Bob Sapp, who at one time in his career was one of the most popular fighters in Japan during the heyday of the PRIDE promotion, continues to make a mockery of himself as he has now lost twelve fights in a row following another loss yesterday in Brazil.
Sapp was defeated by Edson Franca on Thursday in a fight card in Fortaleza, Brazil. Franca took Sapp down in and forced him to submit due to strikes in just 35 seconds. It was Sapp’s quickest loss since a 12-second loss to Soa Palelei in May 2012.
Sapp hasn’t won a fight since March 2010, and after a serious start to his career when he went 9-2-1 over his first twelve fights. He event fought PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, which was a memorable bout.
However, he is just 2-16 over his last 18 fights. And, yet, promoters will continue to give him a paycheck as he makes a fool of himself and the sport. And while this is hardly groundbreaking news, I’m sure we will see another story much like this one in the near future.
