For any fighter plying their trade in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, being victorious isn’t just a need, it’s a prerequisite.
As the UFC is resident to over 300 active fighters and is expanding all the time, no one combatant is guaranteed permanent residency there—unless, of course, they’re successful on a regularly basis, which is a hard feat to achieve given the company’s talent pool of fighters.
Once a fighter loses twice in a row, it’s more or less the UFC’s status quo that a third defeat is tantamount to the fighter in question being given his marching orders.
However, that hasn’t always been the case, as certain fighters who have lost consecutive bouts still end up with their jobs intact, whilst some have been released after just one defeat.
Here we’ll take a look at the fighters who are in dire need of a victory.