Who is the best fighter who never became UFC champion?

[Lucas Motta]

A lot of great fighters were never champion of any organization, such as Sonnen, Maia, Cerrone.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

A lot of great fighters were never champion of any organization, such as Sonnen, Maia, Cerrone.

Are we counting interims or nah?

 

[Trax]

IMO Poirier is probbably somewhere around the top, not counting interim shit. Tony Ferg as well

 

[Lucas Motta]

Are we counting interims or nah?

No brother.

 

[Vegeta]

You mean ufc champ?

 

[CasterMard]

Khamzat

 

[Lucas Motta]

You mean ufc champ?

In theory yes, but I'm not considering any Zuffa organizations champions in my answer.

 

[Cuzcatlan]

Frank Shamrock

 

[TARTARA]

 

[Shuque]

Fedor?

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

No brother.

If it’s specifically ufc belts here’s some
Dustin Poirer.
Colby Covington
Urijiah faber
Overeem
Nick diaz
Cowboy

 

[TheMessiah]

Dan H, Romero, Chad Mendes, Overeem

 

[KantoTerror]

Not sure if big Nog ever became a UFC champ...if not, he's on the list...also Jon Fitch and Wonderboy...

 

[RileyReidsPlug]

Is this even debatable? I'll give you two

 

[jko1355]

Ufc? Dan Henderson.... if you don't count pride champs... hmm.... Kenny Florian was very good. Bisping until the end of his career where he finally got the belt.. Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez... Jon Fitch... Nate Marquardt was great for a long while. Faber was champ lvl forever just had great guys right above him.. Obviously his boy Joseph Benavides as well

 

[ChickenBrother]

IMO Poirier is probbably somewhere around the top, not counting interim shit. Tony Ferg as well

T Ferg and it's not close IMO. His 12 win UFC streak without fighting for the real belt was fugging insane and unmatched before or since.

 

[Natural Order]

Mousasi

 

[Lucas Motta]

T Ferg and it's not close IMO. His 12 win UFC streak without fighting for the real belt was fugging insane and unmatched before or since.

I agree man, I'm a big Maia fan, so I'd include him in that list, Faber too.

 

[CallMeCasual]

 

[SirKratos]

Surely its Fedor