The Most Important UFC Champions In EVERY Division

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[@stabyourcat]

Crazy that Conor was an honorable mention for both FW and LW as he won only a single title bout in both divisions.

[@jayguiles9434]

But he blew the sport up. He brought in casual fans and that counts for something.

[@stabyourcat]

​@@jayguiles9434 Totally. I'm not saying the mention isn't deserved. It's crazy what he did with those two wins.

[@emperorchongii1340]

⁠@@chriscooper1449 if casual fans keep the sport profitable then it was an important achievement

[@geradoprado8289]

Casual fans only watch big fights like a Conor , Izzy ect . Real fans keep this going and profitable

[@emperorchongii1340]

@@geradoprado8289 any new fans watching any event is better for the sport

[@HotDaniel666]

HEAD MOVEMENT!!!

[@gethardgame]

😂

[@6evil6dead64]

You win.

[@TroysSweetCornhole]

Incel

[@melgibsonsinternalrage2924]

*MOOOOOOOMENT

[@ramonbriones4487]

Definitely on the next goat coaches video along with lord fabia

[@gustavo_oviedo]

I had never seen Rich Franklin standing up like that to Bill O'Reilly. I have even more respect for him now.

[@DrSpaceman69]

That was so satisfying

[@MultiAmbivalent]

Particularly now that we have had it confirmed what a sick man O'Reilly is. I'm amazed Rich didn't respond with "first thing Bill, my name is Rich not boy."

[@Thor-Orion]

Rich- a man with honor who is an incredibly positive example of his faith Bill-a hypocrite who wields religion and “morality” like a cudgel to attack his enemies while himself being immoral and having bad character all the while.

[@ericwill2133]

Rich Franklin is a class act and would be an amazing ambassador to the sport.

[@flaredubbzy646]

​@@ericwill2133 he is one of the ambassadors for ONE FC

[@misocriallo4379]

I cannot overstate how much I appreciate that you all honorably mentioned other influential fighters in certain weight classes where applicable. I've only made it to men's FlyW so far, and I felt compelled to convey this. MMAOnPoint, y'all NEVER disappoint! Thee most thorough! 👊🏼👏🏼

[@ALLTimeGamerTroll]

This deserved a reply from MMAOnPoint, my condolences

[@mturallo]

Came to say the same. Glad it's #1 comment at the time of posting this comment.

[@terroristiga]

Brown nose❤😂😂😂

[@misocriallo4379]

@@ALLTimeGamerTroll 🤷‍♂️👊🏼

[@misocriallo4379]

@@terroristiga 😅 🤷‍♂️

[@swifty123]

Now do a top 10 clash of cultures fights in MMA. My favorite was very recently, when the true king of Africa Mike Perry, fought the bravest Samurai, Luke Rockhold on American soil. It cured all racism and deserves praise!

[@Muhamad3mad]

Conor vs diaz Islam vs Olivera These two were massive cultural clashes

[@seapeoplesdidnothingwrong1307]

Lol

[@Snarf_Le_Wombat]

Gathje vs. Johnson culture fight because Johnson got away with being openly racist to Gathje and called him inbred then Gathje broke him

[@K0TK0]

@@Snarf_Le_Wombat how is calling someone inbred racist

[@Snarf_Le_Wombat]

@@K0TK0 it's a common insult blacks direct towards Whites, obviously

[@quilesboy]

That shot at the beginning with 135 champ Dom being noticeably bigger than 155 champ Frankie is funny

[@heresthethingyouguys]

It takes two to tango

[@quilesboy]

@Dana White's Cocaine Dealer Edgar was the champ 2 divisions up

[@CallMeO08]

I got to attend to a Dom Cruz seminar, and holy crap is his feet fast in person. Seeing him move and cut up front was surreal.

[@lavenderpants8695]

Lol yeah I always thought he would probably make an excellent tap or Irish step dancer 😂

[@CallMeO08]

@@lavenderpants8695 just envision in your mind the Dom we all know and love, step dancing 😭😭😭

[@Thor-Orion]

I took dance lessons to help improve my footwork. It made a major improvement.

[@drakesmith4857]

"Look at the little snake in the grass there" popped me just tremendous

[@hrodriguez561]

119 champions holy crap that's a lot

[@destano2951]

i thought pereira was the 100th but i guess not

[@destano2951]

nevermind i guess it counts champs who reign twice

[@AngryJT]

@@destano2951 aww well that's not right.

