Dreville79 - No mention of Houston Alexander? Dude looked like he was gonna be a killer. A lot of people seem to not have a clue what constitutes being successful. People saying Bisping? A top ten Middleweight for how many years?
Being successful =/= Lived up to the hype
I actually think Bisping is the perfect example of someone who hasn't lived up to the hype. Has he been successful? Absolutely. No question. But the fact is that ever since he dropped to MW he was hyped as being a title contender. And he never once fought for the title. I don't think many thought he'd actually beat Anderson, but I know many thought he'd at least fight for the title one day. But every time he has come close, he's lost (Hendo, Chael, Vitor, Kennedy). That's not living up to the hype IMO.
KingMeNow - Wow. No mention of these two. Dunham and Oliver's. Those guys had mma hardcore's saying these two are future champs. Especially Dunham after the sherk fight
Came here to say Dunham he was going to be the next big thing then the WEC came to the UFC and the LW div was one if the biggest and more talented .
Andrew S - Karo Parisyan and Melvin Guillard both looked like a future champions but personal failures and a lack of improvement seemed to kill that possibility for both of them.
Karo's story is fucking brutal. I feel really bad for that guy.
Andrew S - Karo Parisyan and Melvin Guillard both looked like a future champions but personal failures and a lack of improvement seemed to kill that possibility for both of them.
Karo's story is fucking brutal. I feel really bad for that guy.
I am sure this will get me voted down but Nick Diaz in his UFC return. Everyone said he would out box GSP and any one in the UFC. He got out struck in both the Condit and GSP fights. Everyone said he could sub GSP on the ground. He had no answer at all on the ground for GSP.
Maybe it's more of a case of unreasonable expectations/poor handicapping on my part rather than failed hype but Joe Lauzon. I thought he was going to be at least a perennial top contender. I didn't know if he'd ever be the champ but I would have bet that he'd have had at least one title shot by now.
