The year 2019 was the 27th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.
2019 in UFC | ||||
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Information | ||||
First date | Jan 19, 2019 | |||
Last date | Dec 21, 2019 | |||
Events | ||||
Total events | 42 (1 cancelled) | |||
UFC | 12 (1 cancelled) | |||
TUF Finale events | 0 | |||
Fights | ||||
Total fights | 517 | |||
Title fights | 19 | |||
Chronology | ||||
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Releases and retirements
editThese fighters have either been released from their UFC contracts, announced their retirement or joined other promotions.
- Abdul-Kerim Edilov - Released in May - Light Heavyweight
- Abel Trujillo - Released in May - Lightweight
- Allan Zuniga - Released in December - Lightweight[1]
- Allen Crowder - Retired in November - Heavyweight[2]
- Alex Garcia - Released in September - Welterweight
- Alex Gorgees - Released in May - Lightweight
- Álvaro Herrera - Released in March - Lightweight
- Amanda Cooper - Signed with Invicta Fighting Championships in July - Women's Strawweight[3]
- Andre Soukhamthath - Released in November - Bantamweight[4]
- Andrew Holbrook - Released in June - Lightweight
- Antonio Trocoli - Released after testing positive for nandrolone in August - Heavyweight
- Arjan Bhullar - Signed with ONE Championship in July - Heavyweight[5]
- Artem Lobov - Granted release from the UFC in January - Featherweight
- Ashkan Mokhtarian - Released in May - Flyweight
- Austin Arnett - Released in September - Featherweight
- Azamat Murzakanov - Released in October - Light Heavyweight
- Ben Askren - Retired in November - Welterweight[6]
- B.J. Penn - Released in September - Lightweight[7]
- Bobby Moffett - Released in November - Featherweight[8]
- Boston Salmon - Released in December - Bantamweight[1]
- Brandon Moreno - Released in February - Flyweight
- Bryan Caraway - Released in May - Bantamweight
- Cain Velasquez - Retired in October - Heavyweight[9]
- Carlo Pedersoli Jr. - Released in August - Welterweight[10]
- Cat Zingano - Released in August - Women's Bantamweight[11]
- C. B. Dollaway - Released in December - Middleweight[12]
- Chan-Mi Jeon - Released in March - Women's Strawweight
- Craig White - Released in January - Welterweight
- Cris Cyborg - Released in August - Women's Featherweight[13]
- Curtis Millender - Released in November - Welterweight[4]
- Dan Moret - Released in October - Lightweight
- Danilo Belluardo - Released in November - Lightweight
- Darrell Horcher - Released in December - Lightweight[1]
- David Branch - Released in September after being suspended by USADA - Middleweight[14]
- Dennis Bermudez - Retired in January - Lightweight
- Derrick Krantz - Released in November - Welterweight[4]
- Devin Powell - Released in September - Lightweight[15]
- Dmitry Smolyakov - Released in May - Heavyweight
- Dustin Ortiz - Released in February - Flyweight
- Elias Theodorou - Released in May - Middleweight
- Eric Shelton - Released in May - Flyweight
- Felipe Silva - Released in May - Lightweight
- Georges St-Pierre - Retired in February - Middleweight
- Gilbert Melendez - Released in November - Featherweight
- Gray Maynard - Released in November - Lightweight[16]
- Humberto Bandenay - Released in October - Featherweight
- Igor Pokrajac - Released in May - Light Heavyweight
- Ivan Shtyrkov - Released in June after testing positive for a banned substance - Heavyweight
- Henry Briones - Released in November - Bantamweight[4]
- Jason Gonzalez - Released in December - Lightweight[1]
- Jason Knight - Released in January - Featherweight
- Jessica Aguilar - Released in May - Women's Strawweight
- Jesus Pinedo - Released in April - Lightweight
- Jimi Manuwa - Retired in May - Light Heavyweight
- Jo Sung-Bin - Released in August - Featherweight[17]
- Joby Sanchez - Released in January - Flyweight
- John Lineker - Released in July - Bantamweight
- John Moraga - Released in February - Flyweight
- Jon Tuck - Released in September - Lightweight
- Jonathan Wilson - Released in August - Middleweight
