The fight game is not unlike the music industry in a weird way. In both industries it’s all too easy for good talent to go unrecognized. Sure, fighters get the advantage of proving themselves with their fists, but some just never seem to get the breaks (or the contracts) they deserve.
That leaves a lot of good fighters toiling in Townes Van Zandt-like obscurity while the Fergie’s of the MMA world soak up the cash and adulation.
It just isn’t right.
What follows is a list of the top ten fighters who deserve of a little more recognition and fan appreciation, though I’m sure they wouldn’t mind the money that goes with it, either.
10. “Kid” Yamamoto (Click on the fighter's name to go to their page on the Sherdog Fight Finder)
Who? Exactly. If you’re an American MMA fan, odds are this is the first you’ve ever heard of him. I can’t help but think about what he could do in the WEC’s featherweight division every time I see those Urijah Faber ads on the subway. Anything to take my mind off the tepid pools of urine.
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