UFC Lightweight Championship is the premier title for the lightweight division which ranges from 145 to 155 pounds or 65.8 to 70.3 kg. Title History Prior to 4 May 2001, the Lightweight division was called the Bantamweight division. From May 2001, UFC realigned the division classes with the ...
Oliveira (34-9) will try to build upon that history this year. He was supposed to face Islam Makhachev (24-1) for the lightweight championship last October, but suffered a facial cut that forced him out of the fight just 12 days before it was scheduled. A title fight against Makhachev...
The UFC has seen some of the best fighters over the last years, with some holding their titles for several years. Some of the best fighters on the planet have had some of the longest winning streaks in history. Currently, Anderson Silva holds the title of the longest winning streak in his...
Edgar, 42, held the UFC lightweight title from 2010 to 2012. He twice beat legend BJ Penn, once to win the belt and another time to retain it, then had a pair of incredible comeback wins over the much larger Gray Maynard to hold onto the championship. It was one of the most memora...
Makhachev will now be facing Moicano for the lightweight title.#UFC311is LIVE TOMORROW on@ESPNPlusPPV!pic.twitter.com/2JZevvpQP2 — danawhite (@danawhite)January 17, 2025 Originally scheduled to face #9-ranked lightweight Beneil Dariush as part of the UFC 311 main...
Islam Makhachev may have cemented himself as the greatest lightweight of all time, but there's still more work to be done for the reigning, defending UFC champion. On Saturday night in L.A, Makhachev shattered Khabib Nurmagomedov's record for most title defenses in the weight class, ...
In any case, the value of the BMF title has shot up like Bitcoin as of late, especially since the lightweight division has so many one-of-a-kind fighters, so many future Hall of Famers that it actually seems a bit more fitting to have another belt available for the taking. Of ...
UFC 229:卡哈比 vs 麦格雷戈的剧情简介· ··· One of the most anticipated fights in UFC history will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 6. "The Notorious" Conor McGregor returns in an attempt to retake the UFC lightweight title from unbeaten champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the ma...
UFC lightweight title: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor live round-by-round coverage By Todd Martin Conor McGregor is probably the biggest superstar in the history of MMA, the Irish icon who talks a big game and consistently backs it up. He returns to MMA after ...
Just a reminder, Conor “The Notorious” McGregor got his first lightweight title shot after winning 0 fights at lightweight in the UFC. And had gone 1-1 versus a top contender at welterweight. The only thing that has changed about McGregor since is more people don’t like him. But tha...