- Jordan Johnson - Signed with the Professional Fighters League in March - Middleweight
- Jordan Rinaldi - Released in May - Featherweight
- Joseph Morales - Released in May - Flyweight
- Josh Burkman - Released in April - Welterweight
- Julian Erosa - Released in October - Featherweight
- Juliana Lima - Signed with Invicta Fighting Championships in January - Women's Strawweight[18]
- Justin Frazier - Released in February - Heavyweight[19]
- Justin Willis - Released in May - Heavyweight
- Keita Nakamura - Released in September - Welterweight
- Kurt Holobaugh - Released in December - Lightweight[1]
- Kyle Stewart - Released in November - Welterweight[4]
- Lauren Mueller - Released in December - Women's Flyweight[1]
- Liz Carmouche - Released in December - Women's Flyweight[20]
- Maia Stevenson - Released in November - Strawweight[4]
- Marcelo Golm - Released in May - Heavyweight[21]
- Matheus Nicolau - Released in February - Flyweight
- Matt Bessette - Released in January - Featherweight
- Melinda Fábián - Released in July - Women's Flyweight
- Myles Jury - Signed with Bellator MMA in July - Featherweight[22]
- Naoki Inoue - Released in January - Flyweight
- Nick Diaz - Retired in February - Middleweight
- Nick Hein - Retired in May - Lightweight
- Nohelin Hernandez - Released in November - Bantamweight[4]
- Patrick Cummins - Retired in December - Light Heavyweight[23]
- Rashad Coulter - Released in February - Light Heavyweight
- Renan Barão - Released in December - Featherweight[24]
- Rolando Dy - Released in January - Featherweight
- Ross Pearson - Retired in April - Lightweight
- Rostem Akman - Released in December - Welterweight[1]
- Ruslan Magomedov - Released in April - Heavyweight
- Ryan MacDonald - Released in September - Bantamweight[25]
- Sarah Frota - Released in September - Women's Flyweight[26]
- Sérgio Moraes - Released in November - Welterweight[27]
- Sergio Pettis - Signed with Bellator MMA in October - Flyweight
- Sheymon Moraes - Released in October - Featherweight[28]
- Shinsho Anzai - Released in June - Welterweight[29]
- Stefan Struve - Retired in February - Heavyweight
- Sultan Aliev - Retired in April - Welterweight
- Tarec Saffiedine - Released in November - Welterweight[30]
- Te Edwards - Released in December - Lightweight[1]
- Terrion Ware - Released in March - Bantamweight
- Thomas Gifford - Released in November - Lightweight[31]
- Tim Boetsch - Retired in September - Middleweight[32]
- Tom Duquesnoy - Retired in May - Bantamweight
- Wilson Reis - Released in May - Flyweight
- Yoshinori Horie - Released in November - Featherweight
- Yushin Okami - Signed with ONE Championship in February - Middleweight
- Zak Ottow - Released in December - Welterweight[1]
Debut UFC fighters
editThe following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2019:
- Abubakar Nurmagomedov - UFC Fight Night 163
- Alonzo Menifield - UFC Fight Night 143
- Alen Amedovski - UFC Fight Night 149
- Alex da Silva Coelho - UFC Fight Night 149
- Amanda Ribas - UFC on ESPN 3
- André Muniz - UFC Fight Night 164
- Anthony Hernandez - UFC Fight Night 144
- Antônio Arroyo - UFC Fight Night 164
- Ariane Carnelossi - UFC Fight Night 159
- Ariane Lipski - UFC Fight Night 143
- Arman Tsarukyan - UFC Fight Night 149
- Askar Askarov - UFC Fight Night 159
- Austin Hubbard - UFC Fight Night 152
- Bea Malecki - UFC Fight Night 153
- Ben Askren - UFC 235
- Ben Sosoli - UFC on ESPN 6
- Billy Quarantillo - UFC on ESPN 7
- Boston Salmon - UFC 236
- Brad Riddell - UFC 243
- Brendan Allen - UFC on ESPN 6
- Brianna Van Buren - UFC Fight Night 155
- Bruno Gustavo da Silva - UFC 243
- Callan Potter - UFC 234
- Carlos Huachin - UFC 237
- Casey Kenney - UFC on ESPN 2
- Charles Jourdain - UFC Fight Night 152
- Chase Hooper - UFC 245
- Ciryl Gane - UFC Fight Night 156
- Cole Smith - UFC Fight Night 151
- Cole Williams - UFC on ESPN 5
- Da Un Jung - UFC Fight Night 157
- Dalcha Lungiambula - UFC on ESPN 3
- Danaa Batgerel - UFC Fight Night 157
- Danilo Belluardo - UFC Fight Night 153
- Dequan Townsend - UFC on ESPN 3
