This Saturday (11), Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski will star in the seventh duel between champions from different divisions in the history of the UFC. Remember the previous ones!
In the first duel between champions in UFC history, in January 2009, lightweight champion BJ Penn was looking for the welterweight title, but ended up being knocked out by GSP.
Georges St-Pierre x BJ Penn - UFC 94
More than seven years later, in November 2016, the then featherweight champion made history as the first simultaneous champion of two divisions by knocking out the then lightweight champion.
Conor McGregor xEddie Alvarez - UFC 205
In 2018, it was then light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier's turn to win his second belt simultaneously by knocking out then heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.
Daniel Cormier x Stipe Miocic – UFC 226
The only woman to hold two belts simultaneously in the UFC, Amanda Nunes achieved the feat by overcoming then-featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, also in 2018.
Amanda Nunes x Cris Cyborg - UFC 232
Before becoming two-division champion, Cejudo prevented Dillashaw from achieving the feat by knocking out the then bantamweight champion in a flyweight title fight in 2019.
Henry Cejudo x TJ Dillashaw - UFC Brooklyn
Another who was unsuccessful was Adesanya. Middleweight champion at the time, the Nigerian ended up dominated by then light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in 2021.