Talk:List of UFC champions

More information about how a belt was won/lost/defended?

I think it would be neat to also state the method, round, and time for each belt transfer and defense. The format could be the same as in the results tables on event pages. Thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.195.23.17 (talk) 19:47, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

Table is broken and I don't know how to fix it

Starting with Featherweight.

Jones has Not Been Stripped of his Title (Yet)

@Dr Lecter: Here's my source: the MMA Beat on YouTube. It occurs at 30min 43sec. Jon Jones has not been stripped of his interim title. Ariel Helwani says Dana confirmed the fact and this was just Thursday, the 6th of October. Surely you can understand my frustration with you. Chris Troutman (talk) 03:47, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

You Do Not Have to be Stripped of a Title to Not be Interim Champion

@Chris Troutman: Well firstly your source does not work. Mine does, (http://www.ufc.com/rankings?id= , not from youtube but the UFC itself - it shows JJ is not even on the roster. Surely you can understand my frustration, when I provide a primary source yet you continue to make silly assertions. You do not have to be stripped of an IT to lose it. JJ failed to compete while Daniel Cormier showed up ready to unify the belt. The UFC shows in in my source (the offical fighter rankings) that Jose Aldo is the interim champion for Featherweight, but it does not say JJ is the interim champion for LightHeavyweight. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Lecter (talk • contribs)

@Dr Lecter: I don't know why the UFC isn't listing Jones as interim champ and neither do you. He won the interim title and hasn't been stripped. There was a typo in my original link so I recommend you take a look at it. I don't want to edit war over this so please take a look at MMA Beat before continuing this. Chris Troutman (talk) 04:16, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

@Chris Troutman: You definitely have a point, however there are many ways someone can lose an interim belt - you do not have to be stripped. That is what you source is saying, simply that he has not been stripped. Interim belts can abate, meaning that the fighter is unable to fight to unify the belt their claim no longer exists. Your source said it best, how could someone hold an Interim belt if the champion is defending his title against another? You present a secondary source saying he has not been stripped, this is not conclusive. My primary source indicates that he is no longer the interim champion. The offical fighter ranking states he is not the interim champion, and you want to rely on speculation, that may not be true, but if it is would not be conclusive? This is an article on the UFC champions, a primary source from the UFC states he is not the interim champion - please refrain from undoing my editing.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Lecter (talk • contribs)

@Dr Lecter: While you're enjoying your block, I hope you can see the value of discussion over edit warring. Typically on Wikipedia, if there's a dispute we keep content at status quo ante until there's a resolution. The onus is on the person adding material or removing cited material to prove their assertions. In this case, the UFC website is internally inconsistent. That shouldn't surprise you as the UFC is often incompetent in these matters. Please note that with the source I cited, I wasn't referring to the group's speculation as to UFC's marketing motives. I'm pointing out that Luke Thomas says the UFC hasn't stripped Jon Jones of his interim title and Ariel Helwani confirms it; Just facts. I don't recall anyone on that panel saying Jones's title has "abated."

On the meta level, you're just a new editor. I can understand your strongly held feelings are motivating you to edit, many Wikipedians (me especially) do not appreciate new editors. As is the case here, you're ignorant of Wikipedia norms and you lack any background showing you're here to contribute so you really look like some crank out to tilt at windmills. Because we're overrun with new accounts pushing slanted views and promotional dreck we really don't give a lot of leeway to misinformed people like you. Please take this opportunity to read our guidelines and policies. Read talk page discussions. I think you'll find that understanding how this works improves your experience here. Chris Troutman (talk) 14:08, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

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DC/Jon Jones

Shouldn't the Light heavy weight Championship table show DC having an uninterrupted reign, with a note explaining the recent No contest. This would removeJon Jones 2nd title reign as he didn't officially win the title. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.128.181.110 (talk) 01:41, 14 September 2017 (UTC) 74.128.181.110

(talk) 02:02, 14 September 2017 (UTC) I edited to simply the situation.

