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La Paix

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So lots of talk in the last few months about fighters who have cancelled fights due to injury or something else. Along with these talks it's usually the Brazilian's who take the brunt and I was curious as how much of this was warranted. I did a quick search and found a great article not too old ( July 2015) which has a list of the tip offenders to that date.

First comparison that stood out to me was that Jon Jones and Jose Aldo have the same amount of UFC no shows, Aldo has one more in MMA total from a WEC pull out. Also Tito only having 4 seeing as he's been around forever and is known as the excuse guy.

Here's the list...

To provide more clarity on the issue, sportsofanarchy.com have compiled a list of the top 40 fighters who have pulled out of the most fights. Check it out below:

"Matt Riddle- 9 (UFC 91, UFC 124, UFC on VS 3, UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC on FX 4, Bellator 100, Bellator 109, TItan FC 29)

Allesio Sakara- 7 (UFC 59, TUF 10 Finale, UFC 116, UFC 118, UFC 122, UFC 133, UFC 158)

Thiago Tavares- 7 (TUF 9 Finale, UFC 114, UFC on Fox 3, UFC on Fox 5, UFC Fight Night 36, UFC Fight Night 41, UFC Fight Night)

Thiago Silva- 6 (UFC 89, UFC 117, UFC 130, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 35, WSOF 19)

Thiago Alves- 6 (UFC 107, UFC 111, UFC 115, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 49)

Jose Aldo- 6 (WEC 37, UFC 125, UFC 149, UFC 153 UFC 176, UFC 189)

Bobby Green- 6 (Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, UFC on FOx 8, UFC 169, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 63, UFC Fight Night 71)

Joe Riggs- 6 (WEC 29, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Bellator 98, Bellator 112, UFC Fight Night 51)

Vitor Belfort- 5 (UFC 33, UFC 112, UFC 139, UFC 147, UFC 173)

Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira- 5 (UFC 109, UFC 133, UFC on Fuel TV 2, UFC 161, UFC Fight Night 37)

Bobby Lashley- 5 (Strikeforce: Nashville, Strikeforce: Los Angeles, Titan FC 19, Bellator 98, Bellator 134
Kid Yamamoto- 5 (Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, Dream 7, UFC 130, UFC 135, UFC 165)

Tarec Saffiedine- 5 (Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, UFC on Fox 8, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 60)

Anthony Pettis- 5 (WEC 40, WEC 44, UFC 163, UFC on FOx 9, UFC on Fox 16)

Josh Thomson- 5 (Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, UFC Fight Night 62)

Alistair Overeem- 5 ( Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields,Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, UFC 146, UFC 160)

Luke Rockhold- 5 (Strikeforce: San Jose, Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, UFC 166)

Manny Gamburyan- 5 (UFC 128, UFC 135, UFC 157, UFC on FX 8, UFC on Fox 15)

Jon Jones- 5 (UFC 133, UFC 151, UFC 177, UFC 178, UFC 187)

Georges St. Pierre- 4 (UFC 63, UFC 67, UFC 137, UFC 143)

Rory MacDonald- 4 (UFC 123, UFC 140, UFC 152, UFC 158)

Ian McCall- 4 (UFC on Fox 4, UFC on Fox 9, UFC Fight Night 37, UFC Fight Night 56,

Erik Koch- 4 (WEC 43, UFC 143, UFC 153, UFC on Fox 16)

Frank Mir- 4 (UFC 45, UFC Fight Night 9, UFC 98, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir)

Jamie Varner- 4 (WEC 27, WEC 43, TUF 16 FInale, UFC on Fox 9)

Mike Swick- 4 (UFC Fight Night 5, UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 23, UFC 134)

Todd Duffe- 4 (UFC 99, UFC 107, UFC 121, Dream 17)

Josh Koscheck- 4 (UFC 98, UFC 109, UFC 151 [pre-cancellation], UFC 163)

Matt Wiman- 4 (UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 22, UFC 145, UFC Fight Night 62)

Francisco Rivera- 4 (UFC on VS 3, UFC on FX4, UFC on Fox 7, UFC 170)

Cub Swanson- 4 (WEC 35, WEC 48, UFC on VS 3, UFC 132)

Rashad Evans- 4 (UFC 68, UFC 128, UFC 140, UFC 170)

Tito Ortiz- 4 (TUF 1 Finale, UFC 115, UFC Fight Night 24, Bellator 106)

TJ Grant- 4 (UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 9)

Diego Sanchez- 4 (UFC 90, UFC 135, UFC 141, UFC 180)

Derek Brunson- 4 (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 13, UFC Fight Night 69)

Amir Sadallah- 4 (UFC 91, UFC Fight Night 17, UFC 143, UFC 160)

Dominick Cruz- 3 (WEC 31, UFC 148, UFC 169)"

Alarmingly, five of the fighters featured in the top ten have failed drug tests in their careers. Matt Riddle, Thiago Tavares, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva and Vitor Belfort have all tested positive for banned substances in the past, which may or may not coincide with the high volume of fight withdrawals.

