Who are some guys that had the potential to be serious contenders and even a champion that just fizzled out and are now not much more than a gatekeeper or fringe contender? One of mine is Thomas Almeida, I saw his fight against Brad Pickett and was an instant fan. He got another win and then got starched by Garbrandt and was never the same, hopefully he can return to form and spark O'Malley though.
A few other guys who I was sure were gonna go higher than they did (or at least have to this point) are:
Sage Northcutt (yeah yeah I bought into the hype)
Gunnar Nelson
Chris Weidman
Ryan Hall
Mirsad Bektic
Doo Ho Choi
Huh?Ryan Hall is probably the best grappler in the UFC.
Not sure he's quite a "gatekeeper" yet.
Will brooks is a good one. What’s up with TS picking Weidman? Dude defended the strap multiple times.Will Brooks. Took out Chandler twice and only had one loss on his record, solid wrestler and exceptional athlete, ended up getting destroyed by Brazilian cowboy and submitted by Nik Lentz.
I'm sure he's basing that off of his BJJ record.