Who was UFC lightweight champion in 2011?
Frankie Edgar
Title fights
Title fights in 2011 | ||
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Weight class | Event | |
Lightweight | Frankie Edgar (c) | UFC 125 |
Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) | UFC 126 |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones | UFC 128 |
Who is current UFC light heavyweight champion?
Glover Teixeira
Men
Division | Champion | Since |
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Light Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | Oct 30, 2021 |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | Oct 6, 2019 |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | Mar 2, 2019 |
Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | May 15, 2021 |
Who has the lightweight belt in UFC?
Current UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira is the current UFC Lightweight Championship. He defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 262 to win the vacant title. Oliveira is the 11th UFC Lightweight Champion. He has also successfully defended the title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
Did Forrest Griffin win a title?
Viewed as a heavy underdog by many going into the fight, Griffin faced Jackson in a hard-fought battle that was named “Fight of the Night” by UFC president Dana White. Griffin won a unanimous decision victory and became the new undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Does Conor McGregor have any belts?
Conor McGregor is no longer the UFC featherweight champion, that much is certain. However, the way he lost the belt he won against Jose Aldo last December isn’t quite as clear. However, MMA journalist Ariel Helwani said the word from McGregor’s camp was that the Dubliner didn’t agree with the decision to lose the belt.
Who did Forrest Griffin beat the belt?
Forrest Griffin is the new light heavyweight champion. Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
Who did Forrest Griffin beat?
Forrest Griffin Record: 19-7-0
W/L | Fighter | Method |
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loss | Forrest Griffin Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO Punches |
win | Forrest Griffin Rich Franklin | U-DEC |
win | Forrest Griffin Tito Ortiz | S-DEC |
loss | Forrest Griffin Anderson Silva | KO/TKO Punch |
Who is the toughest UFC fighter?
Francis Ngannou made his UFC debut in 2015 after securing a 5-1 record in his MMA career. He became heavyweight champion in 2021, picking up 10 knockout wins on his way. He has spent less than four minutes in his previous five fights combined and also holds the record for the hardest punch in the world.