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The news of Yoel Romero’s departure from the UFC this week put an end to the Cuban middleweight’s quest for championship gold in the octagon.

Despite competing for UFC titles on multiple occasions through his career, Romero never quite managed to get his hands on a UFC belt.

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It begged the question of whether the former freestyle wrestling world champion and Olympic silver medallist was the best UFC fighter never to have captured a title for the promotion – and if not, who that fighter might be.

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So we put that very question to MMA Junkie staffers Simon Head, Danny Segura and Mike Bohn in this edition of Triple Take.

Simon Head: Joseph Benavidez

Recency bias always tends to play a part in these things, and Romero is certainly right up there in the reckoning. But, after taking a step back and trying to assess things as a whole over the course of UFC history, I’m not sure there’s a fighter that has operated more consistently at a championship level without winning a title than Joseph Benavidez.

It’s an honor I know no fighter wants to have, but Benavidez has, without doubt, been a championship-caliber athlete through much, if not all, of his UFC career. His big problem has been that his career has coincided with the dominant run of one of the sport’s all-time greats, Demetrious Johnson.

When “Mighty Mouse” departed the UFC for ONE Championship, many believed Benavidez’s time would finally come, but he was beaten twice by Deiveson Figueiredo as his most recent tilts at the title fell short once again.

Figueiredo looks like the sort of fighter who could potentially dominate at 125 pounds for months and years to come, which means that it would require a Herculean effort for Benavidez to earn another shot and dethrone a man who finished him twice. If he does, it will be one of the great comeback stories in UFC history.

But, regardless of whether or not Benavidez ends his career with a UFC belt on his mantelpiece, what is certain is he’ll eventually do so as one of the best flyweights ever to have set foot inside the octagon, and a class act to boot.

Danny Segura: Alistair Overeem

This is a tough question because, unfortunately, there are so many good candidates for this unofficial crown.

Benavidez is a great choice. Dan Henderson and Alexander Gustafsson come to mind, as well as the most recent UFC release, Romero.

But what makes a fighter qualify as the best? Is it their skills or accolades elsewhere? I’d say both. I think for this particular question, we’re looking at talented individuals, but also accomplished fighters who proved that not only are they elite, but also champion material (elsewhere).

Alistair Overeem is a prime example of that.

Accolades wise, “The Demolition Man” is a former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion and a K-1 grand prix title holder as well. All three respected promotions with world-class talent during Overeem’s tenure there.

On top of that, Overeem’s resume is as impressive as they come. Although he’s had a good amount of defeats (18 to be exact), Overeem has wins over six former UFC champions – Vitor Belfort, Fabricio Werdum, Brock Lesnar, Frank Mir, Junior Dos Santos and Andrei Arlovski.

And aside from specific names, take a look at the general body of work: Overeem has managed to remain a top contender for many, many years. He’s been fighting since 1999, and he’s still at the top of the heavyweight division in the premiere MMA promotion in the world.

In a game where evolution in skill is extremely rapid, Overeem has found ways to not only hang with the newer generations but also surpass them. The 40-year-old is determined in a final run at a UFC belt, but for now, Overeem remains the best UFC fighter not to have won a title in the octagon.

Mike Bohn: Yoel Romero

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Yoel Romero shouldn’t be on this list, or part of this conversation, to be honest.

Unlike Benavidez and Overeem, “The Solider of God” has never been stopped in any of his title opportunities. Moreover, he’s left each championship bout with at least some segment of viewers convinced that he should’ve won.

Ultimately, though, Romero didn’t get a belt put around his waist in a UFC career that’s now a thing of the past. And a lot of it is his own fault.

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A weight miss against Luke Rockhold cost Romero an interim middleweight belt, because he ended up winning the fight by knockout. He missed weight for his UFC 225 rematch with Robert Whittaker, as well, which is a fight where he probably deserved the nod from the judges but was ineligible for the strap, regardless. In his first fight with Whittaker, as well as his title shot with Israel Adesanya in what proved to be his final octagon appearance, Romero took it down to the wire.

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Romero’s legacy would certainly be in a different place had he won any or all of his title opportunities, but it never happened and now he’s going to close his career on the outside looking in. That, however, proves why Romero takes the cake for this category.

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The list of names to win UFC gold is small. Fighters like Gustafsson, Urijah Faber, Chael Sonnen and Chad Mendes had multiple opportunities to get their hands on a belt, but no one has come as close to being a champ – and on repeated occasions – as Romero. And did we mention all this work happened while in his 40s?