25 Stupid Things That MMA Fans Used to Believe

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By the CagePotato.com Staff

They were undeniable truths — until suddenly, they weren’t. Check out our latest list below, and ask yourself: What do I believe now that will turn out to be utter bulls**t someday?

1. Alistair Overeem will become the UFC heavyweight champion in less than a year.

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2. There’s no way a boxer could ever beat a mixed martial artist under MMA rules.

3. Rickson’s record is 400-0. No, seriously.
 

4. Mark Hunt is a washed up has-been…but this McCorkle kid looks promising.

(Photo via Getty)

5. When Gina Carano retires, it’ll be the end of women’s MMA.

6. Georges St. Pierre and I have built a genuine connection over Twitter.
 

(Photo via AP/Canadian Press)

7. Steven Seagal is one of the baddest motherfuckers of all time.

8. Nobody can finish Minotauro Nogueira.

(Photo via Eric Jamison/Associated Press)

9. Okay, so maybe he can be finished, but nobody can submit Nogueira.

(Photo via Tracy Lee/Yahoo!)

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