5 of the silliest nicknames in UFC history

#5 Hector Lombard – ‘Showeather’

After changing his nickname, Hector Lombard didn't win a UFC fight

He’s likely gone from the UFC now after going on a six-fight losing streak that cemented his position as one of the biggest busts in promotional history, but former Bellator champion Hector Lombard more than deserves a place on this list for committing one of the biggest no-no’s in MMA when it comes to nicknames – deciding to change it up.

Okay, so some fighters can get away with it; Diego Sanchez went from being ‘The Nightmare’ to ‘The Dream’ and it worked largely because it’s Diego and everything he does is a bit eccentric, and Rory MacDonald went from ‘The Waterboy’ to ‘Ares’ to ‘The Red King’ and everyone nodded their heads as each one was an improvement.

Lombard, on the other hand, went from being ‘Shango’ – a pretty cool reference to a Caribbean deity that represents thunder and lightning – to outright calling himself ‘Lightning’ during his Bellator career and early UFC run, and that was fine. After all, Hector ‘Lightning’ Lombard definitely rolls off the tongue.

But why he chose to switch his nickname to ‘Showeather’ – a word that doesn’t even make sense, let alone fit him as a nickname – in 2014 is absolutely baffling. Worse still, Lombard even posted a cringe-worthy announcement about the change on his Facebook page – claiming he “wanted his new identity to satisfy his growth and perseverance as a professional athlete”.

It didn’t quite work out like that, though. Not only did he take a massive downgrade in nicknames – but as ‘Showeather’, he’s never actually won a UFC fight.