Featherweight Bubba Jenkins had everything going his way, including a four-fight win streak coming into Bellator 132 earlier this year. In fact, the NCAA Division I wrestling champion from Arizona State University (ASU) seemed like he was potentially one win away from a 145-pound title shot.
Jenkins freely admitted to being "borderline cocky" going into a fight with former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) champion Georgi Karakhanyan. And in one fell swoop, Karakhanyan broke the win streak and left Jenkins frozen on the mat.
It was the kind of loss that humbles even the most cocky of fighters, but the only way to avenge a setback like that is to get right back in the cage and show you're a better man than the last time you fought.