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1345:
1315:
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220:
1096:
8:
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1295:
1275:
1235:
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890:
192:
89:
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1335:
1215:
35:'s lightweight division, which groups competitors within 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)
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Lightweight title. The two later rematched at
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243:
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159:
98:
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39:
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111:Association of Boxing Commissions
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1350:over 265 lb (120.2 kg)
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917:Consecutive title defenses
61:Ambiguity and clarification
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1371:105 lb (47.6 kg)
1320:205 lb (93.0 kg)
1310:195 lb (88.5 kg)
1300:185 lb (83.9 kg)
1290:175 lb (79.4 kg)
1280:170 lb (77.1 kg)
1270:165 lb (74.8 kg)
1260:155 lb (70.3 kg)
1250:145 lb (65.8 kg)
1240:135 lb (61.2 kg)
1230:125 lb (56.7 kg)
1220:115 lb (52.2 kg)
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305:Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov
277:Ronald "Rony" Paradiser
1121:"Unified Rules of MMA"
535:(1 WEC, 9 Strikeforce)
117:Professional champions
1161:at Wikimedia Commons
92:contender, defeated
983:Khabib Nurmagomedov
652:(3 Bellator, 1 UFC)
626:Khabib Nurmagomedov
344:Fight Nights Global
294:September 19, 2020
1306:Super middleweight
1286:Super welterweight
1200:mixed martial arts
891:Usman Nurmagomedov
489:Active title reign
382:Salahdine Parnasse
193:Usman Nurmagomedov
182:November 18, 2022
25:mixed martial arts
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1276:Welterweight
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1236:Bantamweight
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1068:Gray Maynard
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757:Jamie Varner
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178:Bellator MMA
135:Reign Began
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1377:Catchweight
1336:Heavyweight
1256:Lightweight
1216:Strawweight
938:Strikeforce
669:Jens Pulver
529:Strikeforce
262:Oktagon MMA
88:, a former
21:lightweight
1397:Categories
1382:Openweight
1367:Atomweight
1135:2012-07-15
1106:2007-02-20
1083:References
820:Sean Sherk
86:Sean Sherk
1226:Flyweight
958:B.J. Penn
914:Promotion
895:Bellator
606:B.J. Penn
501:Promotion
197:17-0 (1)
144:Defenses
138:Champion
1024:See also
798:WEC, UFC
586:Bellator
421:Titan FC
234:Rizin FF
109:and the
67:American
1076:UFC 136
1072:UFC 125
781:3 (+1)
434:Vacant
395:Road FC
357:Vacant
141:Record
54:Road FC
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99:UFC 64
81:UFC 49
75:UFC 58
40:Shooto
1360:Other
1056:Notes
556:WEC,
386:18-1
335:12-1
309:19-2
281:18-8
253:15-3
225:17-4
169:26-1
911:Name
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