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Missing masvidal.
Jorge might be the actual GOAT at losing fansĀ
Careful, he might break your eye orbitals if he reads this.
And Hill!
Hill never had fans in the first place
aah it do be true. I always found him so insanely overrated.
Convenient to say that after his first knockout loss š
Bryce Mitchell has to make the list
oh God. what did Bryce do?
Took the moron conspiracy theorist personality straight to the moon and waved back at Eddie bravo as he passed him.
ya know, that's not as bad as it could be tbh. Did a quick google and I see he's threatening to fight Ben Shapiro lmao.
Izzy has always had a supportive fan base that doesn't mind his corny ass antics. That's just who he is. He never really switched up or did anything outrageous to make people hate him. His YT channel also does numbers so I don't think he belongs on this list
Yeah Izzy has just always been a controversial guy with his share of supporters and haters. Iāve been a fan of his for a minute and that hasnāt really changed, and Iām sure the same can be said for people who donāt like him.
The only people he lost are bandwagon fans after he lost the belt thatās the case with pretty much any champ
I disliked him mostly because he was so dominant I was afraid nobody would beat him. I still believe heās one of the GOATs. Nobody can be as active as him fighting legit top contenders without dropping an occasional fight. The fact that he wasnāt ducking any of the top guys is one thing I respect the most.
I dislike him, but have a lot of respect for him as a fighter. I do think heās kind of a child though as times. Holding a grudge against a toddler is kinda pathetic but at the time time it is kind of entertaining š
Nah bro. Revenge emojiing a kid by dead-fishing over his dad's corpse just added to that legendary celebration. I wouldn't have Izzy any other way
Lol well yes it absolutely is Izzy. Kinda immature and petty which makes is part of his charm.
Funny I appreciate him more than 90% of ppl in this sub even though I donāt like him. But honestly I like him more after a few losses simply because I root against fighters that are too dominant and I root for the underdogs often. I really like Usman yet was rooting against him against anyone but Jorge and Covington.
Izzy is genuine and I appreciate that. He isnāt doing WWE fake salesman stuff which far too many fighters are doing these days.
He lost the dog loving fan base. Because of his dog LOVING
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Hahaha. The slang is ironically emphasizing that itās been a long time. I actually found UD from 2003 with it.
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I was a little Izzy sick at the beginning of his hype train but the Whittaker fight cemented me as a fan, even if I would pull for Sean, Whittaker their second time and Poatan their second time. Dude is GOOD, he was active and funny asf ngl. He can be weird but Imm weird in a different way, so I respect his shit. Also he was a dominant champ cannot hate on the legacy.
Based take
Heās so good at striking and when heās engaged in stand up itās so amazing to watch. I will always be a fan of his fighting. The rest of him? Not so much but the fighting 100% always will be a fan of him and root for him when he steps in the octagon
I like Izzy for his skills, and if im being honest, i feel like when talking MMA, that's the only thing you should take into account. No personal bullshit.
Izzyās the man. Every person on this sub was cheering him on when he knocked out Pereira. They just turned on him with the whole Strickland thing
I never was a fan of Izzy but that was a monumental KO over Alex. It was absolutely badass to intentionally put himself in the most dangerous spot against the most dangerous striker on purpose just to set a big trap like that, and then KO him so hard that he didnt look like he was ever going to be normal again. That for me was one of the defining moments of MMA in the 2020s so far.Ā
In retrospect, it really boosted both guys. Izzy finally beat his boogeyman, it elevated both guys names because their rivalry became the UFC rivalry of the time, and it has made Alex's current run of beating up the who's-who list at 205 (with really quick turnaround time on each fight) that much more impressive. Their rivalry couldn't have been written any better by a WWE booker - it absolutely has "put both guys over" and also gave a little rub to lesser characters like Strickland by making his win over Izzy a bigger deal for himself too. The two UFC fights between Izzy and Alex were money printers all around for a lot of people. Love both guys for that.
Dude This sub canāt survive without shitting on Izzy.
The only thing weird I don't like about him is the dog stuff. Other critics seem to just be like homophobic
honestly the dog stuff to me seems very blown out of proportion. seems like oceanic humour just lost on the rest of the world
My issue with Izzy is his inability to handle criticism and social media hate. He acts like the whole world is out to get him when he gets the slightest bit of pushback from fans or other fighters.
I think he's pretty much said he needs to be that way and have a chip on his shoulder to keep himself motivated.
Honestly I was a Izzy fan but if you follow him on social media you know heās such an egotistical idiot. Regularly peddled conspiracies about vaccines and other things etc with such an arrogant confidence because his ego is inflated from being a UFC champ
The thing with Izzy, and Bones, and to a lesser degree Colby, they've probably lost more fans than most other fighters even had to begin with - and still have more fans today than most other fighters in their weight class do.Ā
Yea he should be replaced with Strickland
I thought it was the whole dog thing that made him lose some fans?
That video was from like 10 years ago Iām pretty sure, and Iāve seen it floating around from well before the Strickland buildup, it just got popular again
There's also Gane, another big king of losing fans
Also Despaigne with that miserable performance against Waldo Cortes-Acosta, and Yair bringing the white belt jitsu and getting subbed by Ortega after beating his face into hamburger meat the first round
Despaigne didn lose any fans. Most people know that he is a stand up guy who guarantees KO against fat men like Hunsucker and Porter.
Big lol to these fickle ass fans who instantly turn against fighters after they lose a fight. Thatās just part of the game.