I think we should show Jon having a 2nd title reign. this is no different than when josh barnett had a heavyweight reign but was then stripped of the title for testing positive for steroids. Only with this case we should add a 2nd reign (or extended 1st reign) for DC with a note saying he was promoted to champion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.219.183.64 (talk) 14:11, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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Women's Championship

I just heard Ronda talk about UFC being the only company where it's not "UFC Women's Champion" but just "UFC Champion", no matter the gender. But Wikipedia calls the titles the UFC Women's Championships. Why?WrestlingLegendAS (talk) 00:13, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Middleweight update missing

Not sure how to make edit requests but there are some details missing.

Middleweight champion Robert Whitaker beat Yoel Romero again June 9, 2018

Is it because he won the interim title against him? But in the other tables like in the case of max holloway it states the he defended against jose aldo on their second fight, same applies for Robert Whitaker. It should state that he defended the title as undisputed champion.

The fight was a non-title bout as Yoel Romero missed weight. It was only by 0.2 pounds but it made him ineligible to win the title, as per this link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2018/06/08/ufc-225-yoel-romero-misses-weight-again-and-main-event-is-in-jeopardy/#38ca7d661352 TheNeutroniumAlchemist (talk) 04:13, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

It should still be mentioned, maybe with an asterisk. 2610:148:1F00:3000:601F:BB:6FDA:880D (talk) 01:13, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

References

Colby interim

Colby has been reinstated as interim champion. Larry7o (talk) 15:29, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

@Larry7o: Can you post a link confirming that? I can't see anything at all from around the place and none of the fan forums I'm on have spoken about it either.TheNeutroniumAlchemist (talk) 04:17, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Israel Adesanya

He is a New Zealander and should have a NZ flag by his name BobbyNZ8256 (talk) 07:37, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

I've fixed this now. Ross Finlayson (talk) 08:39, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

He lives in New Zealand, but he was born in Nigeria. Did you not even watch the fights? Even on the UFC broadcast, they had the Nigerian flag next to Israel's name. Im glad the flag was changed back on this article because the New Zealand flag is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:240:10B:CC95:54C2:6E0E:4134:281E (talk) 13:48, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

What do the flags beside each fighter's name represent? Country of birth, or nationality?

There has recently been a dispute over what flag(s) should be shown beside each fighter's name. I had thought that the flag represented the fighter's nationality - i.e., citizenship. But now user Ty.54 claims that "The flag represents where the fighter is born. It does not represent their nationality or ethnicity. This is not debatable." Sorry, but unless there is an explicit Wikipedia policy that describes this (and perhaps even then), then this certainly is "debatable". Where (if anywhere) is the Wikipedia policy/guideline that covers this? Ross Finlayson (talk) 20:48, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

I've found a couple of guidelines that might be relevant here:

• WP:FLAGBIO says "Never use a flag for birth or death place, since doing so may imply an incorrect citizenship or nationality". However, this seems to be referring specifically to biographical articles, which this is not.
• WP:SPORTFLAG, which seems more relevant, says "Flags should never indicate the player's nationality in a non-sporting sense; flags should only indicate the sportsperson's national squad/team or representative nationality.", and "Where flags are used in a table, it should clearly indicate that they correspond to representative nationality, not legal nationality, if any confusion might arise.". If this is the rule that applies here, then what does "representative nationality" mean in the context of this page? And what specifically is the "representative nationality" of Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya? Ross Finlayson (talk) 21:18, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Neither of these points are relevant here. Both fighters were born in Nigeria so the Nigerian flag will be used in this list. Again, even the UFC associates Israel with the Nigerian flag. Watch any video regarding the UFC and their new legacy belts on Yountube, after Israel's victory the UFC added the Nigerian flag to the Middleweight title because Israel was born in Nigeria NOT New Zealand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:240:10B:CC95:54C2:6E0E:4134:281E (talk) 13:55, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi @Rsfinlayson and OmoYoruba45: As requested by Rsfinlayson (Ross) to comment on flag beside fighters' name on List of UFC champions on my talk page, I choose to respond on Adesanya talk page.Thank you. CASSIOPEIA^(talk)

As I noted on Talk:Israel Adesanya, this is an issue that relates to this page (List of UFC champions) in general, not specifically to Adesanya. Ross Finlayson (talk) 05:02, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

