World Mixed Martial Arts champions list: current UFC, Bellator title holders in each weight division 2024..
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 2024 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) win Ciryl Gane (UFC 285) - March 4, 2023 - Defenses: 0
Heavyweight champion (interim) -- Tom Aspinall (UFC 295) - Nov. 11, 2023
Light Heavyweight -- Alex Pereira Win over Jirà Procházka (UFC 295)- November 11, 2023. Defenses: 3
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 2024 UFC world champions across all weight divisions for both men and women.
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Men's UFC Champions 2024: 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) win Ciryl Gane (UFC 285) - March 4, 2023 - Defenses: 0
Heavyweight champion (interim) -- Tom Aspinall (UFC 295) - Nov. 11, 2023
Light Heavyweight -- Alex Pereira Win over Jirà Procházka (UFC 295)- November 11, 2023. Defenses: 3
Middleweight champion -- Dricus Du Plessis win over Sean Strickland (UFC 297) - Jan. 20, 2024 - Defen. 1
Welterweight champion -- Belal Muhammad: UD Win over Leon Edwards (UFC 304) - July 27, 2024
Lightweight champion -- Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Charles Oliveira (UFC 280) - Oct22, 2022 -- Defense -3
Featherweight champion -- Ilia Topuria: KO2 Win over Alexander Volkanovski (UFC 298) - Feb. 17, 2024
Bantamweight champion -- Merab Dvalishvili • Won title: Sept. 14, 2024
• UD over Sean O'Malley (UFC 306)
Bantamweight champion (interim) -- Petr Yan - 16-2-0- (RUS) -- Oct 30, 2021
Flyweight champion -- Alexandre Pantoja (26-5-0): SD Win over Brandon Moreno (UFC 290) - July 8, 2023 • Defenses: 2
2024 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
Women's Bantamweight champion -- Julianna Peña • Oct. 5, 2024 • UD over Raquel Pennington (UFC 307) • Defenses: 0
Women's Flyweight champion -- Valentina Shevchenko • Sept. 14, 2024 • UD over Alexa Grasso (UFC 306) • Defenses: 0
Women's Straw-weight champion -- Zhang Weili • Nov. 12, 2022 • Sub2 over Carla Esparza (UFC 281) • Defenses: 2
2024 BELLATOR Men's, Women's Champions, Current MMA Title Holders in Each Division/category.
BELLATOR MEN'S Champions
Heavyweight : Ryan Bader
Light Heavyweight : Corey Anderson
Middleweight : Johnny Eblen
Welterweight : Ramzan Kuramagomedov
Lightweight: Usman Nurmagomedov
Featherweight : Patricio Pitbull
Bantamweight : Patchy Mix
Women's BELLATOR champions
Featherweight : Cris Cyborg
Flyweight : Liz Carmouche
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