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This is a
list of
World Extreme Cagefighting
(WEC) champions
at each weight class.
In December 2006
World Extreme Cagefighting
was bought by
Zuffa, LLC
, the parent company of the
UFC
, to concentrate on the four smaller weight classes under the
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
. Over the next two years, the
WEC
would phase out weight classes above 155 lbs, with most of the fighters going to the UFC. By the time of the WEC's absorption into the UFC at the end of 2010, the only remaining weight divisions were
Lightweight
,
Featherweight
and
Bantamweight
.
World Title histories
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Super Heavyweight Championship
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- Weight limit: Unlimited
No.
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Name
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Event
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Date
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Defenses
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1
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Ron Waterman
def. James Nevarez
|
WEC 7
Lemoore, CA, USA
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August 9, 2003
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1.
def.
Ricco Rodriguez
at
WEC 16
on August 18, 2005 in Lemoore, CA, USA
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The WEC Super Heavyweight division was abolished on December 2006 when Zuffa purchased the organization.
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Heavyweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 250 lb (113.4 kg)
No.
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Name
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Event
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Date
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Defenses
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1
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Mike Kyle
def. Jude Hargett
|
WEC 9
Lemoore, CA, USA
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January 16, 2004
|
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Title vacated.
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2
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Mike Serr
def. Rafael del Real
|
WEC 10
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 21, 2004
|
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Title vacated.
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3
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James Irvin
def. Houssain Oushani
|
WEC 12
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 21, 2004
|
1.
def.
Doug Marshall
at
WEC 15
on May 19, 2005 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
Irvin vacated the title to fight in the Light Heavyweight division.
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4
|
Brian Olsen
def.
Lavar Johnson
|
WEC 18
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
January 13, 2006
|
1.
def.
Mike Kyle
at
WEC 20
on May 5, 2006 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
The WEC Heavyweight division was abolished on December 2006 when Zuffa purchased the organization.
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Light Heavyweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 200 lb (90.7 kg)
No.
|
Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
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Frank Shamrock
def. Bryan Pardoe
|
WEC 6
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
March 27, 2003
|
|
Shamrock vacated on August 2003 to fight for
Strikeforce
.
|
2
|
Richard Montoya
def. Abraham Baxter
|
WEC 11
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
August 20, 2004
|
3
|
Jason Lambert
|
WEC 13
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
January 22, 2005
|
|
Lambert vacated on October 2005 to fight for the
UFC
.
|
4
|
Scott Smith
def.
Tait Fletcher
|
WEC 17
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 14, 2005
|
1.
def.
Justin Levens
at
WEC 18
on January 13, 2006 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
Smith vacated on May 2006 to participate in
The Ultimate Fighter
.
|
5
|
Lodune Sincaid
def. Dan Molina
|
WEC 20
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 5, 2006
|
|
6
|
Doug Marshall
|
WEC 23
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
August 17, 2006
|
1.
def. Justin McElfresh at
WEC 27
on May 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
2.
def. Ariel Gandulla at
WEC 31
on December 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
7
|
Brian Stann
|
WEC 33
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
March 26, 2008
|
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8
|
Steve Cantwell
|
WEC 35
Las Vegas, NV, USA
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August 3, 2008
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The WEC Light Heavyweight division was absorbed into the UFC on December 3, 2008 so the WEC could further concentrate on lighter weight classes.
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Middleweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No.
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Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
|
Chris Leben
def.
Mike Swick
|
WEC 9
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
January 16, 2004
|
|
Leben vacated to participate The Ultimate Fighter.
|
2
|
Joe Riggs
def.
Rob Kimmons
|
WEC 15
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 19, 2005
|
|
The WEC Middleweight title was vacated on December 2006 when Zuffa purchased the organization.
|
3
|
Paulo Filho
def.
Joe Doerksen
|
WEC 29
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
August 5, 2007
|
1.
def.
Chael Sonnen
at
WEC 31
on December 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
The WEC Middleweight division was absorbed into the UFC on December 3, 2008, so the WEC could further concentrate on lighter weight classes.
|
Welterweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)
No.
|
Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
|
Nick Diaz
def. Joe Hurley
|
WEC 6
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
March 27, 2003
|
|
Diaz vacated the title to focus on fight for the UFC.
|
2
|
Shonie Carter
def. J.T. Taylor
|
WEC 8
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 17, 2003
|
|
3
|
Karo Parisyan
|
WEC 10
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 21, 2004
|
|
Parisyan vacated the title to focus on fighting for the UFC.
|
4
|
Mike Pyle
def.
