The Tale Of The Win Streak Unfolds At UFC 141

By Raphael Garcia The battle to reach the top of the heap is something that every professional fighter thinks about. Even after they get there, they worry about staying on top of it. No matter what spot you hold though, one factor remains true: the win streak is your ammunition to prove where you should be ranked in relation to your peers. At UFC 141 we saw a few interesting examples of how a win streak can help a fighter's progress in some instances, but impede it in others. Jon Fitch, Jacob Volkmann, Alistair Overeem and Donald Cerrone were four individuals who went into the event with impressive win streaks on their resume. Overeem had created an undefeated “legacy” that spanned more than four years, while Volkmann was working with a four-fight winning streak, and both Cerrone and Fitch were undefeated over their last six fights. Now that the dust has settled, each fighter finds himself in a different position based on the continuation or disruption of his streak. What awa...