Why would you have high hopes? He gassed in the 3rd. He'd never have beaten any of the top 5 in 5 rounders. Kattar won the third round and zabit was clearly tired. If that was 5 rounds it would have been bad for zabit
@@kyartick8502bro had breathing problems and had surgery to have it fixed. He easily would’ve been able to become champ. His height mixed w his athleticism and skills were INSANE for 145.. he’d run through most ppl at 45 now except a few. Now 155-170 is a dif story
He is better off being a medical doctor, he will make way more money n help so many ppl n live a more fulfilling life , n if u don't agree take the rocks outta ur head n think
@@DarranKernI hate Jacare but he arguably won against Romero and was 24-4 before he lost to Whittaker and started racking up losses. He wasn’t overrated.
@@madgavin7568 mousasi’s reign over bellator and his wins in the UFC hold a lot more weight than Jacare’s short strikeforce reign and his era of getting smoked by everybody in the UFC. So no, you’re wrong
Ok, but for a while it's been hard to argue anybody but the UFC champ is the best in the world. Dominant Bellator champions heading into/back to the UFC has been a mixed bag. For every Chandler there's a Ben Askren. And even Chandler is 2-3, granted those losses were competetive and against the absolute best.
@PrismanSP the hell are you on about? Rockhold called off due to an injury, and then Jacare took on another fight a couple of months before the first Bisping fight, by the time the second Bisping fight came, he had lost a split decision to Romero so he needed to get a few wins again and a month prior fought Vitor. Bisping literally had no fault in either case.
Assuncao speaks English. Very well actually. He trains or did in Atlanta and I met him in a parking lot after the Bones vs Rashad weighins. Very cool guy and it's a shame he never made it higher.
Damn. Thank you for educating me on Askar Askarov. I didn’t even know he was deaf. All I know was that his loss to KKF was a HUGE upset. It shows you how bad the UFC is at promoting their fighters.
@@samuelpaulson6416Right? So much in this world that this person could be doing instead of hating on someone who doesn’t even know they exist. Pathetic really, maybe it’s the lack of anything going on in their own lives that pushes people to do this.
Do you listen to the fights with the commentary turned off? Pretty sure at least 1 commentator says something about his disability at least once a fight
I kinda feel bad for brunson for how his carrer turned around, he still KOed machida in brazil, and almost beat anderson silva He truly is the greatest gatekeeper in ufc history along side neil magny
Even though he's hit or miss most of the time, Matt brown could possibly be on this list. He had 2 number one contender fights when he was on his win streak/ comeback. He fought against Lawler and then he fought against Hendricks right after that. Lost both by UD
HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE JACARE? I was certain he would be #1! His BJJ accomplishments alone are ridiculous and he basically won everything one can win in submission grappling. Most notably, he is BOTH an ADCC champ & ADCC Absolute Runner-Up and 2x IBJJF Gi Absolute World Champ (with 2 EPIC victories over Roger Gracie, the consensus BJJ GOAT). He also won or medaled in a bunch of other prestigious tournaments. What is even crazier is he did all of this in TWO YEARS, before quitting and moving to MMA because there was no money (at the time) in grappling. In that span, he went 47-6, going 2-2 against the aforementioned Roger and all his other losses were extremely close matches decided on points (all against other BJJ legends). He had a legit chance of becoming one of the GOATs if he stayed in the sport. Then in MMA, he almost won the DREAM Grand Prix in his early MMA carrier, then became the Strikeforce champion and defended his belt. When he arrived in the UFC he went on a 5-fight winning streak (with 4 finishes), avenged his loss to Mousasi and then lost a super close SD to Romero (in which majority of the MMA media at the time scored it 29-28 Jacare btw). After that he put a 4-2 run where he finished all his victories (that includes 2 former UFC Champs and Brunson, who somehow made this list over Jacare despite being finished by him TWICE). The losses were: another super close SD to a prime Gastelum (coming off a KO win over a fresh former champ Bisping) and a prime Robert Whittaker (no shame there). He had 2 great shots at the title (and becoming champion too), the first being after the Romero fight if the judges had it right and the other immediately after, where he put 2 performance of the night finishes over Belfort and Boescht. Both would've been against Bisping, which is a good match up and very winnable fight for Souza. Bisping had the unnecessary Dan Hendo rematch and GSP tie-up that also contributed to Jacare never getting a shot. HOW IS HE NOT #1? I love the page, but you gotta start respecting Mr. Ronaldo Jacare more. Insanely underrated and an absolute killer!
