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In MMA, a fighter can go from the top of the world to the bottom of the barrel in a split second. One hard punch, and that's it. So when looking at an individual fighter and how things have gone for them over the course of a long, difficult 12 month span...things can go from bad to worse to terrible.

That in mind, the snapshot of MMA, from a competitive, coaching and promotional standpoint, is radically different now than it was a year ago.

So, in an already-ugly 2014, who wound up taking the biggest hits? Whose stock dipped the lowest? Whose stardom has faded the most?

Click on to find out.