Gilbert Yvel

Where have all the heels MMA is gone? That is the question. But first, let's define the term "heel". Talon is commonly used in professional wrestling to describe a villain "character" or "bad guys". A heel is generally opposed by a babyface "or just" face "(crowd favorite) and is often described as behaving in an immoral manner, breaking rules or taking advantage of his opponent outside the boundaries of rules of the game. Some heels are not (or rarely) break the rules, but have unpleasant personality traits. No matter what type of lodging, the most important work is the role of antagonist. Heels exist to provide a paper Aluminium front men. If a given heel is cheered in the face, a developer may opt to turn that heel to face, or the wrestler to do something even more despicable to encourage heel heat.

So do the heel-term results in MMA? Well, sorta. But in MMA, because the fights are real and championship belts are real and matches are not fixed as they are in Pro Wrestling, the beads are created organically by the combatants themselves rather than be left by promotions. What is really to say that some guys are cons that people tend to hate (see Top ten largest Shower Bags MMA ) and some guys are nice.

There are some rare cases, however, as with Tito Ortiz (15-6-1), where a fighter intentionally commits itself in a heel to excite the fans and ultimately sell more tickets. The "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" has made himself more ingeniously heel MMA, which earned him the love and hatred of the fans, all attracted by making him one of the greatest sport in the last ten years. What you love or hate, it is difficult not to talk about Tito Ortiz. Most people probably thought it was really a heel until season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). That's when most of of us witnessed the caring, nurturing father figure, a coach that Ortiz was his team as he led the team victory over Ken Shamrock. Since parting ways with the UFC after his defeat against Lyoto Machida in May 2008, Ortiz has undergone back surgery, but he tried to stay in the spotlight taking jobs commented with Affliction and Elite XC. It provides for a full recovery and return to the Action in Fall 2009 with an organization other than the UFC.

Speaking of Ken Shamrock (27-13-2), it is an excellent example of a true heel. It is a selfish dick, which, in my opinion, all mandates of negative attention it receives. It was also clarified during the season of TUF 3, Ken could not relate to his team and does not seem enough to improve the situation. In the spirit of a heel cheating true, Shamrock tested positive for steroids after his fight against Ross Clifton in February 2009. Over the years he has been loved and hated, and loved to hate. In the early days of the UFC, he was the butt for everyone rooted, probably because of his physical book comic hero and good looks. At one point, he left MMA to pursue a career in wrestling, where he assumed the role of a heel. Upon his return to MMA, Shamrock was a showman more polite and took his heelism up in a feud with Ortiz. Shamrock, a UFC Hall of Famer and one of the first MMA superstars, is now in his mid-forties and about to retire.

Tim Sylvia (24-5) is another definite heel. During his reign as heavyweight champion of the UFC, Sylvia was the more hated and despised champion away. T.