Jacare would never have fought Bisping in either situation you put for a title. The split Bisping won the title 6 months after the split decision loss and Jacare fought Vitor in 195 and Bisping only won the title the next month at Ufc 196. And the second time makes a lot less sense after his TKO loss against Whittaker. Jacare just had a shit schedule for fights and just constantly lost too many decisions towards the later part of his career.
I hate interim titles, it's so pointless. If the champ is gonna be out long enough that you need a new champ, then strip the title and just make it a real title fight. If he isn't..... then there's no point in an interim title, it's just a glorified top contender fight.
@@thatstrangedudeyouseeatapl4249so was Ryan Bader and he was still on the list. Mousasi would be my number 1 of best guys who never fought for the ufc belt
@@beaualoevvUFC rejects and bums? You UFC fangirls always embarrass yourselves. Mousasi is one of the greatest MWs in history. He left the UFC on a 5 fight win streak, having beat two former and recent UFC Champs just on that streak. Clowns.
But a lot of that was trading wins and losses with those top guys. And with how deep the talent pool is in that division it's sometimes hard to get a shot when you've got a 5+ win streak going. I just refreshed my memory of his record and at his most competetive he subbed Olives, KO's Sholorus, then loses to Henderson, beats Guillard, loses to Diaz, beats Lauzon, then gets choked out by Healy...so on and so forth.
@@PrismanSPfunny how we nobodies call ppl journey men when we know they hate that n it's disrespectful to them n they say to everyone it's disrespectful but all those who never trained with pro fighters will continue to say it yay for the internet n hiding behind it with made up screen names
Change the title to "10 Fighters You Can't Believe Never Fought For A UFC Title." The title is too vague. All of this fighters were champions at once before or after their UFC stints.
Every fighter who beat Derek Brunson for the past decade has gone right into a title eliminator, except Cannonier who just went right into a title shot
I only think of Zabit and Derek Brunson when thinking kf what if chaps. While the rest have impressive streaks and some surprise victories, they came at times where the big name wins were not at there peak. Derek and Zabit are the only two who were beating top name guys when they were top name guys.
Assuncao (spelling, whatever) was one of the most frustrating fighters to watch. His natural urge was to be boring. Dude could be down two rounds in a winnable fight, his corner yelling at him to push the pace, he comes out for the third pushes for 15 seconds and then settles back in to doing not very much for the remainder of the fight.
@@PrismanSP Interim Title Shots. Not A Legit Title Shot. Plus The Fight Against Khabib Never Sent Down. He Fought Kevin Lee, & Justin Gaethje For Interim Title.
Jim Miller also comes to mind. He’s been around for so long and is a recognizable enough name that I think people just assume that he was once a title contender. There’s actually a few guys at 185lbs at the same time as Brunson that it’s kind of wild never got a shot. Jacare and Gegard come to mind. Had they been there during the more stable and dominant runs of Silva or Adesanya they almost certainly would’ve, or at least 1 or 2 of the 3 would’ve, but MW was a bit of a wild card for a few years there with the Rockhold-Bisping-GSP-Whittaker-Romero run (I know Yoel was never champ, but he was so involved in that era you HAVE to include him). Also, if we’re not counting interim… Tony Ferguson 😢. Would not be so surprised if down the line DDP, Belal, and Curtis Blaydes are on this list.
Mostly because longevity but I think Jim Miller should have fought for a title, the obvious omission from the list is Mousasi, he won titles in 4 other organisations!
Zabit shouldn’t be here. He was so short lived as a fighter in the division that it’s VERY believable he didn’t get a shot. I feel like it’d be more shocking if he did get a shot since he only had like 5 fights.
This list is a great example and cautionary tale for fighters that having a skilled manager can make all the difference in your opportunities. A lot of hate, somewhat justifiably so, is thrown at top 5 fighters that sit and wait for a title shot. But time and time again we've seen that haste makes waste and patience is rewarded. When the only real big money in the UFC is found in championship PPV points the top guys have all the reason in the world not to risk falling to the back of the line.
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Don' t let that cross eyed peace if sh narrate these videos. Im gonna end him with 1 slap
I feel like Zabit is the biggest What if in UFC history. dude was incredible.
Probably didn't want to engage in the WWE bs..
Especially after he got surgery that fixed his breathing issue which contributed to his bad cardio
Was amazing to watch, but hardly any of his strikes actually got through. His accuracy was horrible last time I was bored and checked it
Great fighters, but overrated to oblivion.