I understand the question you are asking regarding this list specifically. You are asking what the flags specifically represent, e.g. place of birth, nationality, ethnicity, citizenship. I believe the flag next to each fighters name should be the same flag as the one associated with that fighter on the official UFC broadcast during that fighters introduction. Ty.54 (talk) 00:29, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Yes, such a policy would make a lot of sense, as this page is specifically about UFC champions. Even better, though, would be to have an official UFC web page somewhere that lists the nationality (or just the flag) for each of its fighters (or even just its champion fighters). Then we could just use this as a source, rather than relying on what was on a broadcast. Can anyone find such a page? Ross Finlayson (talk) 00:36, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

The only "source" I can find is actually finding the specific fight through Youtube or other video media online. Ty.54 (talk) 16:28, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

I agree with the general consensus here that the flag used should be the one that the UFC themselves associate with the fighter on all of their official media, statistics, and infographics. ProdigyUpdates (talk) 18:23, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2019

I want to thank whoever the editor that made changes to my earlier request was I really appreciate it. I have one more request, for the Champions by nationality table Nigeria as two Division champions which are Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman but only was championship as been added instead of the two.I would appreciate it if changes can be made to the section. OmoYoruba45 (talk) 01:37, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Izno (talk) 01:17, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

List of champions by nationality

On the list of champions by nationality there's no Republic of Ireland flag for Conor Mcregors two UFC title wins Hughlaw93 (talk) 11:10, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

BMF title

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The BMF thing was not a real championship so should not be treated as if it was. NEDOCHAN (talk) 16:55, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

The "BMF" title is an accolade that was awarded by the UFC and is part of its history. Mentioning it is relevant and ignoring its existence would not be appropriate. Articles of UFC fighters are not limited to publishing undisputed championships. It also includes lesser awards such as TUF and tournament winners. Whether you like it or not, the UFC awarded a BMF title and including it in the article is not "treating it like a real championship." Platonic Love (talk) 14:08, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

This has been discussed. By all means seek consensus. I OPPOSE. NEDOCHAN (talk) 14:14, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Look how many times it's been added by IPs and then removed. Consensus is clear.NEDOCHAN (talk) 14:26, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

Please direct me to the discussion you mentioned because I can't find it. How is consensus clear? I don't see anyone reverting except you. You say you oppose and don't offer any meaningful reasoning for doing so. Please demonstrate consensus for removing sourced information that is relevant to the subject matter of the article. Otherwise you're simply being disruptive and reducing the quality of the article. Platonic Love (talk) 18:13, 10 March 2020 (UTC)

@Gsfelipe94: @CASSIOPEIA: Platonic Love is warring at the moment to add info to the article that has been deleted regularly since the fight. They seem to think this is just me. Could you direct them? NEDOCHAN (talk) 09:29, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

There's info on the background related to the symbolic title. Just like McGregor/Mayweather had one. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 19:02, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

@Gsfelipe94, NEDOCHAN, and Platonic Love: Good day. I was requested to comment on the abovementioned as such I will chip in my opinions here. We do welcome other editor to voice theirs if they choose to.

1. McGregor/Mayweather is a non-title boxing match. This BMF championship belt is MMA fight. However, to say that, it is not a sanction championship belt but it is a symbolic championship belt for UFC as we knew that UFC filed three trademarks for "'BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER" and one of them is to use to name the "BMF championship belt" - see here
2. Since this is a mma match, in Wikipedia we use the WP:MMABOX as the guidelines. Under the Note section it states "The column Notes is meant to be used for information related to the bout, including but not limited to special rules, awards earned, failure to make weight and similar. Do not use it to put irrelevant text such as "MMA Debut", "UFC debut", "Cut from the UFC" or similar text not directly related to the bout." In that sense, the BMF belt is directly related to the bout and if we would put a fighter missing weight for title belt, or debut in XXXweight, or won TUF fight (which no belt was handed out but a trophy which is a TV series/tournament. created by UFC), as per guidelines, I dont think it create any harm to include the well sourced BMF belt in the note section, after all it is a note to viewer and to say that if the consensus is to remove the text then it is ok by me either. However, since it is a Content dispute here we are addressing, I encourage to discuss the issue and stop WP:Edit warring until we come to a consensus resolution here either by discussion/compromise or by vote. Either way, please discuss in civility, assume good faith and provide guidelines or sources where needed, as we the mma editor need to come together and collaborate and help each other and not warring. Any interested editors are welcome to comment and discuss. Best. CASSIOPEIA^(talk) 01:21, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

