I was talking this over with a friend the other day. There are a lot of fighters that lose the fight, but in return gain a bit of respect in some shape or form. What fighters have you gained some sort of respect for off of a losing bout?
Mine would be Chris Leben vs. Anderson Silva. Here's the thing, Leben is one of my favorite fighters, but I am able to put that to the side for this. Had I still been stuck on his actions from the TUF House and his attitude at the time I would have been able to look past it a bit after this fight. This fight ended early, yes, but even after you realized that Leben was going to need a miracle left hand to win this fight he still continued to press and trade with Silva who was obviously out-striking him.