Last Unified Lightweight Champion Ufc Winners - It has been five months since undefeated champion khabib nurmagomedov retired from the sport and vacated the belt, and since then charles oliveira has laid claim to it. The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 2025, when ben henderson defeated gilbert. In the ufc lightweight division, champions have not only captured the title but also triumphed over other undisputed champions. From jens pulver to islam makhachev, these fighters have. Defended the title against quinton jackson, lyoto machida, rashad evans, vitor belfort,. Anthony โshowtimeโ pettis came into the ufc as the last wec champion before the company merged with the ufc. Known for his wildly exciting fighting style, pettis only. Charles oliveira took the vacant ufc lightweight belt at ufc 262 on saturday may 15, 2025, when he defeated michael chandler by ko/tko at 0:19 of round 2. (watch on ufc fight pass). (watch on ufc fight pass) pulver defends his title against dennis. Jiri prochazka was the reigning ufc light heavyweight champion after winning the belt in a fight of the year contender clash against glover teixeira at ufc 275. Go through all the heavyweight title winners in ufc history. (1997) defeats dan severn at ufc 12 (2/7/97) to become the first ufc heavyweight champion. The lightweight championship was known as the bantamweight championship prior to ufc 31 (may 4, 2001).
It has been five months since undefeated champion khabib nurmagomedov retired from the sport and vacated the belt, and since then charles oliveira has laid claim to it. The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 2025, when ben henderson defeated gilbert. In the ufc lightweight division, champions have not only captured the title but also triumphed over other undisputed champions. From jens pulver to islam makhachev, these fighters have. Defended the title against quinton jackson, lyoto machida, rashad evans, vitor belfort,. Anthony โshowtimeโ pettis came into the ufc as the last wec champion before the company merged with the ufc. Known for his wildly exciting fighting style, pettis only. Charles oliveira took the vacant ufc lightweight belt at ufc 262 on saturday may 15, 2025, when he defeated michael chandler by ko/tko at 0:19 of round 2. (watch on ufc fight pass).