[@Samiek97]

Good to see BJ and Matt Hughes getting some love. People forget

[@Fluoride_Jones]

Rich, too. He was really important to the UFC's image during his time in the sport.

[@WatchesWithAndy]

Feel like Max got left out of 145 here, consistently putting on murders.

[@RiderLover2426]

Ya tommy did max dirty here

[@ramonbriones4487]

​@@RiderLover2426blame his little henchmen editors lol. Tommy's big time now he just reads wut they email him.

[@kylealittleton]

Do I feel he deserves mention? Yes. Do I think he's more important than Aldo or Volk? No.. and he's even admitted to one of them.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

@@kylealittleton The reason Volk is so big is because he beat on the longest reigning 145ers of all time in Max twice. I'm ok with the Aldo choice, but Max held it down between Aldo, McGregor bouncing around and Volk now. It's a weird omission.

[@Chris-vf4ck]

Exactly max is the FW GOAT until Volk beats a few more bods

[@fucker1714]

I say all the time that the best HW ever would have been Cain vs. Stipe. Man that thing would've been great.

[@Thor-Orion]

Oh of course!

[@tipetelbn5758]

Nah greastest heavyweigt ever is prime Cain vs prime Fedor, if we ain't counting Jon Jones

[@marovlasic3167]

STIPE,CAIN,FEDOR.......⚔️

[@Thor-Orion]

@@tipetelbn5758 Fedor is definitely in that conversation. It’s like Cain, Stipe, Fedor and maybe Randy Couture.

[@user-gp3wy8dm5j]

Thanks for giving Stipe his due. He's been full of surprises and although he isn't much of a personality on the mic, he's a real dude and an impressive fighter. He doesn't try to be loud or over the top because that aint how he is in real life.

[@DrLakai18]

Stipe walks the talk 💪🏾

[@gav5389]

It was the only one i disagreed with.

[@mariusciolacu9820]

Bro, Stipe is one of the real ones. Casual fans talk about trashtalkers, real mma fans talk about legends and Stipe is one of them. A bad mf that fucks up other bad mfs while doing his dangerous job on top of it all.

[@JulioEuropePharmaVendor]

@@DrLakai18which talk are you talking about? He couldn’t talk

[@nerdingout3560]

I think its safe to say that chuck liddell is probably the most important champion and fighter in ufc history. I was a kid during the tough boom in 2005 and liddell was easily the #1 reason i fell in love with the sport, subsequently introducing me to guys like couture, franklin, hughes etc. Nothing but fond memories of 2000s mma

[@Helldog6]

Yeah, even today - while names like Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz are kind of fading from the spotlight, I can still bring up Chuck Liddell in a casual conversation and have people recognize the name. It's crazy how big he was for the time. For a few years, he WAS the UFC. It was Tapout, the Octagon, and Chuck Liddell.

[@Gg-wh3vi]

@@Helldog6and Matt Hughes 😉

[@madgavin7568]

In fact Alexander Volkanovski who is arguably the best fighter in the UFC today, said the reason he became an MMA fighter was watching Chuck Liddell fights.

[@joshuaericsantos3552]

2005-2008 When I think of UFC , I imagine Chuck Lidell.

[@nerdingout3560]

I can agree with all these statements, you guys rock

[@iDeathSparky]

I never watched UFC when I was younger, but I knew about it, and every time I thought "UFC" my mind immediately went to Chuck Liddell. Surely the most iconic figure of the sport in the 2000s.

[@gwaaar13]

Dan Severn should have got a mention for heavyweight. He was one of the first UFC stars, won 2 tournaments and the super fight belt and he fought Coleman for the first heavyweight title.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

They intentionally left out considering those first few years. This is about the fighters who elevated the sport PAST the years where they had to change venues because certain states didn't want them, TV wouldn't carry them, boxing laughed at them, etc.

[@gwaaar13]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 If it’s post Zuffa he fought for Dana once. I know it’s a stretch but im tired. Good list though.

[@ihavehaste]

I pretty much agree with this list. Making several points for contenders made sense.

[@douglasmacneil4474]

Giving chuck his due! Preciate it

[@heresthethingyouguys]

It takes two to tango

[@YourUpperLip1]

That’s your dad or something? Swallow next time.

