
That moment when you realise you shouldn’t have acted like such a douchebag. Cocky MMA fighters paying the price by getting KTFO….
In modern combat sports there’s an almost necessary aspect that has been handed down through the ages, and that’s the tradition of hyping fights. In the pursuit of selling tickets and pay-per-views, or sometimes just because they are that way, fighters often go all out with trash talking and trying to antagonize their opponents.
Of course there’s a huge difference between verbally slating your opponent and being outright cocky. When turning heel in a mixed martial arts rivalry, it’s key that you are able to live up to your own hype, or you’ll become a cautionary tale.

When all is said and done, an athlete’s performance on fight night is what will stick in everybody’s mind. If you’ve acted like a tool before or perhaps even during that event, you might end up being the subject of an undesirable article such as this one.
So check out the rather satisfying collection of fighters who acted cocky and got KTFO!