In addition to the two title fights, UFC 285, this Saturday (4), marks the debut of Bo Nickal, a name full of expectations from fans due to his vast wrestling resume.Let's remember some names that arrived in Ultimate full of 'hype', but didn't deliver the expected results.
Although he won more than he lost in the octagon, it's fair to say that the charismatic karateka didn't live up to the hype he created when he arrived at the organization at 19 years old.
Sage Northcutt
The Jamaican built a worthy career in the UFC middleweight, but far from what he imagined when he gained the nickname 'Ambulance Man' on 'The Ultimate Fighter'.
Uriah Hall
Once seen as the biggest Brazilian welterweight promise, 'Tigre' left the UFC with seven wins and eight losses for the organization.
Erick silva
Compared by Dana White to Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre during his participation in 'TUF', the American accumulated one win and six losses in two stints in the UFC.
Philippe Nover
Once seen as one of the most promising strawweights in the world, Calvillo has had problems with the scales and is currently on a streak of four consecutive defeats in the Octagon.
Cynthia calvillo
PVZ started his UFC career with three wins in less than a year, but stopped there. The American left MMA with an 8-5 record and now divides her attention between bare-knuckle boxing and selling adult content.
paige vanzant
An enviable physical shape for a heavyweight and a knockout in seven seconds in his debut spread Duffee's name around the world. Successive injuries and irregularities inside the octagon, however, dampened the North American's hype.
Todd duffee
Pupil of Georges St-Pierre and appointed as the Canadian's successor after a good start in the UFC, the North American left the organization with two wins and four losses.
Brandon thatch
A pupil of Ronda Rousey, the American-Armenian emerged as a possible challenger for the middleweight belt, but his path was interrupted by three consecutive defeats. Today, still 25 years old, he is coming off a victory and trying to regain lost hype.
Edmen shahbazyan
With a resume even broader than Bo Nickal's in college wrestling, Gillespie looked like the man to beat Khabib Nurmagomedov, but he stopped at Kevin Lee and is now no longer part of the UFC roster.