Ufc Lightweight Champion
The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 2013, when benson henderson defeated gilbert melendez at ufc on. Current ufc rankings for every weight class and pound-for-pound greatest fighter. 13 hours agothe ufc has another lightweight champion after justin gaethje got the better of paddy pimblett to win an interim title in the main event of ufc 324.
14 hours agojustin gaethje, left, beat paddy pimblett by unanimous decision to claim the ufc interim lightweight championship in the main event at ufc 324 on saturday night. Dec 9, 2025check out the complete list of all ufc lightweight champions, current lightweight champion and title history. 4 hours agojustin gaethje survived a five-round war with a relentless paddy pimblett to claim the interim ufc lightweight championship by unanimous decision in a bloody and bruising fight in las.
Aug 8, 2025ilia topuria became the 13th fighter to hold the lightweight title at ufc 317 in june. Oct 6, 2025conor mcgregor became the first ufc fighter to hold championships in two weight classes at the same time with a historic victory at ufc 205 on november 12, 2016, at madison square. 5 days agothe ultimate fighting championship lightweight division is about to turn 25, and it’s going to celebrate in the most appropriate way imaginable:
May 21, 2024the lightweight division is arguably one of the most competitive in the ufc, consisting of some of the best athletes in the game.
