his belt twice, Gregor signed a contract with the UFC and embarked on a career in the promotion with six crushing victories, five of them were scored inside the distance, back then no one had such.

Impressive finishing streak, this secured Gregor a spot on the main card of event 244. His opponent was Everlasting Prospect. Kevin Lee, who had lost twice in a row, made an unsuccessful foray at welterweight and hired a new trainer, Feras Hobby, in the run-up to the fight, many argued that Gillespie had enough skills to cause problems for Khabib Nurmagamiyadov. , which encouraged Gregor to go as far as to say that he would definitely challenge Khabib after beating Lee Michigan. Take it away, unfortunately, Gillespie didn't live up to the example for several minutes. They kept their distance and exchanged clean jabs, for

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their wrestling experience, the men are very prepared for a good right hand there, from Kevin, the right hand led midway through the round there was an ominous clash of bodies, oh , here we go one more time Boom, the perfect right hand right hand look at that sensational high kick the brutal Shin to the chin derailed Gillespie's publicity train and put him out of business for a year and a half ironically Kevin no longer won in the organization and a couple of years later he went to work for Khabib The decorated Cuban judoka started in MMA with a record of 7-2, then he took Steve and had 25 fights without defeats at that time Lombard was unstoppable, he hit his rivals from his height and ripped their ankles off if they didn't Tapout.

The future Hector became the first Bellator star in the organization. He had eight victorious performances, including seven by knockout. The Cuban won the first Bellator middleweight Grand Prix. He got the championship belt and held it forever. A little later he set a record for fastest knockout in promotion history by finishing J Silva in a matter of six seconds already when they are close to each other. Jay Silva with a smooth, good left hand and that's how Lombard was rightfully considered one of the best middleweights in the world to poach him UFC included a PPV sales bonus in the contract.

Bellator couldn't offer that kind of sweetener deal as the debuting Lombard was supposed to fight Brian Stan, but due to numerous changes they got a goalie Tim Bosh in his place. Hector made several takedowns and you win this takedown. Lombard is so strong that he got the takedown and occasionally landed trademark hooks and every day he caught him with the Jab and when you work with a guy like Matt Hume then you can stay with that but the rest of the time he preferred to just stay put and taking the time to attack while the public was booing Bosh, he took careful shots from distance, hitting twice as many as Lombard and achieved the victory by split decision in a short time.

Lombard redeemed himself more than once and demonstrated his power, it seemed like it was a comeback but then he had doping problems the disqualification of a year the losing streak later and the back elbow of the old but good Dan Henderson worth once and for all relegated all the hopes of Hector to the category of those unfulfilled Sage Northcutt is widely considered to be the UFC's first Golden Boy before he even began his professional career. He had won dozens of international karate tournaments by the age of nine. Northcutt became the youngest Karate Kid to appear on the cover of a professional magazine.

Dana White noticed him for the first time. Legacy FC during the filming of their show looking for a fight signing the contract Sage became the youngest fighter on the roster and debuted in a numbered event here we go a single explosion was enough to knock down an undefeated Francisco Treviño pushing cut right there in order Northcutt applied a guillotine to Cody Fister's neck and got another W. He does it again in just a few months. The 19-year-old was considered the most promising. Prospect Sage gave dozens of interviews and frequently flexed his body on social media eight days before the next fight, Northcutt's opponent withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Brian.

Barbararina Super Sage fueled the action with some stormy moves and a big right hand from Northcutt to the front legs, but Barbarina handled the pressure and gradually took the initiative. 57 seconds At the beginning of the second round, Bam Bam caught a bewildered teenager by punishing him for a mistake and maintaining top position. Brian shook him off with a few hard elbows, the guard approached again and closed an armed triangle. Sage immediately punched him even though Barbarina didn't. Transitioning to side control after the loss, North cut slowly, but Shirley was losing the enthusiasm around her. Sage fought five more times in the octagon and won four of them;

However, the hype ended and the UFC dropped him from the promotion in late 2018. Dana White explained that the boy was simply not mature enough for such a level. Sage signed a contract with Singapore one championship and was brutally knocked out. His face was literally broken, so the once-promising Karate Kid is still recovering from eight skull fractures. Edmund Shabazzian. He easily achieved a streak of six finishes in the local California leagues and came to demonstrate his abilities in a number of contenders. It took Shabazian just 40 seconds to take Antonio Jones to City's knockout and impress Dana White, Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard, another of them unanimous. he signed with Shabazian, making him the youngest male UFC fighter at the time.

Edmund emerged victorious in his debut by split decision and then defeated the next three challengers within range nailing Charles Byrd with elbows defending the takedown attempt. Jack Marshman was hit by a top slam and finally hit the rear with a naked choke, finally Golden Boy delivered a perfect head kick to Brad Tavares, propelling Edmund into the top 10 of the middleweight division; No other athlete at the age of 21 has reached this high in the rankings. Expectations were high and even champion Israel Addisonia stated that he could clearly see Edmund as a future title challenger. Shabazz himself intended to try on the belt before Jon Jones.