[@dale_gribble_pocket_sand]

💯💯. Chuck Liddell vs Wanderlai Silva was the first MMA/UFC fight I ever saw back in 09' on a episode of UFC Unleashed and I've been a fan ever since. Still one of my favorite fights..

[@nab5999]

@@YourUpperLip1you thought you did something lol

[@user-ce6cl8wg3r]

i love this video. just respect to the nostalgic legends of the after during and before the tuf era thx for the vid. respect

[@brandonthompson5796]

Great list, I pretty much had the exact same list. Thank you for giving these legends their flowers.

[@Helldog6]

Yeah, I think the only thing I would change would be Lesnar above Stipe. Stipe is arguably the GOAT, but Brock did so much for the sport in terms of popularity. He bridged the gap between Chuck Liddell and Ronda Rousey as *THE* star of the sport, and was the biggest PPV seller pre-Conor.

[@charlesgamble4670]

I want to say again how much I appreciate that every single shot for the whole video is cited in the corner. Like I can just see the source.

[@ashervirin9698]

Especially in a time where so much content people consume is just straight stolen from other people

[@skeletonmakesgood]

Very well done video on a really tough subject! MMA On Point, bravo!!

[@scottmcd8604]

Great topic and excellent execution.

[@bradfields3827]

Dude, seeing a young jon jones next to GSP makes me feel so damn old thanks lmao

[@SaveTheManuals1]

Phenomenal video, good job fellas!

[@indianbellydancer1]

Cruz is the full package, a talker, good fight IQ, witty, has good leadership skills, and he just enjoys the sport so much that he’ll cover everything there needs to be covered in the UFC, his passion is just different, his style is different too, and the cocky demeanor solidifies him too.

[@DDNEV]

Anderson Silva got me into the sport, one of my long time friends from high school started getting into the sport because of Izzy, they're so important to the sport.

[@carinelepawa9133]

Why are you lying

[@luvadougla]

That smile from dana when franklyn was speaking about his love of fighting

[@1988casco]

I've never seen one if these listicle style videos where i agreed with every single entry, but man, you really nailed it with every single entry!

[@Night-Jester]

Keep up the good work guys!

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Joyce Gracie is what brought not only eyes, but brains to the sport. He displayed a massive reality - skill can level the playing field and a smaller man with skills can consistently beat a big, muscular brawler... that was huge at the time when nobody knew if Karate, Kung Fu or Boxing had a stronger skill set.

[@Nilvail]

I have to agree with all, but heavyweight, Randy coming back to save the division by whooping Tim Sylvia’s butt, beating James Tony in a freak match, being an icon of the Sport, going between two divisions. Captain Freaking America definitely has done more for the sport and the heavyweight division than Stipe ever did.

[@jasonaderholt4307]

Exactly what I said. Agree w/ everything but HW. Everything said about Chuck goes mostly for Couture also.

[@22vx]

Congrats on 1M subs

[@Superdave_Fairtex]

"Boogie Woman is coming for you Rose!!!" Mystery solved

[@Pizzaroll1991]

Really quality list! I might slightly change a few things but great overall!

[@justineseman3741]

THANK YOU FOR GIVING HUGES HIS FLOWERS IN THIS. Dude is one of my top 5 all time.

[@Thor-Orion]

You should read his autobiography!

[@justineseman3741]

@@Thor-Orion i did, The Guy is literally the blueprint for Superman/Clark Kent.

[@Abhi-ff2cr]

Edgar is a legend. The smallest guy but 155 champ

[@Yungbloodrich]

Great video

[@mcnall34]

Best mma channel on KZbin by far, by far.

[@MultiAmbivalent]

Great analysis as always. I feel like you guys are the cheat sheet for casuals...like me.

[@Sleepingfishie]

Great list it’s not the BEST champion but the most important one

[@dannyknightblade4592]

That's an important distinction to make. Sometimes the best champion is also the most important one; but not always. Sometimes the most popular fighter who sold the most tickets wasn't the very best fighter ever in the division; and didn't necessarily put the division on the map the way the best fighter may have.

[@madgavin7568]

The best champions in certain divisions have often been the most important though. Its really only a few divisions where the most important are not its divisional GOAT like Chuck for 205 or Ronda for W135.

