Viking Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Frank Mir, good ground game, thats it Discuss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Frank Mir, good ground game, thats it Discuss How is that overrated. Nobody has viewed him as a world beater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Michael Bisping, Connor McGregor (for now), Eric Koch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Usually the most overrated fighters are those that are built up on purpose to look better than they are too sell tickets. That's the name of the game. After they lose a lot of that hype disappears then another fighter is set up to take their place. Like it was laughable that Bigfoot was hyped up to having a good chance to beat Cain after what Cain done to him the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THT Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Michael Bisping No way dude, thats a heinous statement! Anyways onto talking sense. Nick Diaz, I love to watch him fight but he's not as good as people think, great against one dimensional fighters but thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Frank Mir is one of the most overhyped fighters of all time but not one of the most overrated. There is a small and definite difference between the two. Mir has never really been seen as a world beater by the fans. The UFC—on the other hand—have spent more money on promoting him as such, which can give that impression. As for over-rated, "Rampage" Jackson has to be high on that list. On his day, he was a very dangerous man but he was incredibly inconsistent and his highlight reel gave him a notoriety that obscured his significant weaknesses. Royce Gracie will always be one that newer fans overhype. This is not his fault, but people see his record in early tournaments and fail to understand just how different that sport was to the one we have today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 At one point in time it was Ken Shamrock for me, but that's because of the WWF / WWE rollover once the MMA career began to become questionable. He was everywhere at once then suddenly, poof. He was great during his prime, don't get me wrong, but just overcooked via the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalifaxUndead Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Usually the most overrated fighters are those that are built up on purpose to look better than they are too sell tickets. That's the name of the game. After they lose a lot of that hype disappears then another fighter is set up to take their place. Like it was laughable that Bigfoot was hyped up to having a good chance to beat Cain after what Cain done to him the first time. I know what you mean but I don't think Bigfoot's grandmother believed he could win that rematch lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verbalkint Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Mark Kerr, because people looked at him (and somehow still do in some sort of nostalgic glorification) seeing the possible potential and not the boring, limited and mentally dull fighter he in fact was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlord Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 frank mir and brock lesner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Mark Kerr, because people looked at him (and somehow still do in some sort of nostalgic glorification) seeing the possible potential and not the boring, limited and mentally dull fighter he in fact was. Yeah, the potential of Kerr was nuts.. real shame how his career turned out imo. He and Tom Erikson were the first big wrestlers I can think of who grasped other aspects of the sport, Erikson literally couldn't get fights during the prime of his career. As for overrated, I'd say currently Jose Aldo -- ever since his injury he has seemed less athletic, less powerful in his strikes, and more prone to gassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Brock Lesnar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Kimbo Slice in MMA. Just because you can knock out overweight street fighters doesn't make you a professional fighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Brock Lesnar I'd put Lesnar in the same bracket as Mir. Never really overhyped by MMA fans but massively over promoted by the UFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Nate Marquardt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'd put Lesnar in the same bracket as Mir. Never really overhyped by MMA fans but massively over promoted by the UFC. Are you only including hardcore fans here or casual fans as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Hector Lombard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 brock lesnar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eveas Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I have to agree with Nick Diaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanax Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Can't believe no one has said Fedor yet. ***For the record - I'm a Fedor fan*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Brock and Kimbo both where insanely over hyped and overrated, King Mo is to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nirvana184 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Michael Bisping (he's always going to be a gatekeeper), Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Nate Marquardt. Good call, dude was at one pointed so hyped people thought he'd beat Anderson Silva. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Rory, just wait he'll be exposed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank91 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Kimbo Slice in MMA. Just because you can knock out overweight street fighters doesn't make you a professional fighter. You mean to say that people actually rated Kimbo? I would hardly say he was overrated, more that he was never even thought about in a positive light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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