I don’t think he would get through Holloway or Alex. In fact, I’d bet on Ilia if he ever fought him.
I miss Zabit. Dude was a monster and I had high hopes he’d be champion one day.
Why would you have high hopes? He gassed in the 3rd. He'd never have beaten any of the top 5 in 5 rounders. Kattar won the third round and zabit was clearly tired. If that was 5 rounds it would have been bad for zabit
@@kyartick8502a guy can’t upgrade their cardio? Or learn to manage it better? I only bring these questions to you bc Improvement is a very real thing.
@@kyartick8502ya ya
@@kyartick8502a lot of people had high hopes for him and could see what you cant, you really are dumb lmao
@@kyartick8502bro had breathing problems and had surgery to have it fixed. He easily would’ve been able to become champ. His height mixed w his athleticism and skills were INSANE for 145.. he’d run through most ppl at 45 now except a few. Now 155-170 is a dif story
Curtis Blaydes will eventually be on this list.
@@beaualoevvNonsense.
@@FightXScience-wh6kx still hasn’t beat anyone to deserve one , let alone put on a win streak more than 2 in the last 3 years
No, I can fully believe Blaydes will never fight for a title. He's a gatekeeper if I've ever seen one.
@@beaualoevvvolkov, jds, rozenstruik and overeem were all solid wins
Hahahahahahah I agree
Damn the DC line is still fucking brutal.
I can belive zabit didnt fight for a title when he retired at like 25
28
He is better off being a medical doctor, he will make way more money n help so many ppl n live a more fulfilling life , n if u don't agree take the rocks outta ur head n think
@@AnglephileSwedenGermanrelax bro, he didn’t criticize his choice to become a doctor
@@AnglephileSwedenGerman
Far out chill bro
@@AnglephileSwedenGerman how will he make more money as a doctor?
Jacare and mousasi never getting shots because of the whole bisping gsp delayed fight was pretty crazy
Mousasi yes, Jacare no. Jacare is unbelievably overrated
Bisping was a punk for ducking everyone to fight GSP
@@DarranKernI hate Jacare but he arguably won against Romero and was 24-4 before he lost to Whittaker and started racking up losses. He wasn’t overrated.
@@DarranKern Jacare is underrated you doofus 😂 If anything Mousasi is overrated, he was never the best Middleweight in the world.
@@madgavin7568 mousasi’s reign over bellator and his wins in the UFC hold a lot more weight than Jacare’s short strikeforce reign and his era of getting smoked by everybody in the UFC. So no, you’re wrong
Karo Parisyan was scheduled to fight Matt Hughes at UFC 56 but got injured and was replaced on short notice by Joe Riggs who missed meight
i hate missing meight ngl
Lol I was training with Riggs and Hughes at Jeremy Horns together before this fight happened. He head cased this fight understandably
@@damarquesjohnson4087 I heard that Riggs walked around 190 so obviously he couldn't make weight on days notice
Karo would've got stomped lol
I guess it should be “never fought for UFC title” Bader and Davis were champs in Bellator. Mousasi and Jacare should’ve been on there
Yeah that's a very good point
Ok, but for a while it's been hard to argue anybody but the UFC champ is the best in the world.
Dominant Bellator champions heading into/back to the UFC has been a mixed bag.
For every Chandler there's a Ben Askren. And even Chandler is 2-3, granted those losses were competetive and against the absolute best.
@@SuicideVan Then change the name of the title
@@eugeniofabela4759 or we can just stop pretending any other title is relevant beyond that of the UFC.
@@SuicideVanMighty Mouse proved one championship has stiff competition, but no other huge ufc star would make that jump.
No Jacare? He was literally the number 1 contender at one point
My first thought, idiot Michael Bisping had to jam and almost ruin the division when he fought Glassjaw Rockhold
@PrismanSP the hell are you on about? Rockhold called off due to an injury, and then Jacare took on another fight a couple of months before the first Bisping fight, by the time the second Bisping fight came, he had lost a split decision to Romero so he needed to get a few wins again and a month prior fought Vitor. Bisping literally had no fault in either case.
My boy Jacare better be on this list
Disrespect to the goat :( even on this list he gets overlooked
Edson Barboza comes to mind
Didnt he fight for a title ? Im sure he was no.1 contender for little while
He was decent but never that good, legit top 10 but not sure about top 5
Assuncao speaks English. Very well actually. He trains or did in Atlanta and I met him in a parking lot after the Bones vs Rashad weighins. Very cool guy and it's a shame he never made it higher.
