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#3 Dave Menne (Middleweight Championship, 105 days)
Dave Menne will forever be inscribed in the record books as the first ever UFC Middleweight Champion. However, his reign is lost to history as it ended just three months after it began.
Menne defeated Gil Castillo to win the belt at UFC 33, but then lost it at UFC 35. Menne as unfortunate as UFC 35 saw many of it's competitors suffering from a flu-like illness. Menne continued to take anti-acid medication on his walk to the Octagon. He could not overcome the ill-effects of his illness and was downed by punches in the second round by Murilo Bustamonte.
Menne departed the UFC after the fight and did not return for another four years. His return was an unhappy won as he lost both of his fights versus Josh Koscheck and Luigi Fioravanti respectively.
Menne will forever rue his bad fortune in contracting that illness prior to UFC 35. One can only only surmise how long he would have reigned as Champion without it.
