Bob Sapp (11-17 MMA) has never been the greatest fighter. In fact, he’s never been a good fighter. A freak show match participant at every event I will admit he was fun for a while, but we quickly found out he was just that, a freak of nature. It wasn’t his skills that made him a fan favorite it was his size and initial bull rush across the ring at the start of the fight that got the crowd behind him. It was soon clear that the novelty of that got old quick and was ultimately ineffective.
Let’s take a look at the best worst moments of Mr. Sapp over the years – for old time’s sake.
Bob Sapp vs. Alexandru Longo
SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV
2011
Bob Sapp vs. Patrice Quarterton
A1 World Combat Cup
2009
Bob Sapp vs. Masayoshi Kakutani
IGF Genome 15
2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VvXKdehJ50
Bob Sapp vs. Taishan
Kickboxing
2013
Bob Sapp vs. Kunkli Tivadar
Fight Code: Dragons Round 3
2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyeOIx0r2M
and finally….
Peter Aerts vs. Bob Sapp
K-1 World GP
2017
In closing, it is safe to say Bob Sapp was a monster at the beginning of his career and then quickly faded. Sapp may never be remembered for anything more than a sideshow, but man at the start it was fun, right?