by Josh McCrohon @JoshMcCrohon57UFC Light Heavyweight Championship FactsIt’s been 3 months since the last episode of the Division Revision, so I think it’s high time we get down to another episode! Today, it’s the turn of the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship! • Randy Couture has held both the UFC Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight championships! • There have only been 2 fighters to hold the Light Heavyweight title twice: Jon Jones & Randy Couture - Daniel Cormier does not qualify. • Jon Jones is the 5th longest reigning Champion in history with a Light Heavyweight title reign; spanning from March 2011 to early 2015. List of UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionsFrank Shamrock (Won: Dec, 97) Tito Ortiz (Won: April, 00) Randy Couture (Won: Sep, 03) Vitor Belfort (Won: Jan, 04) Randy Couture** (Won: Aug, 04) Chuck Liddell (Won: Apr, 05) Quinton Jackson (Won: May, 07) Forrest Griffin (Won: Jul, 08) Rashad Evans (Won: Dec, 08) Lyto Machida (Won: May, 09) Mauricio Rua (Won: May, 10) Jon Jones (Won: Mar, 11) Daniel Cormier (Won: May, 15) Jon Jones** (Won: Apr, 16) Jon Jones would be suspended and the title would be given back to Daniel Cormier. What Next?Daniel Cormier’s next Light Heavyweight Championship match hasn’t been announced, but we do know that he is fighting Stipe Miocic in July for the Heavyweight Championship at UFC 226, which should be an outstanding match!
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