Who doesn’t love and respect Georges St-Pierre, Randy Couture or Lyoto Machida? Those guys ooze respect, honor and sportsmanship. They seem, by all accounts, great guys and fine ambassadors for the sport.
But the world isn’t all smiles and handshakes. The world needs its villains, and MMA is no different.
Who wants to watch the same stagnant clone of a persona take the microphone after brutally pummeling another man into submission every fight?
Bad boys, or rebels if you’d prefer, are a necessary counter the sport’s good guys. They keep the eyes wide and the ears cocked, and they keep butts in seats. If you’ve got your doubts, take a look at this list, and think for a moment about how many of these men are major financial draws.