Let's take a look at the fighters that didn't want to fight their training partners..

[99Silva]

DC and Cain
Rory and GSP
Koscheck and FItch
Jones and Rashad (although they fought)
Rampage and Newton (undetermined)

Any other ones' not already mentioned?

 

[zbelt]

YOU and me....

... ME AND YOU!!!!

 

[Mustard Tiger]

Tito vs Chuck

 

[Spindrift0036]

YOU and me....

... ME AND YOU!!!!

I was trying to forget this stupid song that was stuck in my head ... Now , thanks to you ...







































YOUUUUUU and meeeeee....

... MEEEEEEE AND YOUUUUU!!!!

 

[99Silva]

YOU and me....

... ME AND YOU!!!!

Be cuz we're happy Together....!!

 

[99Silva]

Tito vs Chuck

Chuck wanted it Tito didn't the feeling wasn't mutual.

 

[Peteyandjia]

Anderson & Lyoto, for awhile anyway

 

[99Silva]

Anderson & Lyoto, for awhile anyway

Good call...just remembered Wanderlei and Shogun Rua.

 

[CoffeeAndBeer]

Urijah - Benavidez

Aldo - Barao

 

[martijn]

Diaz-Diaz

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

Diaz-Diaz

this should happen

 

[7437]

this should happen

I want to say that a reported asked Nick about it before. He got all pisssed off and said the idea was sick.

 

[BuffaloEmperor]

Jake shields and diaz in strikeforce. They were never suppose to fight but shields fought at 185 for that reason.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

all the guys at Cesar's
Georges and Rory
Matt Hughes and rich back in the day to an extent

 

[WilfordBrimley]

Rashad and Keith Jardine.

Anyone remember the cringe-worthy press conference where Dana kept telling Rashad they were going to fight and Rashad just kept saying it wasn't going to happen?

 

[Silent311]

Rousey vs *



* Rousey via strikes.

 

[Lito Lapida]

I didn't know that Rampage and Newton are teammates

 

[En Sabah Nur]

Diaz-Diaz

Both talking about how the other "doesn't know what's like growing up in the hood" in pre-fight interviews and then mean-mugging each other from across the cage.

Shrieking, "Hit me, bits!" between furies of strikes thrown at 10%.

 

[IK00PA]

Rashad and Keith Jardine.

Anyone remember the cringe-worthy press conference where Dana kept telling Rashad they were going to fight and Rashad just kept saying it wasn't going to happen?

No i want to watch tho

 

[HIMBOB]

Anderson Machida, have they will never fight, and later said they will, I believe they wouldn't.


While many people complain about training partners not fighting I am 100% ok with it because it leads to better fighters.