MMA

Most MMA fighters consider "dirty fighting" highly frowned upon, despite some occasionally resorting to it for an advantage in a match. As you guessed, some fighters are notoriously known for fighting dirty more than others.

In fact, some of the fighters the MMA community considers among the best in history never set foot inside the UFC octagon. So, in this article, we are bringing you these 14 best fighters who never fought for the UFC that you should know about. We will take a closer look at their impressive careers that should have led them to the UFC, but somehow, it never happened.

UFC Pound-for-Pound Ranking (P4P) is a list of the 15 best overall fighters in the UFC who are currently active, regardless of their weight class.

In this article, we'll walk you through the UFC matchmaking process so that you can easily understand how it all works as well as have any fleeting questions answered.

Overall, when it comes to preparing for striking in MMA, fighters use techniques from boxing, Muay Thai, and kickboxing. In contrast, they mostly use wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques for ground fighting in MMA.

And there are some cases where fighters are banned from the UFC, with no chance of ever signing again in the foreseeable future. With that, one can't help but wonder what grave mistake led to their permanent ban from the UFC.