The 13 Most Obnoxious Fanbases in MMA

Just like a New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox fan, MMA is full of fanbases that always find a way to get under your skin.

Fans of certain fighters can definitely get under a person's skin due to a number of factors.

Some fighters never made it big in the UFC yet are considered to be some of the best of all time. Others have found huge success in MMA and the UFC but still annoy other fans.

Whether any of these fighters wins or loses, their fans will make enough noise for readers to stay away from the Internet when they have a fight coming up.

Cain Velasquez Fans

When Cain Velasquez was rising among the heavyweight ranks, it looked as if the UFC realized they had a future star on their hands even before Velasquez was making appearances near the top of PPV cards.

There's nothing more annoying than having someone tell you a fighter is good before they've had a chance to prove it. Yes, Velasquez is a good fighter, but the list of guys he had beaten on his way to his title victory isn't the most impressive when looking back.

To add insult to injury, Velasquez fans essentially turned him into "The Great Brown Hope."

I don't have a problem with fans liking a fighter due to a mutual ethnic background, but that shouldn't be the sole reason fans are backing Velasquez.

The Anti-GSP Crowd

As good as Georges St-Pierre's career has been, it's been almost overshadowed by the amount of haters he has.

It seems after every dominating performance by GSP, the anti-GSP fans find a way to criticize the man.

All GSP does is win, but his lack of finishes creates a lot of animosity amongst fans. Instead of criticizing GSP for not finishing an opponent, they should just realize his style of fighting doesn't allow him to create opportunities for a finish.

He fights safe and he's always going to fight safe; there's no sense in rehashing an argument after every PPV that features the welterweight king. Move on, please!

Nate Diaz and the Compton Crew

Nate Diaz is a pretty decent fighter in his own right and should be considered one of the more entertaining lightweights in the UFC.

Unfortunately for Diaz and his "Compton Crew," they often forget that he's not his brother.

Nate may be able to talk like his older brother, but his trash talk is fairly hollow given his career accomplishment.

Give Diaz some time and he may become as good as his brother, but he (and his fans) should stop talking a big game just because he's got a name to maintain.

Brock Lesnar's WWE Crossovers

When Brock Lesnar crossed over into the sport of MMA, he brought with him a contingent of fans from WWE that wanted to watch him become "The Next Big Thing" in MMA.

Unfortunately for MMA fans, these crossover fans immediately put Lesnar atop the MMA rankings before he even set foot in the Octagon.

Lesnar is a talented fighter, but he was pushed to the top too soon, and we are seeing the results of that as he hasn't been able to refine his game like other prospects do.

Sorry, WWE fans, Lesnar can't just lift his opponents up for an F-5 and throw fake punches in this sport.

Jon Jones Fans

There's no denying Jon Jones had one of the most greatest years for an MMA fighter of all time. Beating three former world champions and an Ultimate Fighter winner are no easy tasks.

But at the same time, rooting for Jon Jones is like rooting for the New York Yankees or the Los Angeles Lakers.

They always win and tend to win big. Hearing (and seeing) all the Jones fans at local sports bars is almost as annoying as waiting for all of them to jump off the bandwagon once Jones loses.

The Anti-Jon Jones Group

Almost as cool and hip as liking Jon Jones is being part of the people sipping the haterade.

People nit-pick every move the man makes. If he doesn't smile the right way or answer a question in a certain manner, fans don't hesitate to blast Jones over the Internet.

He's fought four times in 2011, something that most fighters fail to do in even a two-year period.

Jones just seems to rub some people the wrong way and instead of just brushing him off, fans are stuck on him and his "fake" personality.

If you don't like a person, ignoring them tends to be the best way to move on.

Jon Jones and "Greatest of All Time"

Perhaps no fighter is as polarizing as Jon Jones. We've covered the fans who both cheer and jeer Jones, but there's a separate group of fans that get under MMA fans' skin more than others. Well, at least under my skin.

Following one of Jones' dominating performances, Internet boards instantaneously fill up with "Jon Jones is the greatest fighter of all time" comments.

Jones has accomplished a lot, especially at such a young age. There's no denying that. But what determines a fighter being one of the greatest fighters of all time is fighting at a high level with consistency.

When Jones puts together another year like he had in 2011, then people can start putting Jones and "greatest of all time" in the same sentence.

Chael Sonnen Supporters

If there's an argument for a more polarizing figure in MMA than Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen leads the list of potential candidates.

He's divided fans in MMA in ways I've never seen without even throwing a punch.

Besides his repeated attempts at humor that people find annoying, some of his insults are very racial in nature.

If Sonnen would've been saying the things he said about African Americans or Hispanics instead of Brazilians, would he still get a pass from the MMA community? I doubt it.

Michael Bisping's Haters

Like Jon Jones, Michael Bisping comes under massive amounts of scrutiny before and after his fights.

Bisping's in-cage antics are some of the worst we've seen, but we've also seen a lot worse from fighters.

He's strung together a series of wins, and a victory over Demian Maia would propel Bisping into title contention. However, his detractors are likely to be loud enough to keep that from happening.

Bisping doesn't have anyone to blame but himself, so it's hard to feel too much sorrow for him, but the Bisping haters' list seems to be longer than an NFL season ticket holder wait list.

Pride Fans

Everyone has a guy in their MMA fan group that is always quick to say, "Pride was so much better," or, "Pride rules are so much better than the boring UFC rules."

Like your grandparents that remind you that your neighborhood used to be all corn fields, hearing fans talk about the Pride days is annoying as well.

Memo to Pride fans: it's over, it's not coming back, move on.

Antonio Nogueira and Mauricio Rua

How many times have we seen Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mauricio Rua follow a lackluster performance with a win?

Of course, after either man wins, we immediately claim either fighter "is back."

Just like the Pride fans, neither man is coming back to prominence any time soon. I enjoy watching both guys just as much as the next, but a win shouldn't constitute that either fighter is blazing the comeback trail.

Nogueira is likely done with the sport after suffering a broken arm in his return fight from multiple surgeries and although Rua lost a close decision in a great fight, it's clear he isn't the same fighter he was in Pride.

Fans should temper their expectations after a win from either man and just be happy their fighter won a bout.

The Pre-TUF Hardcores

As a writer, I'm used to the negative feedback from the MMA articles I've written.

One of the most common negative responses readers tend to give writers is that they've only been watching the sport since The Ultimate Fighter or know nothing about the sport because they disagree on the writer's opinion.

Considering at least 75 percent of the current MMA fans started watching after they saw the original Ultimate Fighter, I don't see how that makes anyone less knowledgeable about the sport.

When you think about how much The Ultimate Fighter has meant to the UFC and MMA, the old "hardcores" should be grateful for the fans it has brought instead of shunning them.

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko will go down in history as one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time.

But try writing anything even remotely related to a "Fedor isn't that good" piece and prepare for the swarm of Fedor-lovers to attack your computer.

Fans get so defensive if their demigod is criticized, it makes them seem like they're trying to hide his faults, which are plain to see to any MMA fan.

He hasn't fought the "best of the best" in the UFC and that will always be counted against him when people remember his illustrious career. It's like winning a championship with the opposing team's starting QB on the bench.

It's just not the same.