World Mixed Martial Arts champions list: current UFC, Bellator title holders in each division, weightclass in 2023.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Currently, there are 11 weight divisions in UFC.
The first UFC event was organized in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado.
Francis Ngannou has one of the most remarkable journeys to the UFC. Growing up in Cameroon. He did not even start training in MMA until he was 25 years old. Now, he is the heavyweight champion of the world.
Francis Ngannou became the 17th Undisputed UFC World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on 27 March 2021. This win also saw him zoom into #4 position in pound for pound ranking.
In August, the company had Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fight for an interim title. Gane showed the world that he is ready for the big stage, putting on an incredible performance against Lewis. Gane and Ngannou are now set to face off for the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship.
Glover Teixeira defeated Jan Blanchowicz to become the Light Heavyweight Champion. He is the second oldest UFC Champion overall.
Sportshistori.com has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the current 2023 UFC world champions across all weight divisions for both men and women.
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Conor McGregor was the first UFC fighter to hold Championship title belts in two different weight divisions at the same time by becoming the Lightweight Champion at UFC 205 in New York City. He was the Featherweight Champion before he became the Lightweight Champion.
Following are the All-Time UFC Champions-Winners Right now in every divisions-category...
Weight Division -- Champion -- Winning Date
Heavyweight champion -- Jon Jones - 27-1 - (USA) -- Mar 4, 2023
Heavyweight champion (interim) -- Ciryl Gane - 10 - 0 (FRA) -- Aug 7, 2021
Light Heavyweight -- Jamahal Hill vacated the title on July 14, 2023 after contracting an Achilles injury that will require time on the sidelines.
Francis Ngannou has one of the most remarkable journeys to the UFC. Growing up in Cameroon. He did not even start training in MMA until he was 25 years old. Now, he is the heavyweight champion of the world.
Francis Ngannou became the 17th Undisputed UFC World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on 27 March 2021. This win also saw him zoom into #4 position in pound for pound ranking.
In August, the company had Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane fight for an interim title. Gane showed the world that he is ready for the big stage, putting on an incredible performance against Lewis. Gane and Ngannou are now set to face off for the undisputed UFC heavyweight championship.
Glover Teixeira defeated Jan Blanchowicz to become the Light Heavyweight Champion. He is the second oldest UFC Champion overall.
Sportshistori.com has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the current 2023 UFC world champions across all weight divisions for both men and women.
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Men's UFC Champions 2023: Current Title Holders in Every weight division.
Conor McGregor was the first UFC fighter to hold Championship title belts in two different weight divisions at the same time by becoming the Lightweight Champion at UFC 205 in New York City. He was the Featherweight Champion before he became the Lightweight Champion.
Following are the All-Time UFC Champions-Winners Right now in every divisions-category...
Weight Division -- Champion -- Winning Date
Heavyweight champion -- Jon Jones - 27-1 - (USA) -- Mar 4, 2023
Heavyweight champion (interim) -- Ciryl Gane - 10 - 0 (FRA) -- Aug 7, 2021
Light Heavyweight -- Jamahal Hill vacated the title on July 14, 2023 after contracting an Achilles injury that will require time on the sidelines.
Middleweight champion -- Sean Strickland (USA) - -- Sept. 9, 2023
Welterweight champion -- Leon Edwards - 21-3-0 - (GBR) -- Aug 20, 2022
Lightweight champion -- Islam Makhachev (RUS) -- 24-1-0 -- Oct22, 2022 -- 155 lb (70 kg)
Featherweight champion -- Alexander Volkanovski - 26-2-0- (AUS) -- Dec 14, 2019
Bantamweight champion -- Sean O’Malley (USA) - 17-1-0- Aug. 19, 2023
Bantamweight champion (interim) -- Petr Yan - 16-2-0- (RUS) -- Oct 30, 2021
Flyweight champion -- Alexandre Pantoja (BRA) -- 26-5-0 -- July 8, 2023
2023 women's UFC champions, current title holders in each division/category.
Amanda Nunes became the first woman to hold two women’s division title in UFC when she defeated Chris Cyborg for the Featherweight title at UFC 232 via TKO in 51 seconds.
Her first Featherweight title defense came against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 before she defended it against Megan Anderson at UFC 259.
With this win, she became first fighter in UFC history to successfully defend two title while simultanousely holding them. Nunes is currently #1 ranked fighter in women’s Pound for Pound rankings.
Division -- Champion -- Wins Date
Featherweight champion -- Title is Vacant
Bantamweight champion -- Title is Vacant
Flyweight champion -- Alexis Grasso (MEX) -- March 4, 2023
Straw-weight champion -- Zhang Weili (CHN) -- Nov 12, 2022
2023 BELLATOR Men's, Women's Champions, Current MMA Title Holders in Each Division/category.
BELLATOR (MEN)
Heavyweight: Ryan Bader
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov
Middleweight: Johnny Eblen
Welterweight: Yaroslav Amosov; (Interim): Logan Storely
Lightweight: Usman Nurmagomedov
Featherweight: Patricio Pitbull
Bantamweight: Sergio Pettis, -- Patchy Mix (interim)
Women's BELLATOR champions
Featherweight: Cris Cyborg
Flyweight: Liz Carmouche
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