Most forgotten UFC champions

[dog y]

Renan Barão. Goat 135er, 30 some unbeaten streak, beating and finishing most every challenger with a variety of rare techniques.
He's never had a decent contract, never made reasonable money, and is hardly ever praised, or even talked about.
Dude was an absolute machine.
If you haven't watched him, do yourself a favor and enjoy.

 

[kingofthecans]

Yamamoto and Kevin Jackson

 

[humdizzle]

i hear tanner and bustamante mentioned every so often. couldn't even tell you what those guys looked like

all i know is evan tanner became champ training out of his garage watching DVDs.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I was going to say Steve jennum and deservingly so as he was an awfully bad champion winning as an alternate vs an alternate.
But I gotta admit I Dave menne, so I guess being bad is more memorable than him

 

[PrepareForGlory]

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I didn't know Paulo Costa's dad fought in the UFC. Interesting.

 

[LindyBrah]

Evan Tanner

 

[Masturbin]

Do we count interim belts?

 

[Y2Khaos]

I was going to say Steve jennum and deservingly so as he was an awfully bad champion winning as an alternate vs an alternate.
But I gotta admit I Dave menne, so I guess being bad is more memorable than him

I think Dave Menne is best known for being the guy who got beat up by Phil Baroni.

 

[Steve-French]

i hear tanner and bustamante mentioned every so often. couldn't even tell you what those guys looked like

all i know is evan tanner became champ training out of his garage watching DVDs.

Tanner looked like Brett Favre.

 

[GSPenn1991]

Islam and Khabib

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

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1 of the greatest waste of talent this sport has ever seen

 

[kibz]

The UFC really cancelled Demetrius Johnson on some 1984 stuff

 

[Miguel de Sade]

Anyone mention Johny Hendricks ? Almost forgot I forgot him

 

[rear-naked-poke]

Didnt they trade him for ben askren or something

I don't remember

 

[Lax617]

Good thread. Already mentioned;

Menne
Tanner
Kevin Jackson
Bustamante

Adding to above;
Pat Miletich
Maurice Smith

If we're counting tournament winners;
Jerry Bohlander

 

[davidlemonparty]

I think Dave Menne is best known for being the guy who got beat up by Phil Baroni.

That was Phil's first murder

 

[AbominableJoman]

Shane carwin iirc

 

[wh4tttt]

 

[Bearknuckle]

I think Dave Menne is best known for being the guy who got beat up by Phil Baroni.

I feel like thats how roid rages look like

 

[wh4tttt]

I feel like thats how roid rages look like

Baroni took his bodybuilding days stack into mma and he fit right into Hammer House.