And I'm not talking about tournament winners so there's no reason to bring up the likes of Steve Jennum.
It's gotta be Dave Menne.
He won the middleweight title in a lackluster fight in disappointing event and then lost it badly in his first defense. Unfortunately, what he's most remembered for is later getting crushed by Phil Baroni.
Honorable mention goes to Sean Sherk. When's the last time anyone heard that name? I think Barao and De Randamie will definitely be added to the list soon enough.
Woodley
GODberg -Woodley
lame
he's the most active current champion
StankieEdgar -GODberg -Woodley
lame
he's the most active current champion
Yep. Dude has had four title fights in under a year.
Germaine De Randamie
Menne and GDR are good ones.
whoever was the first 115 women's champ before Joanna. I legit don't even know who it was.
RKing85 -Menne and GDR are good ones.
whoever was the first 115 women's champ before Joanna. I legit don't even know who it was.
Carla Esparza?
CRE -
Fuck off. Muscle Shark is part of UFC history for sure.
Forrest
GDR definitely there. She literally won a belt less than a few months ago and ppl already forgot
MagSlim -I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.CRE -Fuck off. Muscle Shark is part of UFC history for sure.
Steve Jennum
Tanner and Pulver don't get mentioned much unfortunately. Big fan of both guys though
I just posted the SHerk video because the OP said Sean Sherk so I was adding a short video that was relevant. Always loved Sherk, PEDs or not.
not much talk about Ricco anymore
Severn
There are the obvious ones like Menne who were champions outside the modern era after winning somewhat arbitrary title fights (Menne fought for the title immediate after being KO'd in Rings). Then there are the legit champions who have been forgotten...
Tim Sylvia was a real beast. He got a lot of shit for his style and his overall goofiness but he had great boxing, good kicks, legit TDD and serious KO power. He was picking Big Nog apart before being submitted and put a textbook boxing clinic on Brandon Vera back when Vera was a badass.
I wouldn't say Rich Franklin has been forgotten but I don't think he is talked about in the same way that he should be. If we put everyone in the context of their era he is an all-time great. When people think of MW champions they just think Silva, it's almost like anything before him didnt exist. Rich was a DOMINANT fighter before running into Anderson.
Frank Shamrock defended his LHW title multiple times. He's not really in a lot of discussions anymore either.
Honda
Esparza.