@Cassiopeia, NEDOCHAN, and Platonic Love: This belt should not be treated the same way as standard championship belts. I added a section in WT:MMA regarding why it should not be included. I am aware boxing is a different sport, but for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor the WBC Money Belt was not included in either athlete's boxing records notes section. This BMF should also be treated similarly in that it should not be included. A mention in the career section is acceptable, but it certainly should not be listed alongside real weight class belts. Belts should be taken seriously and this is not an officially recognised belt. TUF and tournament winners are acceptable as they occur frequently. This belt is a one-off, never to occur again. Furthermore, by not including it in the List of UFC champions does not show it has been ignored. It is still mentioned in fighter's career sections. I believe we should have a vote on whether the BMF belt should be mentioned any where else other than the relevant fighter's career's sections. Gilbert.JW (talk) 21:25, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

I would also like to add to this conversation regarding List of UFC Champions, there’s a borderline edit war occurring there too regarding the inclusion of the BMF “title”. I honestly feel the only place it should be mentioned is in the body of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal’s pages. Anywhere else, it has no business. Purely the fact that it stands for “baddest motherfucker” alone downplays it’s historical significance in the UFC, on top of the fact that it was given purely for promotional purposes as well as a tool to feed both fighters already massive egos. It absolutely has no historical significance and in a couple years, it will probably be forgotten it was even given away.--Rockchalk717 23:10, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

I entirely agree. The only editor who doesn't doesn't and their main reason is that they think I'm the only one who does. Consensus is clear. Restore and move on.NEDOCHAN (talk) 23:15, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

@NEDOCHAN, Platonic Love, and Gilbert.JW:. Greetings. I was invited to comment and here is my take.

1. Please read the message above where I stated 2 points on 12 March 2020 as such it is nothing wrong to place info on the "Notes" section of the fight table.
2. If the BMF championship belt is listed under List of current mixed martial arts champions then it should be removed as it is not a official weight class belt.
3. As for the info should be listed on List of UFC champions that is debatable. The BMF belt is not a real belt but a symbolic belt. If we accept TUF "tournament winners" (not a championship and the prize is a trophy and a contract with UFC) in the list yet we reject BMF champion then it is not consistence for the argument sake after all it is "UFC list page" and not a mma champions page, just as some mma organisations do not have interim champion but we would find them in UFC. We either accept both TUF and BMF in List of UFC champions or we remove both from the list for the consistency ground. Please allow the discussion to run at least for a month so other editors would make the comments. Thank you. Cassiopeia^(talk) 11:52, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

@NEDOCHAN, Rockchalk717, Platonic Love, and Cassiopeia: Championship systems include: title match, tournament, league, hybrid and playoff. According to this, the TUF and tournament winners can be accepted in List of UFC champions. The 'BMF' does not qualify for this criteria, therefore it should still be removed from the article, but the TUF winners can be left. Gilbert.JW (talk) 12:38, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

agreed. There is no comparison between TUF and a silly promo. NEDOCHAN (talk) 13:20, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Agree 100%. It was just that IP that seemed to think BMF was a major part of UFC history. Regarding TUF, I can see both sides of TUF winners being included so I don’t really have a strong opinion either way.--Rockchalk717 20:19, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

@CASSIOPEIA: Thank you for your input which is exactly the reasoning I've tried to explain to other editors. My question to you now is in the meantime, as others are offered an opportunity to potentially comment, should the sourced material remain in the article? I believe since we've established a logical framework for its inclusion that the onus should be on others to challenge its removal. Platonic Love (talk) 18:36, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