Damn. Thank you for educating me on Askar Askarov. I didn’t even know he was deaf. All I know was that his loss to KKF was a HUGE upset. It shows you how bad the UFC is at promoting their fighters.
you have to promote yourself and fight. boring decision merchant didn’t get a career highlight ? so sad i’m playin violin for him rn
@@beauaIIoevv Imagine being this hateful against someone you don't know. The man's just trying to make a living. You must live a very sad life.
@@samuelpaulson6416Right? So much in this world that this person could be doing instead of hating on someone who doesn’t even know they exist. Pathetic really, maybe it’s the lack of anything going on in their own lives that pushes people to do this.
@@samuelpaulson6416 That guy you're responding to is a notorious MMA troll.
Do you listen to the fights with the commentary turned off? Pretty sure at least 1 commentator says something about his disability at least once a fight
Did Gegard Mousasi get a tittle shot? I feel like he had a long winning streak and they just would give him a tittle shot
I kinda feel bad for brunson for how his carrer turned around, he still KOed machida in brazil, and almost beat anderson silva
He truly is the greatest gatekeeper in ufc history along side neil magny
He basically beat Silva.
Haven’t rewatched it since i watched it live, but i recall scoring that fight for Brunson.
He koed a 40 year old machida in Brazil
Even though he's hit or miss most of the time, Matt brown could possibly be on this list. He had 2 number one contender fights when he was on his win streak/ comeback. He fought against Lawler and then he fought against Hendricks right after that. Lost both by UD
HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE JACARE? I was certain he would be #1!
His BJJ accomplishments alone are ridiculous and he basically won everything one can win in submission grappling. Most notably, he is BOTH an ADCC champ & ADCC Absolute Runner-Up and 2x IBJJF Gi Absolute World Champ (with 2 EPIC victories over Roger Gracie, the consensus BJJ GOAT). He also won or medaled in a bunch of other prestigious tournaments. What is even crazier is he did all of this in TWO YEARS, before quitting and moving to MMA because there was no money (at the time) in grappling. In that span, he went 47-6, going 2-2 against the aforementioned Roger and all his other losses were extremely close matches decided on points (all against other BJJ legends). He had a legit chance of becoming one of the GOATs if he stayed in the sport.
Then in MMA, he almost won the DREAM Grand Prix in his early MMA carrier, then became the Strikeforce champion and defended his belt. When he arrived in the UFC he went on a 5-fight winning streak (with 4 finishes), avenged his loss to Mousasi and then lost a super close SD to Romero (in which majority of the MMA media at the time scored it 29-28 Jacare btw). After that he put a 4-2 run where he finished all his victories (that includes 2 former UFC Champs and Brunson, who somehow made this list over Jacare despite being finished by him TWICE). The losses were: another super close SD to a prime Gastelum (coming off a KO win over a fresh former champ Bisping) and a prime Robert Whittaker (no shame there). He had 2 great shots at the title (and becoming champion too), the first being after the Romero fight if the judges had it right and the other immediately after, where he put 2 performance of the night finishes over Belfort and Boescht. Both would've been against Bisping, which is a good match up and very winnable fight for Souza. Bisping had the unnecessary Dan Hendo rematch and GSP tie-up that also contributed to Jacare never getting a shot.
HOW IS HE NOT #1? I love the page, but you gotta start respecting Mr. Ronaldo Jacare more. Insanely underrated and an absolute killer!
Jacare would never have fought Bisping in either situation you put for a title. The split Bisping won the title 6 months after the split decision loss and Jacare fought Vitor in 195 and Bisping only won the title the next month at Ufc 196. And the second time makes a lot less sense after his TKO loss against Whittaker. Jacare just had a shit schedule for fights and just constantly lost too many decisions towards the later part of his career.
We missed Zabit.. the ninja fight we didn’t got between him & yair
@@beaualoevv zabit gotta be one of the most overrated fighters ever tbh. Beat nothing but cans and started to gas in a 3 round main event
@@jonesdager701You do realise he has a health condition and that's why he was getting gassed and retired early, right?
@@ivansyomkin2156 yeah I do. Doesn't negate what I said though
@@jonesdager701
Facts
Yair would’ve literally murdered his ass zabit isn’t current top 10 material
Jacare is the prime example of this
How Jacare Souza is not there?
To be fair to Brunson, encountering two very tough future champions was some pretty bad luck and those losses certainly hurt his career path a lot.
Definitely need a video about the ufc vs USADA situation
They are just paying another private company now.
