Double champions in MMA

Double belt, double champion (or simultaneous champion in cases where the belts are won without abandoning or losing the other) is an achievement made by MMA fighters in several categories.

Controversies

Some sports experts argue that a double championship could be detrimental to one of the double champion's divisions. One of the two divisions would be blocked, being unfair to the challengers who deserve a chance by the dispute. This can be due to the fact that MMA athletes cannot compete in short periods of time (except for rare exceptions that win very fast and without injuries), having an average recovery time and another training time at the camp. These moments can last for months: a quarter or even a semester. Add to that that some athletes may need more time to adjust their weight, getting used to the new body, delaying it even more in the title disputes of one of the divisions.[1]

Historical double-champions of the main associations
Nº Name Division Title Defenses Organization Simultaneous
1º Randy Couture Heavyweight 1997 0 UFC No
2002 2
2007 1
Light heavyweight 2003 0
2003 0
2004 0
2º Dan Henderson Welterweight 2007 0 PRIDE Yes
Middleweight 2005 0
3º BJ Penn Welterweight 2004 0 UFC No
Lightweight 2008 3
4º Joe Warren Featherweight 2010 0 Bellator No
Bantamweight 2014 0
2014 0
5º David Branch Light heavyweight 2015 1 WSOF Yes
Middleweight 2014 2
6º Conor McGregor Lightweight 2016 0 UFC Yes
Featherweight 2015 0
2015 0
7º Georges St-Pierre Middleweight 2017 0 UFC No
Welterweight 2006 0
2007 0
2008 9
8º Martin Nguyen Lightweight 2017 0 ONE Fighting Championship Yes
Featherweight 2017 3
9º Aung La Nsang Light heavyweight 2018 1 ONE Fighting Championship Yes
Middleweight 2017 3
10º Daniel Cormier Heavyweight 2018 1 UFC Yes
Light heavyweight 2015 3
11º Amanda Nunes Featherweight 2018 2 UFC Yes
Bantamweight 2016 5
12º Ryan Bader Heavyweight 2019 0 Bellator Yes
Light heavyweight 2017 1
13º Henry Cejudo Bantamweight 2019 1 UFC Yes
Flyweight 2018 1
14º Patricio Freire Lightweight 2019 0 Bellator Yes
Featherweight 2014 2
2017 5
15 Reinier De Ridder Light heavyweight

Middleweight

 2021

2020

 1

0

 ONE Fighting Championship Yes

List of double champions by country and organization

See also

Sources
  1. Will Adesanya become champions? The four fighters who became twice UFC

2. Reinier De Ridder, "The Dutch Knight"

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