Most tragic missed opportunities in MMA

[Fedorgasm]

Sakuraba never getting a belt.

Sakuraba never getting a single win against Wanderlei

Chael coming so close to winning gold but never achieving it, thereby breaking the promise he made to his father before he died.

Rockhold never getting a rematch against bisping.

DC never getting a win against Jones. And really never even getting a fair shot.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Rumble not fighting Jon

 

[ninja boot]

The most obvious one has to be Tony and Khabib

 

[reddhelium]

Chandler waiting patiently for the McGregor fight to materialize, costing him the prime of his career.

 

[Necrocrawler]

Sakuraba never getting a belt.

Sakuraba never getting a single win against Wanderlei

Chael coming so close to winning gold but never achieving it, thereby breaking the promise he made to his father before he died.

Rockhold never getting a rematch against bisping.

DC never getting a win against Jones. And really never even getting a fair shot.

 

[Colemanstove]

Aldo vs Pettis

 

[Typrune Goatley]

- Rockson Gracie dies and we never get to see Sakuraba vs Rickson

- Fedor vs Randy Couture cock blocked by Dana

- Chuck losing to Rampage in the semi-final so we didn't get to see him face Wanderlei in the final of the 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix.

- UFC giving Cro Cop one more fight before title shot. They gave him Gonzaga when they should have just gave him Randy Couture. Cro Cop vs Couture would have been legendary between two legends. Cro Cop had an amazing record against wrestlers/grapplers while Randy had a great record of upsetting dangerous strikers.

- Jose Aldo never getting his rematch vs Conor McGregor

- Ferguson/Khabib cancellations

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[TempleoftheDog]

GSP not winning the LW belt early in his career. When he could make the weight. Therefore not being a 3 weight UFC champion.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Dana failing to sign Fedor

 

[nonoob]

Khamzat blowing off his fight with Nate.

Glad that he did, Nate shined from that moment on...sorta.​

 

[Sonny Qc]

GSP becoming a 3 division champ Vs Khabib.

 

[nonoob]

GSP becoming a 3 division champ Vs Khabib.

Neither one wanted that fight, understood on both sides.

 

[L0ki]

Wand Lil Nog not happening in Pride, especially considerring the heat between CB and BTT.

Hunto Big Nog in Pride, though I would imagine it would've played out kind of like Hunt Barnett did.

 

[Darkavius]

• The UFC letting Mighty Mouse go in exchange for Askren. Still crazy that they traded the best Flyweight of all time go for nothing.
• Never getting the Nunes/Cyborg rematch.
• Never getting Ngannou vs. Jones.
• TJ Grant never getting to fight for the Lightweight Title because he got that concussion in training, and then he never came back.

 

[TR1]

Can't say I really think of any of that as tragic.

Tragic is Kid or Randleman dying so early.

 

[generalyum]

TJ Grant retiring early right before a TS

 

[EndlessCritic]

Karo vs Hughes
TJ Grant vs Bendo

 

[Luthien]

@Miesha Tate abandoning her Sherdog account instead of hanging out with us TRAGIC

 

[TriangleMonkey]

They dropped the ball not co-promoting with M-1 and having Fedor fight either Couture and/or Brock at that point in time

 

[BangBang]

The most obvious one has to be Tony and Khabib

More tragic if it was booked just the once. They had 4 or five times to get it on man. Some would say, if was never meant to happen lol