The 10 biggest busts in UFC history

#2: Hector Lombard

A failed drug test signalled the beginning of Hector Lombard's downfall

As the Bellator Middleweight champ, Hector Lombard was the kind of fighter the UFC dreamed about signing. A knockout artist who destroyed anyone in front of him, Lombard had put together a streak of 20 wins in a row dating back to 2007 when he finally signed with the UFC in 2012.

To say people expected big things from him would be an understatement.

His UFC debut though turned into a damp squib – beaten by Tim Boetsch in a painfully dull outing. A KO win over Rousimar Palhares was followed by another dull loss to Yushin Okami, and it looked like his UFC career could be over.

A drop to 170lbs seemed to rejuvenate him – he won three in a row – but then he was busted for PED use and he’s since gone 0-4 and looks a shadow of his former self.

Now holding a UFC record of 3-6, Lombard is likely fighting for his job against CB Dollaway in March. It seems likely to be the case that judging by his drug test failure in the UFC, his great run in the smaller promotions was fuelled by PEDs, and without them he’s just not the same destructive force he once was.