10 MMA Fighters We Want Back in the UFC

Every MMA fighter in the world wants to be in the UFC, but sometimes the best of the best get cut for reasons aside from fighting. Whether it be money, contract disputes, level of competition, or several other factors that have nothing to do with an athletes performance, more often than not we see the UFC squander away a wealth of talent each year. I have compiled a list of ten fighters that I think everyone wants to see get back into the UFC, and I hope you agree!

If ever there were a top contender we wanted back in the UFC, it would be Gegard Mousasi. Before he left the UFC due to a contract dispute, Mousasi rattled off wins against the best the division had to offer: Thales Leites, Thiago Santos, Vitor Belfort, Uriah Hall, and former champion Chris Weidman. Quite the resume if you ask me, yet Gegard was passed over for a title shot by Robert Whittaker.

Since his departure, Gegard beat former Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko, knocked out Rafael Carvalho for the belt, and even beat current Welterweight champion and fellow former UFC fighter Rory MacDonald. It isn’t often that you can confidently say the the current Bellator champion could beat the current UFC champion, but that is certainly the case in this instance.