Who are the best UFC Champions to never successfully defend the title?

[RiotWyatt]

Ranked. Not counting current champions who have yet to attempt to defend.

In no particular order:

Heavyweights
Mark Coleman
Bas Rutten(Relinquished belt before defending)
Josh Barnett(Stripped before defending for testing positive for steroids)
Ricco Rodriguez
Frank Mir(Stripped before defending because of injury)
Fabricio Werdum

Light Heavyweights
Randy Couture
Vitor Belfort
Forrest Griffin
Rashad Evans
Mauricio Rua

Middleweights
Dave Menne
Evan Tanner
Luke Rockhold

Welterweights
Carlos Newton
B.J. Penn(Stripped before defending for violating contract)
Matt Serra
Johny Hendricks

Lightweights
-

Featherweights
-

Bantamweights
-

Flyweights
-

Women's Bantamweights
Holly Holm

Women's Flyweights
Carla Esparza

 

[Sonny Qc]

You want us to rank them TS?

 

[Lemmy]

Bisping.

 

[Mochan]

This is a trick question those who never defend their title aren't really champions.

 

[RiotWyatt]

You want us to rank them TS?

Yes. I shoulda specified.

Fixed.

 

[kakutogi boom bap]

Sean Shark

 

[reddhelium]

conor

 

[CereserBr]

Shogun defended it against Machida

 

[Sonny Qc]

Yes. I shoulda specified.

Fixed.

a little lazy.
top 3 only

Mir, BJ, Shogun

no particular order

 

[Akabignasty]

McTap

 

[RiotWyatt]

Bisping.

conor

Not sure if didn't read criteria...

or predicting the future.

 

[The guest]

It doesn't fucking matter.

Defend or die.

There have been some good ones. But I'm completely old school. If you don't defend you were never a champ to begin with. Especially in this sport. Anybody can beat anybody else on any given night ( Within their divisions ).

I do know the top two fails at defending though.

 

[Lemmy]

Not sure if didn't read criteria...

or predicting the future.

You're right about both of them.

 

[ortizgnp]

Frank Mir. A case can be made for Werdum as well.

 

[kimchi dog taco]

make this thread in a year and I will say Conor

but it's gotta be Rockhold, easy

 

[PrinceOfPain]

Shogun. Werdum. Barnett.

 

[SocraticMethod]

Sean Shark

Sherk defended against Franca.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

HW - Bas
LHW - Shogun
MW - Rockhold

 

[Akabignasty]

How can you say the best UFC Champion if they never defended it?

 

[kakutogi boom bap]

Sherk defended against Franca.

I know. I was just being silly to a silly thread