Every year I go trough the routine of watching a card and saying “dam Cub Swanson is still fighting” lol
Zabit was such a tragedy. I'm glad we can watch his little brother clean up Bellator.
I didnt know his brother is in bellator
Tragedy? 😂
12-fight win streak Tony Ferguson as well
He fought for and won a UFC title
He was an interim champ tho
He was treated soo badly
He was schedule to fight for the belt several times but it never happened, sometimes by his fault and other times because external factors
Cub forever a legend
I haven't watched the video yet but i'm assuming this list was made for Tony?
Edit: nope... He fought for an interim belt but that barely counts...
I hate interim titles, it's so pointless. If the champ is gonna be out long enough that you need a new champ, then strip the title and just make it a real title fight. If he isn't..... then there's no point in an interim title, it's just a glorified top contender fight.
Guessing Mousasi and Jacare on here. Edit: wow.
Mousasi won in belator so I still consider him a former World Champ IDC
Jacare was Strikeforce Champ and Mousasi was a champ in a crap ton of other organizations.
@@beaualoevvUFC doesn't have the best fighters anymore so actually yeah people care
@@thatstrangedudeyouseeatapl4249so was Ryan Bader and he was still on the list. Mousasi would be my number 1 of best guys who never fought for the ufc belt
@@beaualoevvUFC rejects and bums? You UFC fangirls always embarrass yourselves. Mousasi is one of the greatest MWs in history. He left the UFC on a 5 fight win streak, having beat two former and recent UFC Champs just on that streak. Clowns.
When I saw the video of MMA World, I expected Tommy Toehold to do a video on the end of USADA...
Can’t believe CM Punk missed this list
Surprised Jim Miller isn't on this list. He was at the top of lightweight for a long time
But a lot of that was trading wins and losses with those top guys. And with how deep the talent pool is in that division it's sometimes hard to get a shot when you've got a 5+ win streak going.
I just refreshed my memory of his record and at his most competetive he subbed Olives, KO's Sholorus, then loses to Henderson, beats Guillard, loses to Diaz, beats Lauzon, then gets choked out by Healy...so on and so forth.
He was always a journeyman
@@PrismanSPfunny how we nobodies call ppl journey men when we know they hate that n it's disrespectful to them n they say to everyone it's disrespectful but all those who never trained with pro fighters will continue to say it yay for the internet n hiding behind it with made up screen names
Tony Ferguson
He fought for, and won, an interim belt.
I think this list is for fighters that aren’t in the UFC anymore
@@michaelcondon9123cub is still in the ufc
They gave him several title shots
DDP and Belal will make it into the next version of this list.
I can believe Travis Browne never fought for a title actually
Change the title to "10 Fighters You Can't Believe Never Fought For A UFC Title." The title is too vague. All of this fighters were champions at once before or after their UFC stints.
They did!
Cub deserves a big PPV sendoff when he decides to hang it up for sure
MMA Right On Point 💯
Derek Brunson has the funniest build in the ufc. Dude was designed to be a world class deadlifter
I was convinced Zabit was going to a champion lol
How did Jacare never make this list
Every fighter who beat Derek Brunson for the past decade has gone right into a title eliminator, except Cannonier who just went right into a title shot
Gegard better be on here.
Romero, Gustaffson, Henderson, Sonnen, Ferguson and Covington just off the top of my head
All of them for for a UFC title at least once
Zabit vs O’Malley would have been lit
He’d drag Sean by his nips
I only think of Zabit and Derek Brunson when thinking kf what if chaps. While the rest have impressive streaks and some surprise victories, they came at times where the big name wins were not at there peak. Derek and Zabit are the only two who were beating top name guys when they were top name guys.
Might be a little late but shout out to the boys for hitting a mil
Assuncao (spelling, whatever) was one of the most frustrating fighters to watch. His natural urge was to be boring. Dude could be down two rounds in a winnable fight, his corner yelling at him to push the pace, he comes out for the third pushes for 15 seconds and then settles back in to doing not very much for the remainder of the fight.
I knew Karo would be on this list. Karo is a forgotten and 1 fight away from the main stream.
Ronaldo Jacaré Never fought for a UFC title 😢
Jacare Souza, Tony Ferguson,
Raphael Assunção,
Tony was offered several TSs
@@PrismanSP Interim Title Shots. Not A Legit Title Shot. Plus The Fight Against Khabib Never Sent Down. He Fought Kevin Lee, & Justin Gaethje For Interim Title.