Bret Bergmark
|
WEC 17
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 14, 2005
|
1.
def.
Shonie Carter
at
WEC 18
on Jan 13, 2006 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
The WEC Welterweight title was vacated on December 2006 when Zuffa purchased the organization.
|
5
|
Carlos Condit
def.
John Alessio
|
WEC 26
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
March 24, 2007
|
1.
def.
Brock Larson
at
WEC 29
on Aug 5, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
2.
def.
Carlo Prater
at
WEC 32
on Feb 13, 2008 in Albuquerque, NM, USA
3.
def.
Hiromitsu Miura
at
WEC 35
on Aug 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
The WEC Welterweight division was absorbed into the UFC on February 3, 2009, so the WEC could further concentrate on lighter weight classes.
|
Lightweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No.
|
Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
|
Kurt Pellegrino
def. Mac Danzig
|
WEC 4
Uncasville, CT, USA
|
Aug 31, 2002
|
|
Pellegrino vacated the title to focus on fighting in other events.
|
2
|
Gilbert Melendez
def. Olaf Alfonso
|
WEC 10
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 21, 2004
|
|
Melendez vacated the title to focus on fighting in other events.
|
3
|
Gabe Ruediger
def. Olaf Alfonso
|
WEC 12
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 21, 2004
|
1.
def. Jason Maxwell at
WEC 14
on Mar 17, 2005 in Lemoore, CA, USA
2.
def. Sam Wells at
WEC 17
on Oct 14, 2005 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
4
|
Hermes Franca
|
WEC 19
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
March 17, 2006
|
1.
def. Brandon Olsen at
WEC 21
on Jun 15, 2006 in Highland, CA, USA
2.
def.
Nate Diaz
at
WEC 24
on Oct 12, 2006 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
The WEC Lightweight title was vacated on December 2006 when
Zuffa
purchased the organization and brought Franca over to the UFC.
|
5
|
Rob McCullough
def.
Kit Cope
|
WEC 25
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
January 20, 2007
|
1.
def.
Richard Crunkilton
at
WEC 30
on Sep 5, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
6
|
Jamie Varner
|
WEC 32
Albuquerque, NM, USA
|
February 13, 2008
|
1.
def.
Marcus Hicks
at
WEC 35
on Aug 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
2.
def.
Donald Cerrone
at
WEC 38
on Jan 25, 2009 in San Diego, CA, USA
|
-
|
Benson Henderson
def.
Donald Cerrone
for interim title
|
WEC 43
San Antonio, TX, USA
|
October 10, 2009
|
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7
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Benson Henderson
|
WEC 46
Sacramento, CA, USA
|
January 10, 2010
|
1.
def.
Donald Cerrone
at
WEC 48
in April 2010, in Sacramento, CA, USA
|
8
|
Anthony Pettis
|
WEC 53
Glendale, AZ, USA
|
December 16, 2010
|
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The WEC Lightweight division was absorbed into the UFC on December 16, 2010, as part of the UFC-WEC merger.
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Featherweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 145 lb (65.8 kg)
No.
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Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
|
Cole Escovedo
def. Philip Perez
|
WEC 5
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 18, 2002
|
1.
def. Anthony Hamlett at
WEC 8
on Oct 17, 2003 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
2
|
Urijah Faber
|
WEC 19
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
March 17, 2006
|
1.
def. Joe Pearson at
WEC 25
on Jan 20, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
2.
def.
Dominick Cruz
at
WEC 26
on Mar 24, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
3.
def. Chance Farrar at
WEC 28
on Jun 3, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
4.
def.
Jeff Curran
at
WEC 31
on Dec 12, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
5.
def.
Jens Pulver
at
WEC 34
on Jun 1, 2008 in Sacramento, CA, USA
|
3
|
Mike Brown
|
WEC 36
Hollywood, FL, USA
|
November 5, 2008
|
1.
def.
Leonard Garcia
at
WEC 39
on Mar 1, 2009 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
2.
def.
Urijah Faber
at
WEC 41
on Jun 7, 2009 in Sacramento, CA, USA
|
4
|
Jose Aldo
|
WEC 44
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
November 18, 2009
|
1.
def.
Urijah Faber
at
WEC 48
on April 24, 2010 in Sacramento, CA, USA
2.
def.
