Least talented fighter to get a title shot?

[Pierced7681]

Who’s your pick for the fighter with the least amount of skills that still managed to make it to a title fight in the ufc? I’m talking about fighters who never won the belt, so Carla Esparza and Nicco Montano don’t count as an answer lol

I’ll start with an old one, John Alessio fought Pat Miletich for the welterweight title back at ufc 26. Alessio lost and ended up going 0-5 in the ufc. After his long mma career ended he became an Uber driver in Vegas.

 

[ChaelSonnen]

All the flyweights who challenged DJ during his run.
And lets not forget Ronda's terror against the soccers moms.

 

[JBJ was here]

Matt Serra

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Bethe Correia

 

[AmericanMMA]

John Lober did ok vs Frank Shamrock in ufc title shot in UFC Brazil

@Yrat

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

The Michael Jordan of BJJ couldn't even make weight...

 

[jeff7b9]

Wmma included?

You can't just omit the clear best candidate.

Nicco Montano won a reality show by beating a replacement fighter with a losing record in the UFC (4-7) and got handed a "UFC title".

And that was her only "UFC win" ... ever.

 

[Yrat]

John Lober did ok vs Frank Shamrock in ufc title shot in UFC Brazil

@Yrat

Hell yeah he did

 

[Liverkick-king56]

Dan Hardy has to be up there. Dude was worse version of Darren Till., at WW I would've took Patrick Cote over Hardy.

 

[AmbassadorFright]

Travis Lutter

Darren Till

Dan Hardy

Alex Perez

 

[Pierced7681]

Dan Hardy has to be up there. Dude was worse version of Darren Till., at WW I would've took Patrick Cote over Hardy.

Yea Hardy is a legit good choice, GSP not finishing him is a bit of a stain on his otherwise really solid resume.

 

[AmonTobin]

SarahKaufman , Sara McMann, Bethe Correia
Edit: Ok clearly not the least talented but damn. Some stinker performances.

 

[jeff7b9]

The Michael Jordan of BJJ couldn't even make weight...

The Travis Lutter of Basketball did ok in the NBA.

 

[Ares Black]

Lauren Murphy
Alex Perez
Justin Eilers(RIP)

 

[Rizzo]

Justin Eilers gets the “win” here but a close second is most of Ronda Rouseys opponents.

 

[Deleted member 587672]

Dan Hardy has to be up there. Dude was worse version of Darren Till., at WW I would've took Patrick Cote over Hardy.

Dan Hardy was far from talentless.
His ground game was severely lacking but his stand up caused enough problems for a lot of guys.

 

[Tronald Dump]

Didn't Elvis Sinosic get one? That guy for sure

 

[The_Demon_In_Me]

Derrick lewis

 

[StonedLemur]

Who’s your pick for the fighter with the least amount of skills that still managed to make it to a title fight in the ufc? I’m talking about fighters who never won the belt, so Carla Esparza and Nicco Montano don’t count as an answer lol

I’ll start with an old one, John Alessio fought Pat Miletich for the welterweight title back at ufc 26. Alessio lost and ended up going 0-5 in the ufc. After his long mma career ended he became an Uber driver in Vegas.

Darren Till

 

[laleggenda27]

The Michael Jordan of BJJ couldn't even make weight...

Travis Lutter

Darren Till

Dan Hardy

Alex Perez

Lutter had plenty of talent; he was actually a high-level mma grappler His problem was never "talent." It was the fact that he had no heart, cardio, or discipline.