@NEDOCHAN, Platonic Love, Gilbert.JW, and Rockchalk717: Giblert. JW, you have listed this discussion in two talk page (here and in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mixed martial arts. Pls keep the discussion in only one place. So the editors can comment and shared their view. Since it involved whether the belth should be listed in List of UFC champions then it should be discuss there instead of the fighter page. I will move this discussion to Talk:List of UFC champions. Thank you. Cassiopeia^(talk) 09:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

@NEDOCHAN, Platonic Love, Gilbert.JW, and Rockchalk717: I do understand Rockchalk717, NEDOCHAN and Gilbert.JW comments. However, the List of UFC champions is all about UFC events and not other mma organisation events or List of current mixed martial arts champions. This means anything about "UFC" championships, rightfully should be listed there if independent, reliable sources can be found which BMF title bout have plenty of coverage. This BMF championship belt is MMA fight. It is not a sanction championship belt but it is a symbolic championship belt for UFC as we knew that UFC filed three trademarks for "'BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER" and one of them is to use to name the "BMF championship belt" - see [https://www.mmamania.com/2019/9/18/20871079/midnight-mania-trademarked-bmf-diaz-masvidal-ufc-244 here. If we allow and agree TUF winner to be listed in List of UFC champions (by the way the winner are not champions of the weight class division and it is not a weight class tournaments like other mma organisations. Although it plays a huge and important part in UFC where it literally save UFC from bankruptcy, it is a "reality TV show") then BMF should be listed and a note also can be put to state it is a symbolic belt. If not, as per consistently, both TUF and BMF should be removed from List of UFC champions page which I think it is more suited and fitted as per the article name (List of UFC champions) which is the reason why the page was created. Thank you. Cassiopeia^(talk) 09:23, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

@Cassiopeia: Thanks for centralizing the discussion here. It appears that we've arrived at a sort of stalemate. I completely agree with your reasoning which is well supported and logical. However, it appears that Gilbert.JW, Rockchalk717, and NEDOCHAN still have reservations. How should we move forward? Is it ok to go ahead and include the information in the bout's "notes" section which is where it belongs? As for this article, I doubt anyone is for removing the TUF section so can we go ahead and restore the BMF section with the annotation of it being symbolic? Platonic Love (talk) 20:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

@Cassiopeia: Where you wrote: 'If not, as per consistently, both TUF and BMF should be removed from List of UFC champions page which I think it is more suited and fitted as per the article name (List of UFC champions) which is the reason why the page was created.' By this do you mean it would be more fitting for TUF and BMF to be included or excluded in List of UFC champions? Gilbert.JW (talk) 02:05, 9 April 2020 (UTC)"

@Gilbert.JW:, As per the article name (List of UFC champions), it would be more fitting for TUF and BMF to be excluded since TUF is a "reality show and not a standard weight class tournament and BMF is a symoblic belt. If TUF is includeded then BMF should be also included and we would put a note section in the table as per ground of consistency. Hope this is clear. Cassiopeia^(talk) 11:23, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

• Since over a month, no one comments of the above, and since TUF champions are included in the page, the BMF should be as well. Thank you Cassiopeia^(talk)

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Hello gents the issues that Im writing to you about seems to be bothering quite a few editors on Wikipedia, it is in regards to vandalism of article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Masvidal and just the treatment of the BMF title in general. Myself and many other have tried to add his recent accolades of winning the BMF title against Nate Diaz last year ref: https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28096549/jorge-masvidal-bmf-title-win-ufc-244-espn+ . But because fans of Nate Diaz who either believe that it was not a real win (because of the TKO via cut) they have constantly changed the referenced info on his page usually with Anon accounts(Both in his intro paragraph were is stated he was the inaugural BMF Champion and in his fight record notes section where it states that he won the BMF title) whatever their reasons Jorge won the BMF title that night regardless of what the ref did. looking into it someone seems to have tried to do what Im doing already but they have not corrected top paragraph and refer to it in fight notes as symbolic ufc belt(terrible wording could even say symbolic BMF Championship if you had to put the word in there). it is a symbolic belt(like all other belts) its more like the return of the old Super fight Championship were they literally fought to see who was the baddest in the organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UFC_champions#Superfight_Championship_(defunct) . i would say the BMF title should be just as regarded as other belts like grand prix/tournament belts. Don't know why it has to be down played the ufc made a big deal out of it they say its important doesn't that make it important, its a sanctioned belt its not like Saku belt from Pride fc or Stephen Thompson's Nicest Mofo title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsEXjBDM7n8 (made by coaches or fighters) i feel like this page could be more accurately edited and that the BMF title should get a section on wikipedia or atleast subsection in the now defunct Superfight Championship section. any input u could give maybe helpfulTsims23 (talk) 06:00, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Tsims23, Pls read the closing statement on this page (message titled BMF title) regarding as the decision has been made and issue solved. Thank you. Cassiopeia^(talk) 07:34, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