Manny Gamburyan
at
WEC 51
on Sep 30, 2010 in Broomfield, CO, USA
|
The WEC Featherweight division was absorbed into the UFC on September 30, 2010, as part of the UFC-WEC merger. Jose Aldo was awarded the inaugural
UFC Featherweight Championship
on November 20, 2010.
[1]
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Bantamweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 135 lb (61.2 kg)
No.
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Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
|
Eddie Wineland
def.
Antonio Banuelos
|
WEC 20
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 5, 2006
|
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2
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Chase Beebe
|
WEC 26
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
March 24, 2007
|
1.
def.
Rani Yahya
at
WEC 30
on Sep 5, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
3
|
Miguel Torres
|
WEC 32
Albuquerque, NM, USA
|
February 13, 2008
|
1.
def.
Yoshiro Maeda
at
WEC 34
on Jun 1, 2008 in Sacramento, CA, USA
2.
def.
Manny Tapia
at
WEC 37
on Dec 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
3.
def.
Takeya Mizugaki
at
WEC 40
on April 5, 2009 in Chicago, IL, USA
|
4
|
Brian Bowles
|
WEC 42
Las Vegas, NV, USA
|
August 9, 2009
|
|
5
|
Dominick Cruz
|
WEC 47
Columbus, OH, USA
|
March 6, 2010
|
1.
def.
Joseph Benavidez
at
WEC 50
on Aug 18, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
2.
def.
Scott Jorgensen
at
WEC 53
on Dec 16, 2010 in Glendale, AZ, USA
|
The WEC Bantamweight division was absorbed into the UFC on December 16, 2010, as part of the UFC-WEC merger. Dominick Cruz won the inaugural
UFC Bantamweight Championship
when he defeated Scott Jorgensen at
WEC 53
.
[2]
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North American Title histories
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North American Heavyweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 265 lb (120.2 kg)
No.
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Name
|
Event
|
Date
|
Defenses
|
1
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Doug Marshall
def. Anthony Arria
|
WEC 10
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 21, 2004
|
1.
def. Carlos Garcia at
WEC 12
on October 21, 2004 in Lemoore, CA, USA
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North American Middleweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 185 lb (83.9 kg)
No.
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Name
|
Event
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Date
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Defenses
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1
|
Mark Weir
def. Will Bradford
|
WEC 12
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
October 21, 2004
|
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2
|
Alex Serdyukov
|
WEC 14
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
March 17, 2005
|
1.
def. Victor Parfenov at
WEC 16
on August 18, 2005 in Lemoore, CA, USA
|
North American Lightweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
Native American Title histories
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Native American Super Heavyweight Championship
[
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- Weight limit: Unlimited
No.
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Name
|
Event
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Date
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Defenses
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1
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Dan Christison
def. Andre Roberts
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WEC 13
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
January 22, 2005
|
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Native American Lightweight Championship
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- Weight limit: 155 lb (70.3 kg)
No.
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Name
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Event
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Date
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Defenses
|
1
|
Cole Escovedo
def. Poppies Martinez
|
WEC 15
Lemoore, CA, USA
|
May 19, 2005
|
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Tournament winners
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Records
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Most wins in title bouts
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Most consecutive title defenses
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Defenses
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Champion
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Division
|
Period
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5
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Urijah Faber
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Featherweight
|
March 17, 2006 ? November 5, 2008
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3
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Carlos Condit
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Welterweight
|
March 24, 2007 ? December 3, 2008
|
Miguel Torres
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Bantamweight
|
February 13, 2008 ? August 9, 2009
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2
|
Gabe Ruediger
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Lightweight
|
October 21, 2004 ? March 17, 2006
|
Hermes Franca
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Lightweight
|
March 17, 2006 ? December 2006
|
Doug Marshall
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Light Heavyweight
|
August 17, 2006 ? March 26, 2008
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Jamie Varner
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Lightweight
|
February 13, 2008 ? January 10, 2010
|
Mike Brown
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Featherweight
|
November 5, 2008 ? August 9, 2009
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Jose Aldo
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Featherweight
|
November 18, 2009 ? September 30, 2010
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Dominick Cruz
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Bantamweight
|
March 6, 2010 ? December 16, 2010
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Champions by nationality
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The division champions includes only linear champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions.
See also
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References
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External links
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Current champions for active organizations
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Legacy champions for defunct organizations
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Miscellaneous
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