Some guys have all the luck. Some guys have all the pain. Then there are some guys who get all the breaks. And some guys get left out in the rain.
More poignant lyrics were never written. At least not as they relate to this slideshow, which looks at 25 top fighters who, for one reason or another, will never wear the UFC championship belt around their collective waist.
It could be a skill set issue. It could be that they are embedded in another promotion. It could be a string of misfortunes. It could be that they were too far past their primes by the time they landed in the Octagon.
Or, it could be that they’re just plain ol’ crazy, not that I have anyone very specific in mind for that.
I could have taken the easy route and just picked a bunch of over-the-hill guys or obvious also-rans. And hey, I included some of those types. I like easy routes. But too much of that and things get a little bland, so I went out on a couple of limbs along the way. I wonder if anyone will notice those.
In any event, here’s hoping this provides food for thought and debate. Thanks for reading.