Jose Aldo, who received criticism for pulling out of UFC 189 is the only current champion in the top 10.

List of MMA fighters who have pulled out of the most fights

 
bully4me

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Although Cain, Khabib, DC and Rockhold may have not have pulled out of as many fights as others on the list but look at the length of time that some of these guys have been off, well over a year plus. Then add the I'll be ready to come back........" with no fight signed but end up being off for even longer. cough cough, Cain, Khabib.
 
tang

tang

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No Diaz, BJ, Conor, they come to fight no matter what. Only thing that gets them is weed, scandal, and their attitudes.
 
girlandcoconut

girlandcoconut

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Kelly said:

Thiago Tavares- 7 (TUF 9 Finale, UFC 114, UFC on Fox 3, UFC on Fox 5, UFC Fight Night 36, UFC Fight Night 41, UFC Fight Night)

Thiago Silva- 6 (UFC 89, UFC 117, UFC 130, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 35, WSOF 19)

Thiago Alves- 6 (UFC 107, UFC 111, UFC 115, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 49)
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Wow, the Thiago trifecta
 
kneeblock

kneeblock

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Kelly said:
So lots of talk in the last few months about fighters who have cancelled fights due to injury or something else. Along with these talks it's usually the Brazilian's who take the brunt and I was curious as how much of this was warranted. I did a quick search and found a great article not too old ( July 2015) which has a list of the tip offenders to that date.

First comparison that stood out to me was that Jon Jones and Jose Aldo have the same amount of UFC no shows, Aldo has one more in MMA total from a WEC pull out. Also Tito only having 4 seeing as he's been around forever and is known as the excuse guy.

Here's the list...

To provide more clarity on the issue, sportsofanarchy.com have compiled a list of the top 40 fighters who have pulled out of the most fights. Check it out below:

"Matt Riddle- 9 (UFC 91, UFC 124, UFC on VS 3, UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC on FX 4, Bellator 100, Bellator 109, TItan FC 29)

Allesio Sakara- 7 (UFC 59, TUF 10 Finale, UFC 116, UFC 118, UFC 122, UFC 133, UFC 158)

Thiago Tavares- 7 (TUF 9 Finale, UFC 114, UFC on Fox 3, UFC on Fox 5, UFC Fight Night 36, UFC Fight Night 41, UFC Fight Night)

Thiago Silva- 6 (UFC 89, UFC 117, UFC 130, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 35, WSOF 19)

Thiago Alves- 6 (UFC 107, UFC 111, UFC 115, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 49)

Jose Aldo- 6 (WEC 37, UFC 125, UFC 149, UFC 153 UFC 176, UFC 189)

Bobby Green- 6 (Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, UFC on FOx 8, UFC 169, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 63, UFC Fight Night 71)

Joe Riggs- 6 (WEC 29, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Bellator 98, Bellator 112, UFC Fight Night 51)

Vitor Belfort- 5 (UFC 33, UFC 112, UFC 139, UFC 147, UFC 173)

Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira- 5 (UFC 109, UFC 133, UFC on Fuel TV 2, UFC 161, UFC Fight Night 37)

Bobby Lashley- 5 (Strikeforce: Nashville, Strikeforce: Los Angeles, Titan FC 19, Bellator 98, Bellator 134
Kid Yamamoto- 5 (Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, Dream 7, UFC 130, UFC 135, UFC 165)

Tarec Saffiedine- 5 (Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, UFC on Fox 8, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 60)

Anthony Pettis- 5 (WEC 40, WEC 44, UFC 163, UFC on FOx 9, UFC on Fox 16)

Josh Thomson- 5 (Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, UFC Fight Night 62)

Alistair Overeem- 5 ( Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields,Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, UFC 146, UFC 160)

Luke Rockhold- 5 (Strikeforce: San Jose, Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, UFC 166)

Manny Gamburyan- 5 (UFC 128, UFC 135, UFC 157, UFC on FX 8, UFC on Fox 15)

