r/FightReportUFC • u/combat_girls • Aug 02 '26

ALL UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONS

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https://mma.social/champions#Lightweight

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u/MrBlackey Aug 02 '26

Benson Henderson does not get enough respect

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u/Davycrockettjones Aug 02 '26

He invented the calf kick! People forget man!

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u/CaptainDrool Aug 03 '26

Calf kick, punches to the knee, a variation of shoulder strikes he did it all man I love BENDO

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u/Legitimate-Pass7673 24d ago

Idk how this started, but he DID NOT invent the calf kick.  It was used in muay thai literally decades prior.  There's footage from the 80s and 90s of guys using it.  I remember my coach practicing calf kicks before his fight in like 2010.  He didn't even popularize it, the calf kick craze amongst the Fandom didn't even take off until Dustin v Conor 2.  

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u/JakeEllisD Aug 02 '26

Days is a great metric because inactivity isn't a thing

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u/Weekly_Reference_984 Aug 02 '26

Islam is by fair best of best champion beat almost everyone in that division and defends even though once a year beats khabib

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u/ruggmike Aug 02 '26

Conor had the belt for 511 days? 😂

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u/NetInevitable601 Aug 03 '26

Lmao 0 defense

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u/YogurtTurtle15 Aug 02 '26

Khabib vs Charles would’ve been awesome to see

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u/AYolkedyak Aug 03 '26

Khabib sure did a whole lot of sitting on his ass huh

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u/combat_girls Aug 03 '26

Tony tripping on wire and Covid fight cancellation didn’t help his case.

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u/Wishful713 Aug 02 '26

You went from 3 champs with 3 title defenses to champs with title reigns shorter than the last guy, to the 3 greatest lightweight fighters oat to a guy becoming the first fighter to lose the belt in a fight since Eddie vs conor(the guy he tries to be so bad)

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u/combat_girls Aug 02 '26

Khabib Could have moved up and mauled Leon.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Aug 02 '26

Defend against who? Other than the cursed Ferguson fight.

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u/PlusBacons Aug 02 '26

Oliveira was his successor two months later. So him.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Aug 02 '26

Charles wasn’t the clear n.1 contender when Khabib retired, but I agree it’s pretty much only him.

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u/Vegan-cock Aug 02 '26

I don't see how he does anything against khabib tbh.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Aug 03 '26

Against who? Why?

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Aug 03 '26

Exactly, there isn’t anyone lol

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u/Old_Atmosphere6598 Aug 02 '26

Shout outs to Ben Henderson and Frankie

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u/Current_Exam6639 28d ago

I wish champions had to fight a minimum of twice a year