I apologize for that Tsims23 (talk) 16:46, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Tsims23, No worries. Stay safe and best. Cassiopeia^(talk) 00:00, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

Could we consider adding the following to this article, under "BMF Title"?

The official UFC Stats page and Records page for UFC does not recognize the BMF title as an official title, so it does not count towards stats for a "title bout" - here is the link: http://ufcstats.com/event-details/6750e338922a099d - as you can see for UFC 300, the women's strawweight belt and light heavyweight bouts have the belt icon while the BMF bout does not. Marty2Hotty (talk) 09:13, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Background

After UFC 241, Nate Diaz proclaimed himself as the “baddest motherfucker in the game”. Shortly after, Dana White announced a welterweight matchup between Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. Leading up to this fight, Dana White informed media outlets that the Diaz-Masvidal matchup would be for the title of “Baddest Mother Fucker”, and a symbolic UFC title belt was created to be awarded to the winner of this matchup. The title belt, embossed with “BMF”, was later presented to the winner of this fight by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Dana White clarified that this symbolic title belt may only be defended if the belt’s owner agrees to do so.

History

Jorge Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz for the inaugural title Baddest Mother Fucker "BMF", on November 2, 2019 in Madison Square Garden, New York City at UFC 244.

No.	Name	Event	Date
1	Jorge Masvidal def. Nate Diaz	UFC 244 New York City, NY, US	Nov 2, 2019
Masvidal was stripped of the title on May 16, 2023, after he retired from mixed martial arts at UFC 287.
2	Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier	UFC 291 Salt Lake City, UT, US	July 29, 2023
3	Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje	UFC 300 Las Vegas, NV, US	April 13, 2024

TY.54 (talk) 13:10, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

References

Interim champions in Current champions section

I think that incumbent interim champions should[1] be on the Current champions list, but @Belevalo: seems to disagree[2].
@Cassiopeia: I would like to have your input on the matter and the style of Belevalo's edit summery. anyone else is more than welcome to comment.
Deancarmeli (talk) 12:40, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

@Deancarmeli and Belevalo: Good day. The interim champion should be in the same section of the weight division but we would indicate one is the current champ and another is the interim champ - see - Current champions, weight classes and status. Once the out come of the fight result is determin (I presume you meant Khabib vs. Justin for FW title in late Oct. 2020), then the interim champ would be removed from the list. Pls provide the discussion hist diff of you and Belevalo if there are some other info that is missing which I might need to know to comment further. Thank you. Cassiopeia^(talk) 23:03, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Combined and simultaneous reigns

I think the table for longest combined reigns should somehow differentiate between people like Nunes and Couture. Just looking at the table it's not clear Nunes held/holds two titles at the same time while Coutures five reigns were discrete. The Multi-division champions table already exists and should be refered to. One solution is a second foot note, another adding to the intro text ("The following is a list [...]"). Not sure about the wording. --2001:4DD1:C7E7:0:548C:E6A9:93E7:2F51 (talk) 11:59, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Cris Cyborg name

João Fernandes Santos pls note that Cris Cyborg is the subject page name for such we use the page name for the link which your edits have been reveted by a few editors and "edit summaries" have been placed for the reason of the revert which you can viewed on the history log of the page. Pls discuss below instead of edit warring. Cassiopeia^(talk) 21:17, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Moving minimum of up on certain tables

I believe the minimum to be shown on the most wins in title bouts section should be moved up from 4 wins to 3 wins. I also believe the minimum for most consecutive title defenses should be moved from 3 defenses to 4 defenses. The tables are starting to get cluttered and title defenses/title wins are becoming more common place. It will have to be done at some point because the list is continuing to grow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.57.127.11 (talk) 13:49, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

