Ufc Light Heavyweight Champion

After saturday s ufc 253 at yas island in abu dhabi the title is vacant no longer jan blachowicz dispatched.

Ufc light heavyweight champion. Ufc light heavyweight champion jon jones vacates title hopes to negotiate salary to return at heavyweight jones said he spoke to the ufc before confirming that he has relinquished the title at. Jon jones announces he s vacated the ufc light heavyweight championship aug. Jones the longtime ufc light heavyweight champion vacated his title during the summer as he will move up to heavyweight for his next bout. The road fc s light heavyweight division with an upper limit of 205 lb 93 kg.

The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the ufc by weight class and pound for pound. 17 2020 jon jones announced he s vacating the ufc light heavyweight championship on twitter and will only return to. Ufc legend jon jones congratulated new ufc light heavyweight champion jan blachowicz after he defeated dominick reyes at ufc 253. Will the ufc s next light heavyweight champ forge a new post jon jones era.

Jan blachowicz knocks out dominick reyes to become ufc light heavyweight champion nasir jabbar in ufc last updated 6 17 am sunday september 27 2020 gmt 1. Memories of jon jones light heavyweight reign. The one championship s light heavyweight division also known as cruiserweight with an upper limit of 102 kg 224 9 lb. In 2007 the pride world middleweight championship was unified with the ufc light heavyweight title.

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes. 186 to 205 lb 84 to 93 kg the light heavyweight championship was known as the middleweight championship prior to ufc 31 may 4 2001. 7d jeff wagenheim from catching a thief to making ufc history. The pride world middleweight championship 209 4 lb was unified with the ufc light heavyweight championship on september 8 2007 when quinton jackson defeated dan henderson at ufc 75.

The ufc booked blachowicz against reyes and despite being a heavy underdog. 84 to 93 kg. When the once reigning and once defending light heavyweight champion relinquished the title in hopes of bigger weights and bigger paydays it made fight sense to pair his top two challengers together for a shot to be the new champion.