While four fighters will be competing for UFC gold at UFC 165, others will be battling to remain employed.
This Saturday’s UFC fight card is headlined by a light heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson. In the co-main event, Renan Barao will try to remain interim bantamweight champ by beating Eddie Wineland.
However, a handful of fighters on the preliminary card will be competing for much more modest accolades. For these unfortunate few, their UFC jobs could be on the line.
Some of the following fighters are in much greater jeopardy than others, but here are the five fighters sitting on the hot seat heading into UFC 165.