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As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion, Cormier is the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first fighter to have title defenses in two divisions. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
UFC 182 is the third longest UFC event behind UFC 136 and UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura with a total in-cage fight time of 154 minutes and 56 seconds. [10] On January 6, it was announced that Jones failed a drug test prior to the event. He tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. [11]
Jones became the youngest champion in UFC history with his title victory over Maurício Rua at age 23. [21] He holds many UFC records in the light heavyweight division, including the most title defenses, most wins, and longest win streak. [22] He is also the only fighter ever to beat five former UFC champions consecutively. [23]
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (Russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982) is a Russian wrestler.. He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals.
Cormier was then retroactively reinstated as champion. [21] Cormier vacated the title on December 28, 2018, 174 days after winning the heavyweight title. [22] 14 Jon Jones (2) def. Alexander Gustafsson: UFC 232 Inglewood, CA, US: Dec 29, 2018 597 days (2,098 days) 1. def. Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on Mar 2, 2019 2. def. Thiago Santos at UFC 239 ...
He was replaced by Daniel Cormier on July 23. [6] However, on August 12, Jones was forced to pull out of the bout against Cormier citing a leg injury. The fight was rescheduled to take place at UFC 182. [7] As a result, a Flyweight Title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso was moved from UFC 177 to headline this card. [8]
Since UFC Fight Night 36, UFC has awarded Fight of the Night Bonuses to each of the fighters in the best fight of the night, as well as additional Performance of the Night Bonuses. The Performance of the Night bonuses are awarded to the athletes who put on the best and most exciting individual performances.
UFC 14 - 1:38 Shoulder choke: Pat Miletich: Townsend Saunders: UFC 16: 1 9:01 Inverted Arm Triangle Choke: Jeremy Horn: Chuck Liddell: UFC 19: 1 12:00 Inside Shoulder Lock (Mir Lock) Frank Mir: Pete Williams: UFC 36: 1 0:46 Toe Hold: Frank Mir: Tank Abbott: UFC 41: 1 0:45 Body Triangle: Ivan Salaverry: Tony Fryklund: UFC 50: 1 1:36 Von Flue ...