Has anyone had three fights in three different weight classes in a year's time?

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I'm trying to brainstorm here but I can't think of any? Help me out fellas...
 
Lucas Martins

January 2013 UFC debut vs Edson Barboza: lightweight

May 2013 vs Jeremy Larson: featherweight

September 2013 vs Junior Hernandez: bantamweight

The following four UFC fights all contested at 145.
 
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Kenny Flo possibly did 185 on TUF, 170 in UFC and then 155 for the belt against Sherk in a 12 month span, 05-06. I would have to look it up but that's off the top of the dome.

Edit: looked it up and close but not quite. Fought Diego at MW in April 2005, dropped to WW right after that and first LW fight was against Stout in June 2006.
 
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BJ Penn?

Not sure but he jumped weight constantly in his prime
 
Kenny was all I could think of that possibly did it but I wasn't sure.
 
How about in 13 months instead of 12? BJ fought at LW (Oct 2003), then WW (Jan 2004), then MW (Nov 2004). Just about 1 year.

EDIT: See below. BJ fought in 3 weight classes in less than 12 months. I'll leave this post up because it's impressive he essentially did the "3 weight classes in a year" thing twice. Missed by a month, which is a technicality...
 
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Actually, BJ did WW (May 2004), MW (Nov 2004), and then openweight (191 lbs, March 2005), so there ya go 3 weight classes in 1 year.

his fight against Machida was actually @ HW

It was openweight because he was only 191 (which would make him a LHW in the UFC, I believe, since he'd be too heavy for MW) and Machida was a HW.
 
Rumble did 4 kinda

Brenneman WW Oct 1 2011

Vitor almost middleweight Jan 14 2012

Dave Branch 195 May 25 2012

Esteves Johnson LHW Aug 24 2012
 
Does Rumble count though? Pretty sure some of those he missed weight.
 
No,, no one has had 3 fights in 3 different divisions in a years time.. that's 9 fights
 
Rumble did 4 kinda

Brenneman WW Oct 1 2011

Vitor almost middleweight Jan 14 2012

Dave Branch 195 May 25 2012

Esteves Johnson LHW Aug 24 2012

Rumble doesn't count; he always fights at Rumbleweight.
 
Does Rumble count though? Pretty sure some of those he missed weight.

Yea if we're gonna count that we might as well say that Lineker has probably had 3 or 4 different weights that he fought at in the last year too.
 
Has anyone done it with 2 belts? One on that shoulder, and one on the other shoulder.
 
From May 31st, 2014 to June 27, 2015
TUF Winner Antonio Carlos Junior fought at Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, then Middleweight, one fight after another.
 
You guys are the shit. And now my follow up. Has anyone won in each division in a year? I know Kenny and BJ lost one in that time frame. Not sure on the rest.
 
Is it really an accomplishment when his only win was a close decision and when it's all said and done he'll have two stoppage losses?
 
I'm counting the Aldo win... December 2015 to November 2016...so he's got a ko and a decision win.
 

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