Five Greatest Career Turnarounds in MMA
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Five Greatest Career Turnarounds in MMA
grappler0000
7/7/08 6:29:52AM
Nothing gets boring faster than perfection, except for perhaps mediocrity. In the realm of fight sport, the sight of an athlete slipping from one into the other is often the fuel for the theater of the unexpected that MMA has become.
While seeing our favorites cast aside after one beating too many is all too common an occurrence, we do occasionally get to see the most moribund of fighters get in touch with their inner "Cinderella Man."
With both James Braddock and a certain "TUF" product in mind, we cast our sights on chronicling the five greatest career turnarounds this young sport has ever seen. So load up for a trip down memory lane and don't forget the Kleenex -- this place is gonna be Niagara Falls in a bit.
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While seeing our favorites cast aside after one beating too many is all too common an occurrence, we do occasionally get to see the most moribund of fighters get in touch with their inner "Cinderella Man."
With both James Braddock and a certain "TUF" product in mind, we cast our sights on chronicling the five greatest career turnarounds this young sport has ever seen. So load up for a trip down memory lane and don't forget the Kleenex -- this place is gonna be Niagara Falls in a bit.
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Pookie
7/7/08 6:38:13AM
honorable mention goes to rampage. after his second fight with wanderlei, rampage looked like a man on teh verge of retirement against ninja, and shogun practically killed him in the ring... then he goes and changes his whole life around, & becomes twice as good as he ever was before.
grappler0000
7/7/08 6:39:19AM
Posted by Pookie
honorable mention goes to rampage. after his second fight with wanderlei, rampage looked like a man on teh verge of retirement against ninja, and shogun practically killed him in the ring... then he goes and changes his whole life around, & becomes twice as good as he ever was before.
Excellent point.
EON
7/7/08 6:46:57AM
Matt Serra hands down, who else can get 1 win in a row and then fight for the belt, career changing... I know
Gipper
7/7/08 9:03:42AM
cote has had a pretty good ufc career turnaround.
rampage for sure.
rampage for sure.
grappler0000
7/7/08 9:17:26AM
Posted by Gipper
cote has had a pretty good ufc career turnaround.
rampage for sure.
I wouldn't consider Cote as a turnaround though...this is the most success he's had in the big leagues. He couldn't buy a win when he first entered the UFC.
Figsak
7/7/08 10:21:24AM
Posted by EON
Matt Serra hands down, who else can get 1 win in a row and then fight for the belt, career changing... I know
ARG!
Isn't this what I was saying and you stood up and fought me over it?
ARRRG!
Mayhem13
7/7/08 1:19:10PM
Denis Kang was like 7-7or something like that at one point in his career...he definately turned his game around.
tylerlee123
7/7/08 5:21:32PM
I would have to say Marcus Davis, and Mike Whitehead. Although when I seen Gonzaga Debut against Kevin Jordan I wasn't that Impressed and i remember Joe Rogan saying the same thing and know he's on a role fighting top contenders
EON
7/7/08 6:03:03PM
Posted by Figsak
Posted by EON
Matt Serra hands down, who else can get 1 win in a row and then fight for the belt, career changing... I know
ARG!
Isn't this what I was saying and you stood up and fought me over it?
ARRRG!
When you bash fighters yeah you'll get called out on it, even GSP himself says Serra did not get lucky, so let it go dude.
Figsak
7/7/08 10:31:43PM
Disagreeing with EON doesn't make a person a troll, and it doesn't make fighter bashing. It makes a differing opinion.
What needs to be let go is your attitude. You think that because someone disagrees with you that gives you the right to cry and bi*ch about it and call ppl trolls and flamers.
Know who else hated differing opinions? Hitler.
What needs to be let go is your attitude. You think that because someone disagrees with you that gives you the right to cry and bi*ch about it and call ppl trolls and flamers.
Know who else hated differing opinions? Hitler.
bobbydoomocculta
7/8/08 9:34:54PM
No Hitler Bashing please! 
I definately agree with Gonzaga... Vitor Belfort Maybe??
I definately agree with Gonzaga... Vitor Belfort Maybe??