10 Popular UFC Fighters That Will Never Be Champion
9. Brendan Schaub
Heavyweight, 10-4, Age 31 Coming off losing to Roy Nelson in The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, the former University of Colorado and professional football player, Schaub was considered a up and comer to watch as the Heavyweight class was clearing out with the retirements of former champions like Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture. After four consecutive wins including outlasting the BJJ master Gabriel Gonzaga, and Knockout of the Night against headhunter Cro Cop, it appeared all the praise was well placed. Since then, Schaub is 2-3 and it appears he benefited from facing aging fighters in his previous bouts. Though in two of his losses, that didnt matter much because he lost to both Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Andrei Arlovski, men definitely approaching the twilights of their careers. Barely holding on to his #15 ranking just isnt going to be enough to fulfill all that promise. His lackluster performances are magnified by his lack of focus and involvement in other endeavors like his mediocre and overrated podcast. He may be popular and valuable to the UFC, but the hard facts say his fighting career isnt going to carry him to the top.
Jacob is a cranky old, writer in training. He has been covering MMA, wrestling, comics, tabletop games, and video games almost since the podcast was invented. He has a Bachelors in History from the University of Oklahoma after an eclectic collection of majors, as well as graduate studies in Philosophy and History.
