The world of MMA can be tricky to navigate. It’s even harder when the pressure of competing in the Octagon is added on top of an already high-pressure situation.
Fighters are only as good as their last fight, and some guys have struggled with that recently. Staying active is a surefire way to get fans to pay attention to your career, but so too is winning.
The fighters on this list have fallen completely off the radar due to a number of factors. Some have been on the sidelines for far too long, while some haven’t had their hand raised in the Octagon in a while. Others have experienced a combination of both.
Many of the fighters were in the mix for title contention, but now they’re struggling. Luckily, most have plans lined up down the road that should get them back into the title conversation, but a few have seemingly no direction back to the Octagon.