8. Kenny Florian
As well as being one of the best fighters in UFC history never to win a title, Kenny Florian also finished as a runner-up on the Ultimate Fighter season one finale against Diego Sanchez – who is incredibly still active in the UFC. Florian fought for the featherweight strap once and the lightweight title twice, losing to Sean Sherk, BJ Penn and Jose Aldo.
It definitely hasn’t hurt him though in the long-term. Florian became a fan-favourite and worked hard to establish a career in the media after he retired. He’s worked as a color commentator for the UFC’s events on Fox Sports and also commentates the BattleBots robot combat show.
