Maintaining acceleration in today’s MMA is as difficult as pushing a car up a steep hill.
You can try all you want, but you just can’t quite get it over the hump.
Well, like many tiresome arms aching in pain behind the back of an old Chevy, fighters experience the same sort of penetrating defeat throughout their careers.
From one high point to another, they always seem to come up short while their efforts lay wayside.
It’s an unfortunate truth, but one that pays tribute to the overwhelming talent that has filled the MMA deep end for almost 10 years.
Here are the five most prominent fighters who never could quite make it over that hump.