5 UFC Fighters Who Look Like They Don't Belong Inside a Cage
 

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Usually when I write an article, an idea either falls into my head or I’m accepting an assignment from one of the bosses.

But I was reading some articles recently, and one of my fellow writers, Nick Caron, wrote an awesome piece about the Scariest Fighters in the UFC.

As I read slides about guys like Brock Lesnar and Quentin Jackson, I found myself thinking about the guys who looked the least like cage fighters.

For every Wanderlei Silva, who actually pulls off a nickname like “The Axe Murderer,” there is a guy like Rich Franklin, who was literally once a high school math teacher.

Obviously, there are more than just these five fighters, so if I missed a couple, feel free to leave them in the comments section.

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Rich Franklin


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He could be your dad, your math teacher, or even your everyday Pet Detective.
What I’m trying to say is, Rich Franklin looks like a normal guy.
While a lot of the other guys on this list have a defining quality that makes them stand out, Franklin stands out because he doesn’t stand out, if that makes any sense at all.
He’s a former UFC champion, but the average fan would have to look pretty hard to recognize him walking down the street, which is the ultimate example of not looking like a cage fighter.

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Danny Downes


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If Rich Franklin looks like a math teacher, Danny Downes looks like the obnoxious freshman in the front row of class.
The first time I saw Downes enter a cage, I immediately thought that someone needed to check his birth certificate.
Downes is an extremely entertaining fighter with a ton of heart, but it is pretty hard to make it through one of his fights without someone making a joke about his age, making him a perfect choice for this one.

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Kenny Florian


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Florian is one of the most successful fighters never to win a UFC belt, but he also looks like he should be selling real estate somewhere.
I never really thought about Florian being on this list until my girlfriend made a comment last weekend about how Florian just didn’t look like a fighter and that’s why he didn’t win.
Not exactly the best example, but it proves the point.

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Roy Nelson


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I’m going to try as hard as possible not to make any trailer park jokes here.
Obviously, Nelson doesn’t look like a fighter, and he doesn’t really want to, which makes him even more lovable.
He has the opposite physique you would expect from a fighter, he has the worst (or best) hair in MMA, depending on who you’re talking to, and he has a not-so-hidden love for Burger King.
Yep, seems to fit the bill.

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Joe Lauzon


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This dude is my nerd!


Joe Lauzon looks like he should be stuck in a basement somewhere making some sort of hologram phone, but instead he just designs his own iPod Apps and kicks ass on Saturdays a few times a year.
He actually is as smart as he looks, which might be the coolest thing I’ve ever written about a fighter.