The 5 worst title reigns in UFC history

#2 Nicco Montano – UFC Women’s Flyweight title – 12/01/2017 to 09/07/2018

Nicco Montano never defended her Flyweight title

When the UFC announced the formation of the Women’s Flyweight division midway through 2017, eyebrows were raised, particularly when it was decided that the first champion would be crowned via a tournament on the 22nd season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Despite many fans disliking this – winning TUF is more about being able to make weight on multiple occasions over a short period of time and handle an odd situation in terms of living and training with potential opponents than it is actual fighting skill – the UFC pushed ahead, and the field was whittled down to two fighters – Nicco Montano and Sijara Eubanks.

Given Eubanks’ record of 2-2 and Montano’s record of 3-2, it was hard to argue the two were the best Flyweights in the world, but things got even stranger when Eubanks missed weight and was replaced by Roxanne Modafferi in the title fight. Montano beat Modafferi by decision and so everyone figured the division would move forward.

Except that wasn’t the case. Despite the UFC’s best attempts to match Montano with top contender Valentina Shevchenko, the champion spent the majority of 2018 on the shelf with numerous injuries, and when she did finally sign to fight Shevchenko, she failed to make weight, resulting in the fight being cancelled.

Montano was then stripped of her title – without ever making a defence – and is now on the outs with the promotion. Due to the questionable TUF tournament that led to her winning the title, the lack of title defences and the way she was stripped, Montano’s title reign is definitely up there with the worst in UFC history.