Pressure can be good or bad.
It often lends a hand in propelling fighters to a level otherwise undiscovered, but it can also serve as a crippling mental handicap.
In any case, the feeling of being under pressure effects each and every professional athlete in some way, not just the ones who enter a cage and fight another human being for a living.
Based on past experiences, future expectations and overall divisional stakes, here are five MMA fighters under the most pressure to perform right now.
