After watching countless years of MMA and combat sports in general I am inclined to believe that every MMA fighter will lose no matter who it is - and in embarrassing fashion (i.e. Royce-Hughes, Silva-CroCop, etc.). Why, do you ask? Well, I believe that karma (or some higher power) does not like the fact that fighters aim to brutally injure fellow human beings - so she collects her debt eventually, in a terrifying way. Take Mirko CroCop for example: he's always humiliated opponents by KOing them with his devastating high kick. But as we seen, he was KOed in a similar but even far more brutal manner. Coincidence? Perhaps. But I don't think it is.
Let's look into it further, shall we? What about when Wanderlei used to stomp opponents in a maniacal course of destruction? You see, I feel that this has now caught up to him - both CroCop and Henderson destroyed him and left him crushed as he laid there defeated both physically and psychologically... like he made his opponents feel. What about Royce? And Sakuraba? On top of the world at one time? No more. Destroyed in the ring and made to feel helpless and inadequate. So in short, my UG brethren, is this sport not safe? Not safe in that... well... it's wrong to do, as a fighter? And perhaps that's why every fighter "gets his desserts", as Fedor once eloquently put it? You be the judge and jury, folks.
BTW, I know that some of you may bring up fighters that have NOT faced crushing defeats in their career. Like for instance, when I brought this subject up to a buddy of mine he was like, "Nonsense, look at Rickson - no one's beat him up." True. True indeed. HOWEVER, much like the movie Final Destination (where characters eventually met their morbid fate), did karma decide to collect her inevitable debt in the form of his son? I don't know. I just don't know. And now I'm starting to wonder if as a spectator, am I responsible for fighters' misfortune in some way... much like a meat eater is responsible for the slaughtering of animals. I apologize if this whole notion is absurd or if I've offended any fighter. I'm just speculating here... taking a deeper look into things.