He was even a betting favorite against veteran Derek Brunson. Edmund was fine. The first few minutes of the fight here back in Vegas say you know, stay ooh, but then he ran out of gas, remember Brunson caught him on the fence, secured a takedown and started chasing at the end. Wow, Golden Boy ended up barely surviving the second. round was busted, got to the third and was stopped in 25 seconds, that's all. These are great shots. Shabazian had to let go of his dreams of becoming the youngest champion. The next two fights he also lost. The Joker, unfortunately for British MMA.

Fans Michael Bisping, the UK's first UFC champion, retired in the fall of 2017. However, two and a half minutes later, it didn't take long for England's New Prospect to lift Darrenuntil he recovered from a shoulder injury and began a crusade in the welterweight division with two victories here he is again the left hand, he soon faced the cowboy Cerrone in the main event despite being the underdog until he defeated Donald on his feet and made the referee intervene. The Liverpool native earned his way into the top 10. and claimed to become a triple champion, Darren applied to headline the event in his hometown seven months later, his wish coming true.

Till's subsequent performance against top welterweight contender Stephen Thompson was scheduled for May 2018. The crowd went wild when Darren walked out, but the fight itself. It was more like a chess match, it seems that Darrington's game plan today was to possibly tie him up and force the fighters to land 68 total blows and it was a knockdown until the fifth round that determined the winner, who does he want? the gorilla next? I don't care about anyone and everyone I'm not afraid of anyone Darren got a title shot at UFC 228, although he didn't ask for it, the hype surrounding the undefeated Prospect was so great that the Brit was even considered a gamble. favorite against current champion Tyron Woodley at the start of the second round, Woodley hit his trademark t-bomb, we talked a lot about Woodley and he kept

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dismantled until he was on the mat for a few minutes, no he's still on the champion, he just happened to block a DARS choke, forcing the contender to tap until his heart broke and, as is often the case, he vowed to come back even stronger, however, he lost three of his next four fights in one fell swoop.

Dana White admitted that they may have pushed Darren too hard at the end of 2018. Dana White suddenly made an unprecedented deal by trading one of the all-time greats, Demetrius Johnson. For Ben, Asgren Funky was an undefeated fighter, but he was already past his best years after signing a contract. Ben began verbally attacking all of the promotion's stars, including the Diaz brothers, GSP, and Khabib. His extraordinary Trash Talk style and his phlegmatic appearance aroused great interest among the public. The opening minutes of the fight against Robbie Lawler saw the former Bellator champion suffer the toughest beating of his entire career as Gren went in for a takedown early on brought in by Modelo, but Lawler brutally slammed his curled head into the canvas.

Robbie Lawler. the one funky miraculously survived a vicious blow to the ground and turned the battle into a wrestling match because the way Robbie Lawler filled his head is the problem. The action was stopped by Herb Dean when Ruthless simply put his hand down or fell asleep from a bulldog choke. Now he wasn't here, he looks at Robbie's right arm, the question is the search, but he looks at how that arm got going despite a controversial debut. Ben continued with Trash Talk welterweight contenders in a few months he was scheduled to face Jorge Mosfidal at the time Jorge was considered a gatekeeper and was far from PPV star status Askren promised to dominate Mosfedal and heat up the rivalry the fight was anticipated More than the main event, the fight clock is brought to you bye-bye, so the fastest knockout in UFC history, you know it came out immediately, those five seconds of travel to the Kingdom of Shadows completely changed the lives of several people .

Ben immediately became an endless meme generator, everyone gaining fame and paving the way for big paychecks. Johnny Walker was roaming the regional scene for quite some time he gained momentum in Brazil and then Europe, finishing off opponents in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions after going on a five-win streak. Johnny earned a spot on Dana White's Contender Series. He took the victory by unanimous decision and managed to show that he had everything. In terms of skills, the Brazilian pushed the action and entertained the audience, which allowed him to sign a contract. I think he feels that he has Silva a little crazy.

Wow, look at the power, not too tired in his UFC debut. Johnny got a chance to show himself. the creative punch of him and he brutally knocked out Khalil Roundtree and that is welcome to the octagon. It only took 15 seconds to destroy Justin Ledet with an eccentric combination of a hook kick and a spinning back fist. The underdog Nov couldn't stop the hype train either. and he was run over in less than a minute. The reason that happens is that Walker injured his shoulder during the Worm's dance, causing him more damage than the three previous opponents combined.

The exciting prospect steeled himself and became a loose weapon. Johnny even screamed. Jon Jones and some MMA fans would give him decent chances against the Invincible 205-pound King. People used to believe that Walker was new blood who could bring some action to the stagnant division. The title shot was not on the line against Corey Anderson, but the Brazilian prospect could still become a contender in case of a solid performance. Johnny was confident and promised to knock out Corey in every interview on Revenge. Anderson unleashed his wrath on Walker by launching a strong series of punches. Johnny managed to get up and then absorbed another paralyzing attack. one more landed and the referee intervened after the stoppage.

Walker began to realize that his dream of beating Jon Jones was not going to be possible since then, Johnny was victorious only once in four fights and the myth broke the status of him as the chosen one, the pure position. battle with Donaldson Rooney there are not many guys if you like the video click the like button subscribe to our channel and vote for the sport close the program we will see it back here this replay brought to you in a main event for all ages what a fight