[@llawliet3733]

​@@madgavin7568Ronda is a divisional GOAT too since she made her 6 Title defenses in one reign. Nunes did it in two and was a Double Champ which makes her the overall female GOAT but in terms of divisional Status Amandas success doesnt take anything away from Ronda

[@madgavin7568]

@@llawliet3733 Disagree since Amanda beat better opponents. Plus she beat Ronda quite easily.

[@llawliet3733]

@@madgavin7568 Like I said Amanda is the Undisputed overall GOAT of Female MMA. But Ronda also had a good run. Of course the Sport and the athletes are always evolving but for her Time Ronda was a benchmark

[@kevinavila7551]

“Ha there’s little snake in the grass “ got me 😂

[@daevonthesavage7483]

For me Amanda's win doesn't affect Cyborg much seeing as she proceeded to kick every ass after that as if the loss didn't even happen lol

[@llawliet3733]

Cyborg has Championship reigns in Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC and Bellator, holding the Record for most overall and consecutive Title defenses in all of them. 2 in UFC, 2 in Strikeforce (3 if she hadnt failed the test in that one Fight), 3 in Invicta and 4 in Bellator

[@Michaelth55]

The Stipe call for heavy weight is a classy choice. True mma fan perspective

[@madgavin7568]

Especially since you could have easily given it to Brock and few would have complained. After The Iceman era, Brock became the face of the UFC and elevated both the sport and the promotion to new heights.

[@Michaelth55]

@@madgavin7568 I mean kind of. Brock fought like 4 or 5 times in the UFC and definitely brought more eyes to the sport than ever before that time, but Stipe’s accomplishments outweigh the 750,000 buy ppvs Brock did.

[@carmike7671]

Thank you guys for putting respect to Stipe, Rich, and even Might mouse

[@hellsfortune7132]

I remember when i was a kid playing with my cousins, and our wwe figures, he had a chuck Liddell toy as well, i didnt really know who he was or what he did but i just remember him looking cool and having weird gloves, so i see the chuck Liddell choice

[@bro-dy6848]

I didn’t know who chuck lidell was until a few years ago. I just saw him show up in commercials a lot when I was a kid and wondered what he did to become famous for the longest time

[@Jamesholt33]

Thank you for the Stipe love!

[@superwhiteboy619]

12:30 i love seeing rich shut O'Reilly down like thag 😂

[@bendahova6196]

0:46 how does any of this stuff we’ve done in the last 13 years happen? This is what we do! Damn this is confidence

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Video 🙊🤯🥰😍😁💗

[@justinabercrombie3534]

😂 I personally know the guy that owns that owns Chuck Liddell mascot

[@phanishmurthy9008]

Completely agree with the list.

[@teeballpaul]

Great rich Franklin clip

[@lov3lygus953]

Agree with all of these 😮👍

[@patrickberens5925]

Frank Mir belongs at the top at heavyweight. He cemented the HW division to where it really belonged. If it wasn't for his motorcycle accident, there would be absolutely no question. Mir IS the GOAT at HW in the UFC.

[@danielhatch2731]

Solid list! I cannot believe that Chris Widmen was not even a honorable mention for middle weight!

[@robdunkin7661]

Nobody's search bar: Ben Rosets sick beats

[@luckystrike-zz9sh]

It was a nice day and yea U actually got myself an ice cream

[@hotsauce1556]

What a great list everyone who deserved credit got it

[@iiMercc]

lmao that rich franklin interview was hilarious 😂

[@denisskenderovic3707]

You guys made like 5 videos on this theme already.

[@RagingOatmeal]

Georges also brought the sport to canada in a big big way. The rabid fandom he has/had across the country was unifying.

[@puckloki873]

TO THIS DAY!

[@sylvanbowyer341]

Good list fellas. We'll done.

[@jarraddesmond7987]

This is redemption for that silly lightweight GOAT vid

[@marius4608]

“We come to change his face brotha” this diference”…. Damn!

[@TheSaltySeaman]

TJ going bad really broke Tommy's heart, and killed off one of his best characters.

[@Fluoride_Jones]

Broke mine, too. He was my favorite active fighter at the time the news of his failed test was made public.

[@TheMrPandabeast]

Juicer video cuh!!

[@Sleepingfishie]

Do too 10 MMA countries!!

