The UFC Welterweight Title: A Visual History UFCVegas78 via benjaminduffy
Of course, that has always been welterweight’s chief charm: It is a division historically ruled by dominant champions. Compared to the sad-sack early years of the UFC’s lightweight and heavyweight divisions, where nobody even seemed to want the belts, and in fact multiple sitting champions bailed for greener pastures, 170 was put in an immediate stranglehold by, who held the newly minted strap for almost three years. Ever since, it has been more of the same.
Here is the 25-year history of the UFC welterweight title and the times it was won, lost or defended. It tells the story of a hyper-competitive, cutthroat division, one where to strap the belt on your waist meant attaching one of the sport’s largest bull’s eyes to your back.
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