K. Kowalkiewicz returns this Saturday, at ufc vegas 56. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
MMA tends to bring great emotions to fans of combat sports and is characterized by being a type of individual competition in which only one fighter emerges victorious. However, in the history of the UFC, great athletes had long periods without having their 'arms raised' and were negatively marked by such marks.
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who hasn't won since April 2018 and has five consecutive defeats, is already one of the fighters with the worst streaks in the organization's history. The Polish woman, however, has the chance to alleviate her situation against Felice herrig No. UFC Las Vegas 56, an event that takes place next Saturday (4).
With that in mind, the team at SUPER FIGHTS It brought together four other significant fighters – in addition to Karolina – who went through bad times in their careers in Ultimate. The list has B.J. Penn, Sam alvey, Hector Lombard e Renan Barao.
BJ Penn (seven)
BJ (photo) has the worst streak in UFC history. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
MMA legend and one of the biggest names in lightweight history (up to 70,3kg.), B.J. Penn There was an ending to forget in Ultimate. In November 2010, the Hawaiian won for the last time, defeating Hatt Hughes in a big and important welterweight fight (under 77kg).
After losing to Nick Diaz In the following presentation, Penn surprised by announcing a supposed retirement, which lasted only a year. Then, the fighter came back and was defeated six more times at an even lower level of competition, looking for just one more victory – which didn't happen.
In addition to his bad time in the octagon, BJ also saw his name mentioned in controversies outside of it and got involved in arguments and fights in bars in his country, thus leading to his break with Ultimate and the end of his career. He is now running for Governor of Hawaii in the 2022 elections.
Sam Alvey (seven)
W. Turman defeated S. Alvey by judges' decision. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Known by the nickname 'Smiling' – smile, in free translation – for his joyful moments inside and outside the octagon, Sam alvey has few reasons to feel happy in the UFC. Participant in the 16th season of 'The Ultimate Fighter', the fighter signed with the organization after a stint on the reality show and achieved good performances, highlighting a positive result against the former champion Rashad evans.
The good moment, however, ended in the hands of Minotouro Nogueira, who started the North American on one of the worst streaks in the sport. Since then, Alvey has embarked on a seven-fight losing streak, including poor performances against prospects in the middleweight (up to 83,9kg) and light heavyweight (up to 93kg) divisions. He announced a career hiatus and yet was not fired from Dana White's organization.
Hector Lombard (six)
Lombard had a lackluster stint in the UFC. (Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC)
Owner of devastating knockout power and great aggressiveness in his fights, Hector Lombard signed with the UFC in gold. Former Bellator champion, the Cuban was, at the time, the 'man to beat Anderson Silva', who reigned at middleweight (up to 83,9kg.). However, he was unable to maintain the level of performance of other franchises when joining Ultimate.
In the period between March 2016 and September 2018, Lombard was unable to win even one fight, having been knocked out by Dan Henderson, Anthony Smith e Neil Magny, in addition to losing to John hendricks, Thales leites and CB Dollaway before being fired from the company.
Renan Barão (five)
Sanders beats Barão. Photograph:. Reproduction / Instagram @ufc
Renan Barao is inevitably one of the biggest cases of sudden declines in mixed martial arts. A big name in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg.), the Brazilian was UFC champion and managed to score 31 consecutive victories in his career, but never maintained the same level of performance after losing to TJ Dillashaw, in May 2014.
Barão had a defeat to Jeremy Stephens and recovered against Philipe Nover, but saw his final career in the UFC end in a melancholy way and with a sequence of five setbacks in a series, against names like aljamain sterling – who would later become champion -, brian kelleher, Andrew Ewell, Luke sanders e Douglas D'Silva. He returns to competition after almost three years without competing in combat against William Gomis at Ares FC.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (five)
K. Kowalkiewicz hasn't won since 2018.
Foto: Reprodução / Instagram
Former challenger for the strawweight belt (up to 52,1kg.), Karolina Kowalkiewicz emerged as a great promise in Ultimate after an undefeated run through the Polish 'KSW' event. She, however, 'hit the beam', stopped in Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the unanimous decision of the judges and never managed to get back on his feet in the organization.
This time, it's Kowalkiewicz's big chance to break the uncomfortable streak of five straight defeats, when she faces Felice herrig at the end of the preliminary card. Without acting since August 2021, the Polish player lost to Jessica Stacker, Michelle Waterson, Alexa grasso, yan xiaonan e Jessica penne in his most recent fights and has a record of 12 triumphs and seven setbacks.
Other renowned athletes who had five consecutive defeats in Ultimate: Donald Cerrone, Carlos Condit, Andrei Arlovski e Josh koscheck
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