[@declamatory]

It's really too bad that Cyborg rushed Nuñes so quickly in their fight. It might have had a different result.

[@fernandosousa6074]

First great video Honorable mention would be Victor belfort If there are Brazilians in ufc is because of him

[@daneg007]

it's dj for sure, but do you think if there was more competition for the belt, would it have been a more popular division?

[@takkie2089]

Dom Cruz redifined footwork and was such a key figure for such a long time. One of my favorites for sure

[@hughjeego9825]

The amount of information that was incorrect in this video is crazzyyy 😂

[@LucasMRBraga]

Hard agree on all of those... until the last one. Cain revolutionized the way we think of Heavyweights. He showed us that it takes athleticism and cardio to get the job done consistently.

[@DatBoiGloomy]

I watched gsp cards as a kid cus im from a french canadian area and that man is a hero to every french Canadian kid lol. But the champ who got me to watch MMA as an adult was Izzy. The way he aproached MMA on his come up of was so fun. A hungry isreal adesanya was a a scary ass dude.

[@pestilentdeath5814]

huge props for not giving in to the casuals and putting the ice man and prodigy in the list

[@billcow3455]

I think Nunes takes it. And Cain. Awesome video!

[@TheOnlyJuann]

The writing and lead up to the LHW Champ was so well written/built... Absolutely agree with your pick too. There is no doubt.

[@Round149]

Glad BJ was picked as the most important champ for 155 😁😁😁

[@madgavin7568]

I mean BJ was the reason why fans tuned into 155. Until BJ most fans cared only about HW, 205 and 170 (185 wasn't considered interesting until later in Silva's title reign).

[@user-et7br6ir1h]

Next out the front of the tent he’s running a ghost I see the legs running

[@JMVDD08]

I fell asleep when i heard miocic name 😢😂. And btw its JBJ in LHW

[@MrFreedomforyou]

119 ! Damn I didn’t realize it was that much

[@imcnblu]

This list is 100% accurate.

[@jonwolf1ify]

Haven’t even watched it, and I already like that it’s “most important” instead of “greatest.”

[@hasbullahsays860]

Yall should rank every UFC champion ever

[@llawliet3733]

Top 3 in every Division otherwise the Video would get too long

[@bushisback112]

Can confirm chuck liddell was the first fighter to attract me to mma

[@kylesprague4723]

Thought it meant champions of the apex 😂

[@meh7348]

I think Cain is a good pick for HW, dude changed the game at that weight class with his insane cardio. No UFC heavyweight has ever had a motor and gas tank like Cardio Cain. He really showed what's possible for the big boys and since then you've seen a lot more guys be able to go 3 or 5 rounds without much of an issue.

[@chinchecker464]

Cain was good but I feel the title of Best heavyweight in the UFC has to be Stipe but all time I would say Fedor

[@bandit6272]

Faber was one of the few champions who avoided a bloated ego. There are a few others, Demetrious being another one; but I've had several friends meet Uriah, both during and after his prime competition years, and they uniformly say he was the most down to earth and friendly guy you could ever meet.

[@slyder35]

Did you really not even mention Max Holloway's name in the featherweight segment?

[@nyphon]

Not the first major name and not the goat of the division, why would he get a mention?

[@llawliet3733]

Volk already surpassed him

[@slyder35]

@@llawliet3733 he sure did, but I still think Max deserves a mention with the way this video was made. There’s many mentions in each division

[@llawliet3733]

@@slyder35 Agreed. Max has also the strongest Chin in all of MMA never knocked out never knocked down absorbed most punches

[@vincentbelden2691]

Agreed on chuck

[@ethansicard7173]

Crazy that Forest Griffin and Stephen Bonnar werent even mentioned

[@TheSquad4life]

Chuck is like if AI built a mma fighter and I mean that as a compliment

[@theepilogue2190]

YEAH BUDDY LIGHTWEIGHT BABY!

[@treking376]

I feel like Randy or Brock are more important than Stipe. Most defenses is an important accomplishment but he only defended 1 more time than Randy and had way less impact

[@pastformal8354]

"strangle" 😂

[@ScrotieBoogerBallz]

Rose: Just saying the lord’s prayer Joe: 😳

[@jaydenfire88]

Joe rogans face is hilarious looking at rose💀

[@kevdog1314]

List should be called first star in every division