In most sports, a loss can be shaken off pretty quickly. After all, in most sports, the loss only lingers for a few days or maybe a week. In MMA, the memory of a loss can linger for months, and in a sport where an individual is only as good as his last performance, a loss can be devastating.
Looking at things in that way, you could say that every professional mixed martial arts fight puts the combatants on the hot seat, but sometimes the seat is just a little bit hotter.
Heading into this weekend’s UFC 160 fight card, a handful of fighters will be feeling a bit more heat than others.
Who are those fighters, you ask? I’ll let you know.