- Derrick Krantz - UFC Fight Night 152
- Deron Winn - UFC Fight Night 154
- Diana Belbiţă - UFC on ESPN 6
- Domingo Pilarte - UFC on ESPN 4
- Don'Tale Mayes - UFC Fight Night 162
- Duda Santana - UFC Fight Night 153
- Fares Ziam - UFC 242
- Felicia Spencer - UFC Fight Night 152
- Felipe Colares - UFC Fight Night 144
- Gabriel Silva - UFC on ESPN 4
- Geraldo de Freitas - UFC Fight Night 144
- Giga Chikadze - UFC Fight Night 160
- Grant Dawson - UFC Fight Night 146
- Greg Hardy - UFC Fight Night 143
- Grigory Popov - UFC 238
- Hannah Goldy - UFC on ESPN 5
- Alateng Heili - UFC Fight Night 157
- Hunter Azure - UFC Fight Night 158
- Isabella de Padua - UFC Fight Night 164
- Ismail Naurdiev - UFC Fight Night 145
- Jack Shore - UFC Fight Night 160
- Jacob Kilburn - UFC on ESPN 7
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik - UFC Fight Night 144
- Jamie Mullarkey - UFC 243
- Jeff Hughes - UFC Fight Night 146
- Joe Solecki - UFC on ESPN 7
- Joel Álvarez - UFC Fight Night 145
- John Allan - UFC Fight Night 155
- Jonathan Pearce - UFC on ESPN 6
- Jordan Espinosa - UFC Fight Night 148
- Journey Newson - UFC on ESPN 3
- Julia Avila - UFC 239
- Jun Yong Park - UFC Fight Night 157
- Justin Tafa - UFC 243
- Karol Rosa - UFC Fight Night 157
- Kennedy Nzechukwu - UFC on ESPN 2
- Khadis Ibragimov - UFC Fight Night 157
- Khama Worthy - UFC 241
- Klidson Abreu - UFC Fight Night 145
- Kron Gracie - UFC on ESPN 1
- Kyle Prepolec - UFC Fight Night 151
- Kyle Stewart - UFC Fight Night 143
- Lara Procópio - UFC Fight Night 157
- Lerone Murphy - UFC 242
- Liana Jojua - UFC 242
- Loma Lookboonmee - UFC Fight Night 162
- Luana Carolina - UFC 237
- Luiz Eduardo Garagorri - UFC Fight Night 156
- Makhmud Muradov - UFC Fight Night 160
- Maki Pitolo - UFC 243
- Mallory Martin - UFC on ESPN 7
- Marc-André Barriault - UFC Fight Night 151
- Marcos Rosa Mariano - UFC 234
- Mario Bautista - UFC Fight Night 143
- Mark Madsen - UFC Fight Night 160
- Michel Pereira - UFC Fight Night 152
- Miguel Baeza - UFC Fight Night 161
- Mike Davis - UFC Fight Night 150
- Mike Grundy - UFC Fight Night 147
- Miles Johns - UFC Fight Night 158
- Miranda Granger - UFC on ESPN 5
- Mizuki Inoue - UFC Fight Night 157
- Movsar Evloev - UFC Fight Night 149
- Nicolae Negumereanu - UFC Fight Night 147
- Nohelin Hernandez - UFC 239
- Omar Morales - UFC Fight Night 165
- Ottman Azaitar - UFC 242
- Punahele Soriano - UFC 245
- Rafael Fiziev - UFC Fight Night 149
- Raphael Pessoa - UFC Fight Night 156
- Randy Costa - UFC 236
- Raulian Paiva - UFC 234
- Rodolfo Vieira - UFC Fight Night 156
- Rodrigo Vargas - UFC Fight Night 156
- Rogério Bontorin - UFC Fight Night 144
- Roman Kopylov - UFC Fight Night 163
- Rostem Akman - UFC Fight Night 153
- Ryan MacDonald - UFC Fight Night 148
- Sabina Mazo - UFC on ESPN 2
- Sarah Frota - UFC Fight Night 144
- Sean Brady - UFC on ESPN 6
- Sean Woodson - UFC on ESPN 6
- Sergey Khandozhko - UFC Fight Night 153
- Serghei Spivac - UFC Fight Night 151
- Seung Woo Choi - UFC Fight Night 149
- Shamil Gamzatov - UFC Fight Night 163
- Sung Bin Jo - UFC Fight Night 153
- Taila Santos - UFC Fight Night 144
- Takashi Sato - UFC Fight Night 150
- Tanner Boser - UFC on ESPN 6
- Thomas Gifford - UFC Fight Night 150
- Tracy Cortez - UFC Fight Night 164
- Tristan Connelly - UFC Fight Night 158
- Tyson Nam - UFC Fight Night 159
- Vanessa Melo - UFC Fight Night 159
- Vinicius Moreira - UFC Fight Night 143
- Virna Jandiroba - UFC Fight Night 150
- Viviane Araújo - UFC 237
- Wellington Turman - UFC Fight Night 155
- Yorgan De Castro - UFC 243
- Yoshinori Horie - UFC 240
- Zarah Fairn Dos Santos - UFC 243
- Zelim Imadaev - UFC 236
Suspended fighters
editISO | Name | Nickname | Division | From | Duration | Tested positive for / Info | By | Eligible to fight again |
Ref. | Notes |
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Azamat Murzakanov | The Profession | Light Heavyweight | September 2, 2017 | 2 years | Boldenone metabolites, specifically 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one and androsta-1,4-diene-6β-ol-3,17-dione in an out-of-competition test submitted on September 2, 2017. | USADA | September 2, 2019 | [33] | Released | |