Jon Jones- 5 (UFC 133, UFC 151, UFC 177, UFC 178, UFC 187)

Georges St. Pierre- 4 (UFC 63, UFC 67, UFC 137, UFC 143)

Rory MacDonald- 4 (UFC 123, UFC 140, UFC 152, UFC 158)

Ian McCall- 4 (UFC on Fox 4, UFC on Fox 9, UFC Fight Night 37, UFC Fight Night 56,

Erik Koch- 4 (WEC 43, UFC 143, UFC 153, UFC on Fox 16)

Frank Mir- 4 (UFC 45, UFC Fight Night 9, UFC 98, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir)

Jamie Varner- 4 (WEC 27, WEC 43, TUF 16 FInale, UFC on Fox 9)

Mike Swick- 4 (UFC Fight Night 5, UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 23, UFC 134)

Todd Duffe- 4 (UFC 99, UFC 107, UFC 121, Dream 17)

Josh Koscheck- 4 (UFC 98, UFC 109, UFC 151 [pre-cancellation], UFC 163)

Matt Wiman- 4 (UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 22, UFC 145, UFC Fight Night 62)

Francisco Rivera- 4 (UFC on VS 3, UFC on FX4, UFC on Fox 7, UFC 170)

Cub Swanson- 4 (WEC 35, WEC 48, UFC on VS 3, UFC 132)

Rashad Evans- 4 (UFC 68, UFC 128, UFC 140, UFC 170)

Tito Ortiz- 4 (TUF 1 Finale, UFC 115, UFC Fight Night 24, Bellator 106)

TJ Grant- 4 (UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 9)

Diego Sanchez- 4 (UFC 90, UFC 135, UFC 141, UFC 180)

Derek Brunson- 4 (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 13, UFC Fight Night 69)

Amir Sadallah- 4 (UFC 91, UFC Fight Night 17, UFC 143, UFC 160)

Dominick Cruz- 3 (WEC 31, UFC 148, UFC 169)"

Alarmingly, five of the fighters featured in the top ten have failed drug tests in their careers. Matt Riddle, Thiago Tavares, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva and Vitor Belfort have all tested positive for banned substances in the past, which may or may not coincide with the high volume of fight withdrawals.

Jose Aldo, who received criticism for pulling out of UFC 189 is the only current champion in the top 10.

List of MMA fighters who have pulled out of the most fights
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Jon Jones didn't pull out of UFC 151. His opponent did. He never had a contract to face Chael.
 
Ryann Von Doom

Ryann Von Doom

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Kelly said:
So lots of talk in the last few months about fighters who have cancelled fights due to injury or something else. Along with these talks it's usually the Brazilian's who take the brunt and I was curious as how much of this was warranted. I did a quick search and found a great article not too old ( July 2015) which has a list of the tip offenders to that date.

First comparison that stood out to me was that Jon Jones and Jose Aldo have the same amount of UFC no shows, Aldo has one more in MMA total from a WEC pull out. Also Tito only having 4 seeing as he's been around forever and is known as the excuse guy.

Here's the list...

To provide more clarity on the issue, sportsofanarchy.com have compiled a list of the top 40 fighters who have pulled out of the most fights. Check it out below:

"Matt Riddle- 9 (UFC 91, UFC 124, UFC on VS 3, UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC on FX 4, Bellator 100, Bellator 109, TItan FC 29)

Allesio Sakara- 7 (UFC 59, TUF 10 Finale, UFC 116, UFC 118, UFC 122, UFC 133, UFC 158)

Thiago Tavares- 7 (TUF 9 Finale, UFC 114, UFC on Fox 3, UFC on Fox 5, UFC Fight Night 36, UFC Fight Night 41, UFC Fight Night)

Thiago Silva- 6 (UFC 89, UFC 117, UFC 130, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 35, WSOF 19)

Thiago Alves- 6 (UFC 107, UFC 111, UFC 115, UFC 149, UFC Fight Night 26, UFC Fight Night 49)

Jose Aldo- 6 (WEC 37, UFC 125, UFC 149, UFC 153 UFC 176, UFC 189)

Bobby Green- 6 (Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine, UFC on FOx 8, UFC 169, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 63, UFC Fight Night 71)

Joe Riggs- 6 (WEC 29, Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Bellator 98, Bellator 112, UFC Fight Night 51)

Vitor Belfort- 5 (UFC 33, UFC 112, UFC 139, UFC 147, UFC 173)

Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira- 5 (UFC 109, UFC 133, UFC on Fuel TV 2, UFC 161, UFC Fight Night 37)

Bobby Lashley- 5 (Strikeforce: Nashville, Strikeforce: Los Angeles, Titan FC 19, Bellator 98, Bellator 134
Kid Yamamoto- 5 (Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery, Dream 7, UFC 130, UFC 135, UFC 165)

Tarec Saffiedine- 5 (Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, UFC on Fox 8, UFC 172, UFC Fight Night 60)

Anthony Pettis- 5 (WEC 40, WEC 44, UFC 163, UFC on FOx 9, UFC on Fox 16)

Josh Thomson- 5 (Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Le, Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, UFC Fight Night 62)

Alistair Overeem- 5 ( Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields,Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg, UFC 146, UFC 160)

Luke Rockhold- 5 (Strikeforce: San Jose, Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, UFC 166)

Manny Gamburyan- 5 (UFC 128, UFC 135, UFC 157, UFC on FX 8, UFC on Fox 15)

Jon Jones- 5 (UFC 133, UFC 151, UFC 177, UFC 178, UFC 187)

Georges St. Pierre- 4 (UFC 63, UFC 67, UFC 137, UFC 143)

Rory MacDonald- 4 (UFC 123, UFC 140, UFC 152, UFC 158)

Ian McCall- 4 (UFC on Fox 4, UFC on Fox 9, UFC Fight Night 37, UFC Fight Night 56,

Erik Koch- 4 (WEC 43, UFC 143, UFC 153, UFC on Fox 16)

Frank Mir- 4 (UFC 45, UFC Fight Night 9, UFC 98, Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir)

Jamie Varner- 4 (WEC 27, WEC 43, TUF 16 FInale, UFC on Fox 9)

Mike Swick- 4 (UFC Fight Night 5, UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 23, UFC 134)

Todd Duffe- 4 (UFC 99, UFC 107, UFC 121, Dream 17)

Josh Koscheck- 4 (UFC 98, UFC 109, UFC 151 [pre-cancellation], UFC 163)

Matt Wiman- 4 (UFC 103, UFC Fight Night 22, UFC 145, UFC Fight Night 62)

Francisco Rivera- 4 (UFC on VS 3, UFC on FX4, UFC on Fox 7, UFC 170)

Cub Swanson- 4 (WEC 35, WEC 48, UFC on VS 3, UFC 132)

Rashad Evans- 4 (UFC 68, UFC 128, UFC 140, UFC 170)

Tito Ortiz- 4 (TUF 1 Finale, UFC 115, UFC Fight Night 24, Bellator 106)

TJ Grant- 4 (UFC on VS 4, UFC 141, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 9)

Diego Sanchez- 4 (UFC 90, UFC 135, UFC 141, UFC 180)

Derek Brunson- 4 (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey, UFC 164, UFC on Fox 13, UFC Fight Night 69)

Amir Sadallah- 4 (UFC 91, UFC Fight Night 17, UFC 143, UFC 160)

Dominick Cruz- 3 (WEC 31, UFC 148, UFC 169)"

Alarmingly, five of the fighters featured in the top ten have failed drug tests in their careers. Matt Riddle, Thiago Tavares, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva and Vitor Belfort have all tested positive for banned substances in the past, which may or may not coincide with the high volume of fight withdrawals.

Jose Aldo, who received criticism for pulling out of UFC 189 is the only current champion in the top 10.

List of MMA fighters who have pulled out of the most fights
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I fucking hate riddle.. but he tested positive for pot, get the fuck out of here for acting like he tested for roids.
 
Ryann Von Doom

Ryann Von Doom

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Kelly said:
I'll have to go back and reread the link, don't remember implying roid use but if so then I agree with you.
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It infers it by the "Alarmingly, five of the fighters featured in the top ten have failed drug tests in their careers. Matt Riddle, Thiago Tavares, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva and Vitor Belfort have all tested positive for banned substances in the past, which may or may not coincide with the high volume of fight withdrawals." That just annoys me.
 
sparkuri

sparkuri

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"Alarmingly, five of the fighters featured in the top ten have failed drug tests in their careers. Matt Riddle, Thiago Tavares, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva and Vitor Belfort have all tested positive for banned substances in the past, which may or may not coincidewith the high volume of fight withdrawals."

Meh, I say Vitor gets a pass for having the most KO's also, as well as virtually being there since the beginning :).
 
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