I was and AM his fan. I don't care if he's dogshit I want to see some highlights
*losing r/ufc fans
i think this applies for everyone here except colby. his shitty ass performance against leon lost him some real fans im sure
I donāt know man. His fans have been proven to be incredibly stubborn in the face of evidence and downright edgelord behavior. Dude made fun of someoneās dead dead and you still had Colby fans saying āLeonās dad was a Criminal. He deserves to get disrespectedā. Ignoring how bringing someoneās dead parent into a fight conference is BLATANTLY way over the line! The amount of Accountability, basic morality, and self awareness his fans lack is insane
This sub devolved into a major circlejerk sub loooong ago.
This place is a bubble and gets predictably on and off hype trains on a fight by fight basis.
Jon Jones will still get a huge crowd and sell a ton of tickets, regardless of the Reddit mob.
Yeah, people need to realize nobody IRL gives a shit about what Reddit guys like us think. Itās never gonna change the fact that Jon Jones will still have fans that donāt care that heās got the mentality of an escaped Arkham asylum inmate. Heās going to beat up and maybe even murder Stipe and then ride off with his money
Noo donāt hit em with the truth! The UFC hive of Reddit refuse to believe they donāt make up 100% of UFC fans lol
I'd say colby lost pretty much everyone with the Leon's dad comment. The rest still have a pretty solid fan base
I donāt only think it was the dad comment, if he had won a lot of people wouldāve probably forgotten about it or moved on. Leon just made Colby look completely useless, and he didnāt even do it in an entertaining way. Just made Colby look like a boring prelim fighter, completely killed his stock.
Yep, he made himself Mr. Irrelevant with that piss poor performance.
Last ppv I bought was that one; Iām still bitter.
And the worst part is if he wants to escape that label heās going to have to take on a legitimately big name and we all know he aināt about that life anymore
I already couldn't stand him that far comment went way too far I'm glad they guy got humbled. Only way he's winning fans is beating Ian Garry
Yeah I never liked Colby, never understood the hype either. It wasnāt even the trash talk which I didnāt like (didnāt mind it just never found it particularly funny) it was him dodging real contenders and playing these slimy games to avoid any risk at all costs and try to reap the rewards. Heās 35 now, wonāt ever be champion and heās ducking Ian Garry. I think everyoneās sick of his games, skip the bullshit and fight.
Ngl, I want Garry to win that would just for the sheer salt that would produce
He lost everyone when he lost and acted like he was robbed
Bro i completely forgot about that. shit was mad corny
Idk hardcore trumpers are loyal Iāll give them that
I didnāt mind the comment tbh, the performance on the other handā¦
Izzy still has a shit ton of fans, Masvidal should be up there for sure
Should have Ilia Topuria
i donāt think he lost fans, just gained haters
Topuria has Spain and Georgia backing him. I donāt think heās lost many, but he definitely needs to get his shit together.
I would like a scientific study into why so many UFC fans are obsessed with hating fighters. Like Jesus Christ itās absurd. The only one I can reasonably accept āhatingā (even then, thatās a strong term) is Jones, because of the domestic violence. Covington is a close second because of what he said about Leonās father.
But really, hating Adesanya? Paddy Pimblett? Ian Garry?? Why spend so much energy honing in on their personal lives and quirks? Just enjoy the sport and who gives a shit what theyāre into outside of it.
Because the loudest section of mma fans are nitwits that canāt see past their primitive tribal instincts. Thatās really all it is.
To like one fighter means that they absolutely have to hate another. Itās a zero sum game to them. It enhances the experience for them. They tune in to see the fighter they hate lose more than the fighter they love win.
I dislike certain fighters for sure. But youāll never see me obsess over them and their personal lives like you see on this sub.
It really is insufferable when this sub gets a hate boner for a fighter. Be it Izzy, Colby, Jones, Belal and now Topuria.
Itās no different to chimpanzee flinging shit at something they deem a threat.
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Itās not just UFC fans itās Reddit thatās how they roll. Everything sucks and if you make them happy youāre an asshole for doing so
Izzy tho?
This subreddit is literally no manās land when it comes to defending Izzy, so most people are gonna say something like āheās a dog rapist.ā Itās really frustrating because I first started following the sub because I wanted to talk about the technical aspects of MMA and breakdown fights like r/boxing does, but instead itās filled with a bunch of MMA Guru fanboys.
This sub is full of trash humans who don't actually appreciate martial arts. They seem to like the bandwagon meme shit, which isn't really what this sub was supposed to be about
Truth. I think a big thing that we need is just moderators to approve posts. Would clean up the shit show big time.
You know itās fucked when MMA Guru is more well liked than Izzy. Bizarre. One guy makes a living from talking shit about fighters from the comfort of his basement whereas the other is a highly accomplished former champ.
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It annoys me to no end seeing that clownās content being promoted all over the sub. Heās fucking unbearable, way more than peak āIāll leave you frozen like Elsaā Izzy.
He's relatable to the MMA fans on here who look exactly like him
It's so fucking dumb.
Colby is a racist bigot asshole. Jones...we all know that history.
Izzy though, what a fucking terrible excuse of a human right? Dude likes anime and says corny jokes. Literally kill him.
Which is funny. Izzy literally get along well with most if not all fighters tht know him personally. Even cool with Topuria and Pereira nowadays. Cant say the same with JJ and especially Colby.
Exactly š
Whoa, whoa bro, hold up youāre not allowed to bring up positive points about Izzy thatās against the rules here