C. B. Dollaway | The Doberman | Middleweight | December 13, 2018 | 2 years | Anastrozole, clomiphene and receiving intravenous (IV) infusion over the allowable limit. | USADA | December 13, 2020 | [34] | Released | |
T.J. Dillashaw | Bantamweight | January 18, 2019 | 1 year (NYSAC) 2 years (USADA) |
Erythropoietin (EPO). | NYSAC and USADA | January 18, 2021 | [35] [36] |
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Michel Prazeres | Welterweight | March 9, 2019 | 2 years | Exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | March 9, 2021 | [37] | |||
Hu Yaozong | Totoro | Light Heavyweight | March 9, 2019 | Initially 1 year but reduced to 10 months | Arimistane and its metabolite from contamination supplement. | USADA | January 9, 2020 | [38] | Original suspension was 1 year but reduced to 10 months | |
Roman Dolidze | Bazooka | Light Heavyweight | March 12, 2019 | 1 year | Clomiphene hormone and its metabolites M1 and M2, as well as 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3), which is a long-term metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). | USADA | March 12, 2020 | [39] | ||
Ivan Shtyrkov | Ural Hulk | Heavyweight | March 27, 2019 | 2 years | Boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one. | USADA | March 27, 2021 | [40] [41] |
Released | |
Jessica Penne | Women's Flyweight | April 8, 2019 | Initially 4 years but reduced to 20 months | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | December 8, 2020 | [42] | Original suspension was 4 years after second violation, but reduced to 20 months in February 2020 | ||
Alen Amedovski | Middleweight | April 20, 2019 | Initially 6 months but reduced to 3 months | Carboxy-THC, a cannabis metabolite. | USADA | July 20, 2019 | [40] | Original suspension was 6 months, but reduced to 3 months after Alen's successful completion of a drug treatment program. | ||
Thibault Gouti | GT | Lightweight | April 25, 2019 | 6 months | Ostarine and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033. GW1516 metabolites GW1516 sulfoxide and GW1516 sulfone. |
USADA | October 25, 2019 | [43] | ||
Dmitry Smolyakov | The Lifeguard | Heavyweight | April 27, 2019 | 2 years | Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) and intact human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). | USADA | April 27, 2021 | [44] | Released | |
Melissa Gatto | Women's Bantamweight | June 5, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide, a diuretic. | USADA | June 5, 2020 | [45] | |||
Dequan Townsend | Middleweight | June 28, 2019 | 6 months | Benzoylecgonine (cocaine) and norfentanyl (fentanyl). | USADA | December 28, 2019 | [46] | |||
Vince Murdock | Featherweight | July 6, 2019 | 20 months | GW1516, a hormone modulator that is better known as cardarine. It is often sold on the black market as endurobol. |
USADA | March 6, 2021 | [47] | |||
Giacomo Lemos | Heavyweight | July 9, 2019 | 2 years | Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one. | USADA | July 9, 2021 | [48] | |||
John Allan | Light Heavyweight | July 13, 2019 | 1 year | Tamoxifen. | USADA and CSAC | July 13, 2020 | [48] | Fined $4,800 by the CSAC | ||
Sarah Frota | A Treta | Flyweight | July 21, 2019 | 2 years | Multiple stanozolol metabolites, including 16α-hydroxystanozolol, 3, 16-dihydroxystanozolol and 4β,16-dihydroxystanozolol on the day of UFC 240. | USADA and the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission | July 21, 2021 | [49] | Released | |
Istela Nunes | Women's Strawweight | July 22, 2019 | 2 years | Stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 3′-hydroxystanozolol. | USADA | July 22, 2021 | [50] | |||
David Branch | The Executive | Middleweight | July 26, 2019 | 2 years | Ipamorelin, class of peptide hormones and growth factors. | USADA | July 26, 2021 | [51] | Released | |
Sean O'Malley | Sugar | Bantamweight | August 6, 2019 | 6 months | Ostarine. | USADA | February 6, 2020 | [52] | ||
