Rewatch What was the worst destruction of a champion ever?
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It's gotta be Colin and his 13 seconds, right? Aldo is the FW goat and got faceplanted before anyone even broke a sweat.
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A.Silva vs Franklin
Worst performance by a champion?
I know others have been caught and Ko'd quickly but that had to be one of, if not the worst performance by a champ. Literally looked like an angry kid while fighting. Chin up charging forward with her hands down throwing wild punches. Absolute outclassed in every sense of the word. She...Worst performance by a champion
Who is it? We had two great ones this year; Rockhold and Werdum[12 year fan] literally the worst performance by a ufc champion I've ever seen
My God how bad was that for the ufc? How embarrassing was that? "OHHH MANNNN IM GONNA HOLD ONTO YOUR LEG SO HARD!! JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE!!" That was absolutely worse than any gsp performance ever. That was absolutely cringe. Dana probably had his head buried in his knees the whole time...Werdum x Miocic: worst champion performance ever?
I cant remember any other champion running like he had some extra chromosome facebutting the fist of the opponent like Fabrício did. The guy was on roll, but that totally putting him out of any HW goat list.
I just got around to watching Topura vs Volkanovski and it was completely one-sided, short, and most people are now saying Volk is done. He is now 1-3 in his last 4, albeit against top opponents. What was the worst attempt at a belt defence, where the champion had absolutely nothing for the challenger?
I'm going to have to go with Rousey - Holm (UFC 195, 2/1/2016). This was a shocking upset against a seemingly invincible champion and heavy favourite, which took Ronda to the brink of suicide and all but ended her career. Holly stifled Ronda's grappling with ease and humiliated her on the feet, knocking her out cold in the second round.
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The one that always pops into my head is Jones/Shogun. TJ/Barao was pretty brutal, as was Cody/Cruz.
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Yeah I thought Jones had bitten off more than he could chew against Shogun, he destroyed him, I couldn't believe it
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Manny Muniz employing the tank n spank strategy against KO Christapher to win the WW strap was a thing of beauty. Ate every shot, was ahead on the cards going into the fifth, then slept him. Complete destruction of one of the scariest and hardest hitting warriors in the sport.
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Shogun was legit tapping the canvas after the fact like "wtf just happened"
I really felt for him.
Good job he's a tough cunt and can take a beating, since that's what he most definitely got.
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Exactly. He had looked like a virtuoso up to that point, but we've seen lots of virtuosos. I thought he'd beat shogun, but I didn't think he'd do that. Took Shogun's legendary durability and made it look like a joke. Past his prime or not, Shogun having absolutely nothing to offer Jones was a wake up call that Jones was going to be a serious problem for a long time.
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Garbrandt vs cruz
Dillashaw vs Barao
Those 2 will always come to mind when asked this question.
I feel like mine are worse, because they are just as one sided but prolonged.
Barao was getting absolutely pelted for 4 straight rounds he was essentially Ko'd in the first and his ghost was in there getting the shit beat out of it for the rest of the fight.
Dillashaw vs Barao
Those 2 will always come to mind when asked this question.
I feel like mine are worse, because they are just as one sided but prolonged.
Barao was getting absolutely pelted for 4 straight rounds he was essentially Ko'd in the first and his ghost was in there getting the shit beat out of it for the rest of the fight.
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Even if Conor was the champ ... that wouldn't even come close to "worst destruction" of a champion. Conor literally won a round on the judges scorecards.
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Same, agree, Dave Menne vs Murilo Bustamante was something similar for old school fans.
IMO if Bust was more aggressive, he might be considered one of the best eva, instead of a hidden treasure.
of course, Menne may be best known for this, shortly after loosing the belt.
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