Being a UFC champion not only means that a fighter has reached the pinnacle of the sport but there’s also a ton more attention and scrutiny that comes along with the title as well.
Several champions in the past have been accused of letting the spotlight get to them and that has led to their downfall inside the Octagon.
Former women’s champion Ronda Rousey talked about retiring as an undefeated champion in the same breath while discussing several movie roles she had just booked, which had a great many people believing she was distracted from the task at hand before suffering a loss to Holly Holm in 2015.