Aspen Ladd | Totoro | Women's Bantamweight | August 8, 2019 | Ladd's bantamweight license after gaining 18 percent of her weight between weigh-ins and fight day against Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 155. | CSAC | Until “Extensive medical documentation" is presented to the CSAC to clear suspension. | [53] | |||
Khalid Taha | The Warrior | Bantamweight | October 6, 2019 | 1 year | Furosemide (diuretics). | USADA | October 6, 2020 | [54] | ||
Priscila Cachoeira | Women's Flyweight | October 12, 2019 | 4 months | A diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4amino-6chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB). | USADA | February 12, 2020 | [46] | |||
Ovince Saint Preux | OSP | Light Heavyweight | October 25, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | January 25, 2020 | [55] | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement | |
Diego Sanchez | Nightmare | Welterweight | October 26, 2019 | 3 months | Ostarine and S-23, the family of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). | USADA | January 26, 2020 | [55] | Ostarine came from a tainted supplement |
Title fights
editTitle fights in 2019 | ||||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
Flyweight | Henry Cejudo (c) | def. | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | UFC Fight Night 143 | [a] |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | def. | Tyron Woodley (c) | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 235 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 235 | [c] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | def. | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 48–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 236 | [d] |
Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | def. | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 236 | [e] |
Women's Strawweight | Jéssica Andrade | def. | Rose Namajunas (c) | TKO (slam) | 2 | 2:58 | UFC 237 | [f] |
Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Jessica Eye | KO (head kick) | 2 | 0:26 | UFC 238 | [g] |
Bantamweight | Henry Cejudo | def. | Marlon Moraes | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:51 | UFC 238 | [h] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Holly Holm | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:10 | UFC 239 | [i] |
Light Heavyweight | Jon Jones (c) | def. | Thiago Santos | Decision (split) (48–47, 48–47, 47–48) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 239 | [j] |
Featherweight | Max Holloway (c) | def. | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 240 | [k] |
Women's Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko (c) | def. | Liz Carmouche | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 156 | [l] |
Heavyweight | Stipe Miocic | def. | Daniel Cormier (c) | TKO (punches) | 4 | 4:09 | UFC 241 | [m] |
Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | def. | Jéssica Andrade (c) | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:42 | UFC Fight Night 157 | [n] |
Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier (ic) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:06 | UFC 242 | [o] |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (ic) | def. | Robert Whittaker (c) | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:33 | UFC 243 | [p] |
Women's Bantamweight | Amanda Nunes (c) | def. | Germaine de Randamie | Decision (unanimous) (49–44, 49–46, 49–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 245 | [q] |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | def. | Max Holloway (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 245 | [r] |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman (c) | def. | Colby Covington | TKO (punches) | 5 | 4:10 | UFC 245 | [s] |
- ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Lightweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Featherweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Events list
editSee also
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