The Korean Zombie

This discussion is for the purpose of preventing an edit war regarding the subject of The Korean Zombie article's displayed name. @Rcpilot9:, I've seen your edit, but 189.59.112.202 is in fact right. See WP:NCKO about Korean naming conventions. The section about Name order states that: "Unless the subject is known to prefer otherwise, family name should be written first.". Is there a source claiming that Jung himself prefers to be called "Chan Sung Jung" and not "Jung Chan-sung", as even stated in his article? CLalgo (talk) 09:46, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Leon Edwards and other fighters' country flags

Leon was born in Jamaica but his title is now counting for England, do the country flags on this page Represent what Fighters represent in UFC ? as in when they do their walkout and screen shows the flag they choose to represent in the Octagon(which would make sense), or where they were born?

For example, if Ilia Topuria wins, will the title count for Georgia (The country he represents in UFC, and shows on the screen during the walkout), Germany (Country where he was Born), or Spain(Country where he trains at).

Similarly for Khamzat Chimaev, would it be Russia where he was born, or Sweden which he officially represents in UFC and it's also where he trains at. This is not very consistend on List of UFC fighters page Bashiachukaa (talk) 06:34, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

The flag that is officially shown on the UFC broadcast that accompanies the fighter's stats should be the flag that is portrayed on this list. TY.54 (talk) 13:13, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Agreed, hopefully it stays like that, before they had place of birth on the "List of current UFC fighters" Page Bashiachukaa (talk) 17:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Champion vs Champion

What does everyone think about adding a section displaying the history of fights between two current champions in different weight classes? TY.54 (talk) 01:26, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

I'd definitely be interested in this 84.203.94.86 (talk) 21:05, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

I don't think it's really the goal of the article, really. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 02:08, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I wanna join ufc fight 185.187.78.0 (talk) 02:22, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Ilia Topuria's dual nationality

I noticed for list of champions by nationality you only have Ilia down as a Georgian, when in reality he's a citizen of both Spain and Georgia and represents both countries. He was born in neither, but obviously we don't mark him down as a German for being born in Germany. So if you count him as a Georgian, assumingly due to him representing Georgia, and being a citizen there, then he should also be listed as Spanish since he trains out of Spain, lives in Spain, is a Spanish citizen, and represents Spain. Unless there's a policy I'm missing? Weplist (talk) 02:04, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Honestly I'm starting to have some doubts. Apparently his official nationality is Spanish as Spain doesn't allow dual citizenship for Georgian citizens. The fact that he wears a Georgia kit and has the flag listed during broadcast and some media doesn't necessarily mean he's Georgian (remember that Cain Velasquez is American but used to represent Mexico in his fight kits)... Therefore I believe that once the matter of his nationality is solved (WP:DRN#Ilia Topuria), we should decide it. At the moment I'm leaning towards changing him to Spanish. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 00:27, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

He's Georgian. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 00:52, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

BMF Title. Is it a real title?

It has since been defended by Gaethje. http://ufcstats.com/event-details/6750e338922a099d Stats page does not list it as a legitimate title so stats for "title fights" should not count towards title fight records. However, on UFC's broadcast like UFC 300, it noted Holloway's finish of Gaethje was the latest finish in any title fight history in UFC. Also, weeks ago, they wrote that Gaethje had two title fight wins counting his Interim Lightweight title win against Ferguson and the BMF. It's conflicting. It does not count on the UFC/Records/Stats website but the broadcasts sometimes refer to it as a title. How should it reflect on stats? Go by the official UFC website?

