When Zuffa makes their way into Macau for Saturday’s UFC on Fuel event, it will be the first time that the Octagon has been set up in China. Although it is a night of UFC firsts, for some fighters, it could represent their final appearance in the organization.
One name who comes to mind is Blackzilian member Thiago Silva, who will step into the Octagon for the10th time in his five-year tenure. After a falsified urine test morphed a UFC 125 victory into a no contest, Silva’s record is winless since 2009 and has only seen his hand raised once in his past five appearances.
Silva is hardly the only member of the UFC roster who cannot afford to come up short once again. In the ultra-competitive landscape of modern MMA, even big-named fighters are coming up short more frequently than you’d expect.
Here is a look at 10 UFC fighters who are in desperate need of a win.