I instantly thought of Cub Swanson
If I recall correctly, Karo Parisyan did get a title shot against Matt Hughes but had to pull out due to injury…
Jim Miller also comes to mind. He’s been around for so long and is a recognizable enough name that I think people just assume that he was once a title contender.
There’s actually a few guys at 185lbs at the same time as Brunson that it’s kind of wild never got a shot. Jacare and Gegard come to mind. Had they been there during the more stable and dominant runs of Silva or Adesanya they almost certainly would’ve, or at least 1 or 2 of the 3 would’ve, but MW was a bit of a wild card for a few years there with the Rockhold-Bisping-GSP-Whittaker-Romero run (I know Yoel was never champ, but he was so involved in that era you HAVE to include him).
Also, if we’re not counting interim… Tony Ferguson 😢.
Would not be so surprised if down the line DDP, Belal, and Curtis Blaydes are on this list.
Jim Miller, Clay Guida, Edson Barboza
To me it's carcares at the top. Been on the ufc for near a damn decade with a fan friendly style and an amazing backstory
Damn three of my favorite fighters on this list
Where is jacaré Souza and Edson Barbosa?
Bro forget Tony Ferguson
Fought for the interim title
The UFC is a business, most fights are about the entertainment. RIP MMA
What happened to caposa’s corner
I like brunson but knew he would never hold gold, some guys are just right there
Zabit Will always Be My champion ⭐️🙏🏿🇷🇺🙏🏿⭐️
#9....could you imagine???
Are we live??
Lol at Marcus Brimage.
I can't belive bader didnt fight for a ufc title. He won the bellator from phil davis.
No tony Ferguson or Edson barbosa?
4:03 Did he hit that dude with the Ghetto Blaster?!
Bad News Brown would be proud. 😂
Hasn’t Tony never fought for a ufc title ?
He’s never fought for an undisputed title but he’s fought for the interim belt
Travis Browne could have been an all-timer if he stuck with Greg Jackson.
You missed Jussier Formiga!
Still pissed Swanson never got a title shot. That win streak was more than deserving.
Yeah that was some BS, they gave him Edgar cause they knew he was going to beat him.
So Cal is a gangster
This confirms that everybody did Jacare dirty...
Before watching I have to say Gegard The Moose
Hockey has a conversation it would like to have with your opinion. Daniel Cormier, please come to the stand.
did you guys count interim titles as title fights for this video?
how Mousasi is not on this list is incomprehensible
Before watching the video: ZABIT MAGOMEDSHARIPOV IS THE MOST CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED FIGHTER OF ALL TIME.
People know who Rafael Assunção is, but he just fell victim of the bantamweight drama of the time and his injuries
Yea. Just what all of us in the south want. "A summer hoodie"
Chris Leben better be on this list. He was on a big win streak and instead of a title fight fought some new Comer named Anderson silva.....
Before I even watch this video, who has zabit beat, and who has Bobby green actually beat at peak
How did you skip Gegard Mousasi he went 5 -0 in the UFC and has held titles in every other major promotion in multiple weight classes
15:19 they didn't listen to Slim Shady...
Mostly because longevity but I think Jim Miller should have fought for a title, the obvious omission from the list is Mousasi, he won titles in 4 other organisations!
What about Jacare?
Where is Gegard Mousasi??????
Weren't they trying to lure Zabit out of retirement with an immediate title shot against volk?
Damn Travis trained for 1 year and got a purple belt in BJJ? Yikes…
To this day i am still salty we disnt get to see zabit fight for a title. I always thought he was the guy that could challenge max.
Søren Bak needs to be on this list, he beat paddy
God, I love me some Cub 😍
bro really said its hard to get inna ufc 😭 cm punk can beg to differ
Before watching, my guess is Tony Ferguson is on this list
Unless you include interim belt
Everytime I hear Ryan Bader, all I think of is DC
Mike Perry
Zabit shouldn’t be here. He was so short lived as a fighter in the division that it’s VERY believable he didn’t get a shot. I feel like it’d be more shocking if he did get a shot since he only had like 5 fights.
How did Travis Browne get to Purple belt rank in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a year!?
This list is a great example and cautionary tale for fighters that having a skilled manager can make all the difference in your opportunities.
A lot of hate, somewhat justifiably so, is thrown at top 5 fighters that sit and wait for a title shot. But time and time again we've seen that haste makes waste and patience is rewarded.
When the only real big money in the UFC is found in championship PPV points the top guys have all the reason in the world not to risk falling to the back of the line.
I disagreed with several of your other comments, but this is spot on.