Top 10 UFC fighters MMA fans love to hate

Bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling is one of those fighters the UFC fans just love to hate.

Scandals, cheating, and cringe personalities – check out 10 UFC fighters MMA fans love to hate!

10. Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya. Photo: Jasmin Frank – USA TODAY Sports

”The Stylebender” has gone from being regarded as one of the most exciting fighters in the promotion, to being accused for having the most boring fights in recent memory. The MMA fans are quick to change their minds.

9. Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman. Photo via Instagram (@Usman84kg)

Even though Kamaru Usman is one of the best-ever fighters in the promotion, the fans never seem to fully embrace him.

If it’s his cringe trash talk and personality, or his flamboyant clothing style – it’s hard to say, but fans tend to think that Usman just tries too much.

8. Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori is one for the more unpopular UFC fighters. Photo: Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports

”The Italian Dream” is definitely a hard worker and a skilled fighter who’s willing to take on anyone in the stacked middleweight division.

However, his fired up behavior at press conferences and unwillingness to admit losses has made him an easy target for the UFC fans.

7. Aljamain Sterling

Aljamain Sterling. Photo via Twitter (UFC)

Bantamweight kingpin Aljamain Sterling is one hell of a fighter, but the least popular of all UFC champions.

Controversial title wins, awkward celebration dances, talking about himself in third person – all put together makes the MMA fans see red.

6. T.J. Dillashaw

T.J. Dillashaw. Photo: Gary A. Vasquez – USA TODAY Sports

Former two-time bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw got caught using EPO ahead of the flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo.

Not something the fans take lightly.

5. Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal. Photo: Sarah Stier – USA TODAY Sports

In 2019, Jorge Masvidal became one of UFC’s biggest and most beloved stars after defeating Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz in dominant fashion. Especially the record-setting KO win against Askren put ”Gamebred” on the mainstream map.

However, with three straight losses against Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, as well as an alleged assault of Covington outside a restaurant, the tide seems to have turned on Masvidal.

4. Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo. Photo via Instagram (@henry_cejudo)

Henry Cejudo is the uncrowned King of Cringe. And he loves it.

It’s not only his personality and habit of making pillow cases of his opponents, it’s also how he retired in 2020, with the intention to negotiate a new UFC contract, but failed to do so because the UFC didn’t seem to bother.

However, he is now rumored to return to the octagon, to challenge bantamweight champion Aljamain sterling.

3. Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor. Photo: Gary A. Vasquez – USA TODAY Sports

Back in the days, when he actually backed up his words, ”The Notorious” Conor McGregor was loved by the fans as the promotion’s No. 1 villain.

Now, with just one win in his last four outings, many believe that the former double champ has degraded himself to a bulked up keyboard warrior.

However, McGregor is always just one win away from being relevant again.

2. Jon Jones

Jon Jones. Photo: Thomas Shea – USA TODAY Sports

Jon Jones is clearly one of the most skilled fighters the sport has ever seen, but his behavior outside the octagon has overshadowed what he accomplished competing.

A hit-and-run conviction, domestic violence arrest, driving under the influence and failed drug tests are just some of the things that has made MMA fans turn on Jones.

1. Colby Covington

Colby Covington. Photo via Instagram (colbycovmma)

Although Covington is one of the best welterweights around, his well rehearsed trash talking, racist mockery and fanatical Trump support has made the self-proclaimed ”America’s champ” one of the most controversial fighters in the history of the promotion.

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