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Sherdog’s Top 10: Best Fighters Never to Compete in the UFC

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has long been recognized as the top mixed martial arts promotion in the world, and as such, it houses a majority of the sport’s best fighters. However, there are plenty of elite martial artists who for one reason or another have never competed inside the Octagon.

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The latest installment in the Sherdog Top 10 series examines those fighters, from an “Ice Cold” Ukrainian heavyweight who went on a tear in Pride Fighting Championships to a “Funky” Olympic wrestler who helped put Bellator MMA on the map.

Some choices are obvious while others are more obscure. In some cases, those who made the cut might come as a surprise.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS: Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Jose Landi-Jons, Joachim Hansen, Vitor Ribeiro, Bibiano Fernandes

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Number 10 » Kazuo Misaki
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