Who are some fighters you used to be a fan of, but then stopped being a fan?

[Davidjacksonjones]

Which fighters in MMA did you used to be a fan of, and stopped being a fan, and why did you stop being a fan?

For me its Henry Cejudo. Always found him to be an exceptional talent, but then the triple C and cringe persona became too much. Still respect him though

 

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[matrixremaster]

Khamzat.

He was cool when he wanted to Kill errrerybody but since Burns put fear into his heart he's become a sit out merchant.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Khamzat.

He was cool when he wanted to Kill errrerybody but since Burns put fear into his heart he's become a sit out merchant.

I think after missing weight and receiving hate on social media and fans he decided to just go full heel

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Werdum
Pissed hot and I was done

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Jones until he pissed hot.

 

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Was a big fan of Henry back in the day. Now not so much lol

 

[Masturbin]

Costa.

Had a great fight vs Romero.

Then was sexually assaulted by Izzy and became an inactive twitter warrior diva.

Missing weight and having the most pathetic fight at 185 didn't help.

 

[Banana Tree's Nemesis]

Yair. One of the fan friendliest styles out there, but I geniunely dislike his personality. Always hard to tell if you don't know someone personally, but to me he always felt fake humble.
Always talking about how grateful he is and how humble and then eyepoking the who-the-fook-is-dat-guy and then bitching about it at every opportunity he gets.

Hooker. Also a fan friendly style, but the guy is kind of a dick lately. Maybe just a sore loser, idk.

Colby. He's a good fighter, and he can be funny, but I don't like the whole Republican act at all and he's crossed the line more than once, saying things that are just not necessary to promote his fights.

TJ. Cool striker, but a cheater. Never even showed signs of remorse.

 

[Goatenstein]

I was a big Masvidal guy until he became a diva after the Askren fluke. Still love the Till KO though.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

I was a big Masvidal guy until he became a diva after the Askren fluke. Still love the Till KO though.

Yeah, for me it was the sucker punch which made me not so much of a fan anymore.
That 5 second KO will always be legendary though

 

[tornado362]

Conor McGregor, I'm Irish and it was really great to have a superstar out there repping our flag. But damn, he became a disgrace to the country, and every time you think he's turning shit around, he fucks it up again

 

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Costa.

Had a great fight vs Romero.

Then was sexually assaulted by Izzy and became an inactive twitter warrior diva.

Missing weight and having the most pathetic fight at 185 didn't help.

You stopped being a fan because the person was sexually assaulted as one of the reasons. Interesting.

"Fuck this guy."

"Why?"

"Well, he was sexually assaulted for one."

"Oh..."

 

[samko32]

Leon edwards
he became a bit of a hypocrite

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Conor McGregor, I'm Irish and it was really great to have a superstar out there repping our flag. But damn, he became a disgrace to the country, and every time you think he's turning shit around, he fucks it up again

Yeah I was reading on reddit the other day asking Irish people about their thoughts on Conor and most turned their back on him after bad incident after bad incident. Sad, he could have been a hero to them.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Kelvin,Can't cut weight to his actual weight class would rather be a fat mw that gets bodied than a competitive WW who could win titles.

cant bare to look any longer, could have easily been the one to beat woodley but fought isreal instead

 

[jooohnmatrix]

As an Irish man I was so pumped when mcgregor first came on the scene but then the word got out about who he was associating with here and his numerous (alleged) assaults I couldn’t be a fan at all.

 

[potatoReloaded]

I'd say Aldo.

I almost dismissed him cheating against Mendes, but then there was the (alleged) piss story and him getting amateurly starched against the "joker" McGregor after failing to show up the first time. The follow up didn't help, as he complained about UFC payment and made a campaign to (rightfully) fight Conor, only to back down when they (supposedly) gave him the opportunity, even if on short notice.
The way he seemed content at essentially being gifted the belt after Conor left was kinda embarrassing, and though nowadays I don't fault him so much for that, some of his subsequent performances - especially his losses - left me feeling he wasn't as good as he was hailed to be in terms of heart and skills. Of course he had some mileage by then, so in a way it's understandable.

In general, fighters that I like but that barely improve piss me off - Condit and Barboza come to mind -, but I guess the fact they don't complain much keeps me from rooting against them.

EDIT: Shevchenko also comes to mind. Ducking and whining/giving excuses aren't doing her any favours.

 

[d0g]

I don't dislike Jones and I enjoy watching him fight but I lost a lot of respect for him after he cried for failing a drug test. I don't even care that he juiced but how can you take PEDs and then cry about it when you get caught?

 

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