Will it count as 2 belts if Anthony Pettis wins the interim?

[Unfinished Sentenc]

If he beats Max he would have been the 4th fighter to win 2 titles in 2 weight divisions. But the interim title came out of nowhere, and Dana White practically made it up.

 

[cmw43]

It never has before.

It just unifies the belts if he can win the real one.

Edit: misread - hmm maybe

 

[That209]

No.

Funny how UFC so badly wants Mr. Wheaties to be a champ again though.

 

[GSPenn1991]

I think it does honestly, cool.

 

[Beerqueer3000]

There's no way the UFC won't use it as a marketing angle if he wins; it would be silly not to

 

[touchedbyjab]

Why are they fighting for an interim belt anyway?

 

[SirKratos]

1 belt in a div + 1 belt in another div = 2 belts, yeah.

 

[Unfinished Sentenc]

Pettis vs McGregor = battle of the 2 weight division title holders?

 

[Paynebringer]

If he beats Max he would have been the 4th fighter to win 2 titles in 2 weight divisions. But the interim title came out of nowhere, and Dana White practically made it up.

Interim belt never came out of nowhere it came from Aldo who now has the real FW vacated belt. The interim belt is to fought for which gives one the right to unify the belt. The interim belt is gone once contender & Champ meet they fight for one belt one to take, the other fights to keep.

 

[Death By Samson]

No, Interim belts are fake.

 

[NotoriousMillions]

If he beats Max he would have been the 4th fighter to win 2 titles in 2 weight divisions. But the interim title came out of nowhere, and Dana White practically made it up.

No, interim title doesn't make you champion. Especially when there is another guy holding a belt, and another guy after that made that guy his bitch.

 

[Mga223]

Why are they fighting for an interim belt anyway?

Because the card is horse shit and they need to add something to it.

 

[touchedbyjab]

Because the card is horse shit and they need to add something to it.

 

[Lockard The GOAT]

No, it's basically just a #1 contender's belt. It disappears once the interm champ either wins the real title or loses to someone else before doing so.

 

[Dylslice]

Well not until you're the undisputed champ.

Shane Carwin was an interim champ but I've heard others consider him a full fledged champ.

Not everybody can be just handed an undisputed title.

 

[Smoking Indoors]

If Pettis can keep the belt for more than 2 weeks. He is the 2nd GOAT, right behind Matt Hamill

 

[NRG]

imo it will.

 

[DaveHilly]

yea it counts. It has an asterisk but it doesn't matter, it still counts.

Thats the thing about belts though... the hardest part is getting to the title shot... so when you just like hand out an interim belt to Pettis if he wins here it really shouldn't count... but it will.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Pettis getting this opportunity is an absolute joke. Lol

 

[Chomsky Honk]

He'd be in a unique class imo

Guys who held 2 belts simultaneously:
Conor

Guys who held 2 belts:
Conor
BJ
Randy

Guys who held 1 belt and 1 interim:
Pettis