Since there have been 3 holders of BMF title, should it be noted on this page?Marty2Hotty (talk) 01:12, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

References

Belal Muhammad's Flag

Both the ESPN fighter page and the UFC themselves display his flag as Palestine. Therefore, we should use the Palestine flag as that is the flag displayed on his 'tale of the tape', 'fight card' and all other UFC infographics. ProdigyUpdates (talk) 18:16, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

The UFC and ESPN are not considered independent nor reliable sources as they are the promoters/broadcasters. Sherdog and other third party reliable sources are what are primarily used here on Wikipedia which list Belal as being born, raised, and currently residing in America. Therefore the American flag is used. Rcpilot9 (talk) 18:23, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Please refer to this topic raised back in 2019. It was agreed that the flag displayed for the fighter should be in line with what the UFC themselves use in accordance with how the fighter self identifies. This is why the Nigerian flag is used for Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya despite them being citizens of USA and New Zealand respectively. We should maintain consistency across all fighters which is why in this case, the Palestine flag is used. ProdigyUpdates (talk) 18:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Adding on to this as reasoning for reverting Belal's flag to the Palestinian one, Sherdog's reliability was addressed in Wikipedia's source list, where it highlights that "[Sherdog] is considered less reliable than ESPN and other generally reliable sources, so use with caution." Alongside what ProdigyUpdates has mentioned, ESPN as a source should be followed according to Wikipedia standards. SpyroeBM (talk) 09:03, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

You mention "see talk page" like this is somekind of consesus whatsoever. I suggest that you look at the talk page and see the Topuria section. The fight kit a fighter uses has nothing to do with his nationality. Velasquez is also American but used to represent Mexican colors, that does not make him a Mexican. Hell: Holloway and Diaz have no nationality because they wear a "world" fight kit then. Stop changing the flag within the article, otherwise it will get you a report for desruptive editing. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 17:51, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Respectfully, what are you talking about? Since when did I mention fight kits and did you bother reading the comments above? The sourced material (ESPN) lists (using your examples) Velasquez as an American, alongside Holloway and Diaz which is reflected in this article so I don't why you insist on making up reasons to not use the sourced material? Fight kits are irrelevant, the flags for each fighter that ESPN (which according to the Wikipedia guidelines is MORE reliable than Sherdog) uses Velasquez, Holloway and Diaz as Americans, Topuria as Georgian, Adesanya and Usman as Nigerians and most importantly Belal as a Palestinian.

You can threaten me with disruptive editing and run away from the facts all you want, but Belal's flag that the UFC and ESPN uses is Palestinian. Unlike you, I'm going to follow the sourced material according to Wikipedia guidelines, so feel free to report me (for using sourced material??) as I'm not going to be threatened by you. SpyroeBM (talk) 03:45, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

I agree, it's about nationality. We use Nigeria for Izzy and Usman, because they're Nigerian nationals. Belal's has literally lived his entire life in the US. Nswix (talk) 04:04, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

The flag is related to the fight kit he used, dude. That's why they add a Palestinean flag to his stats. Belal has nothing but Palestinean heritage. He is American. The other examples I mentioned are correct as you probably didn't follow mma back then: just check Velasquez fights as the broadcast listed the Mexican flag just as his fight kit. You just seem to be too stubborn to accept and understand facts. And just like that the next sentence is not a threat, but another fact: if you revert it you will be reported for edit warring and disruptive editing. Plain simple as there's no consensus for your actions or reason to them. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 16:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Not sure who created or is maintaining the table of "Championship wins by nationality" but it is not accurate

It says Russia has 4 division championships, but Islam Makhachev has 4 alone, Khabib also had 4 so that's at least 8. I tend to feel there could have been other Russian champs as well. Frankly speaking, is the table at all reliable?61.68.79.145 (talk) 14:46, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't count title defenses, in fact, Russia shouldn't have 4 but 3 championships, since Interim Champions who become Champions aren't counted separately

"Interim champions who become undisputed champions are listed only once"

So Russsia's Champs are these 3 people: Petr Yan, Khabib and Makhachev. Petr Yan also got Interim championship, but according to my quote above it shouldn't add one more as he is already included Bashiachukaa (talk) 09:51, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Different reigns are counted as each. That's why there's an individual champions section, which obviously will only count per person. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 17:39, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

And Russia's Individua Champions still count 4, maybe you can remind me, who is the 4th Russian champion of the UFC? Bashiachukaa (talk) 12:11, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Oleg Taktarov as a tournament champion. Gsfelipe94 (talk) 12:50, 28 October 2024 (UTC)