Who was the best Champ Champ?

[mixmastermo]

Nunes is the best in the sense she beat a women's GOAT to get her second title and was the clearcut best fighter in both divisions but you have to give her points off for women's 145 being non-existent outside of Cyborg.

While it's true that women's 145 didn't really exist, when Nunes retired as champion of both divisions she really left no questions unanswered and she cemented herself as the greatest female MMA fighter ever. None of these other dual champions have been able to do that.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Amanda, and I don’t think it’s even close.

 

[filthynumber1]

He didnt have both at the same time.

Correct. Bj doesnt meet the criteria. If that was the case I would vote for Alex Pereira

 

[gentel]

Tough call between DC and Cejudo, ultimately I went with DC cause of how many wins he got in both weight classes

 

[Your Salad]

I say DC.
The challenges you face as you move up in weight aren't linear.
You move up and eventually you will get smeshed unless you are a big bear like DC or a long lanky mac daddy like JJ.
Everyone likes to say an ant can lift six times its weight...
An Anteater doesn't care about how baddass an ant is, it just eats them.

 

[Brendan The Hybrid Schaub]

who was the best fighter when they were double champ? Conor I would say, beat the best fighter in the world and decimated the champ at 155. Cejudo would be second

 

[DSM]

I actually legit want to say McGregor simply due to the circumstances ("can't hold two belts at the same time" first to force UFC to allow it?, insane performances in the two fights), but I'd have to say Nunes, probably.

 

[Fight Professor]

On paper it has to be Nunes. But I cannot take that division too seriously.

It is hard to consider DC a legit champ. Jones was clearly better than him at LHW and it was just timing why DC became the champ. Stipe was also the better fighter and DC skipped a lot of big fights at HW because of Cain.

Cejudo had a defense for each belt but one was against a semi-dead FLW TJ and the other against old Cruz after the CoGar loss..

Henderson has no defenses as far as I can remember. But he had fought very strong opponents.

Same with Conor. But he was a trailblazer in the UFC. His path towards the multiple belts and the Mayweather fight was Rocky like. So I have to vote for him. But I understand if you think Nunes' run was much better.

 

[omawho402]

Amanda Nunes lmao

 

[Thatlookinhiseyes]

This is regarding fighters who held two world titles simultaneously.

Conor Mcgregor (UFC FW + LW)

Beat Jose Aldo for FW belt on 12 December 2015

Beat Eddie Alvarez for LW belt on 12 November 2016

Never fought at FW again. On 26 November 2016 he was stripped of the FW belt

on 7 April 2018 he was stripped of the LW title, having never defended it either. Khabib was crowned the new champion after the Iaquinta fight.

Dan Henderson (PRIDE LHW + MW)

On December 31, 2005 he defeated Murilo Bustamante for Inaugral Pride 185 lbs belt

He did lose to Kazuo Misaki while champion but it was a non title fight because it was in a tourney.

This title was never defended while in Pride.

On February 24, 2007 he defeated long reigning LHW champ Wanderlei Silva. This title was never defended in PRIDE,as it folded later that year

Dan Henderson defended both titles in unfication bouts in the UFC.

Dropped the LHW strap to Quinton Jackson on September 8, 2007

Dropped the MW strap to Anderson Silva on March 1, 2008
(Hell of a strength of schedule)

Amanda Nunes (UFC womens BW + FW)

July 9, 2016 She beats Miesha Tate for the womens BW title.

Defended this belt three times (Rousey,Shevchenko,Pennington) before moving up.

December 29, 2018 Beats Cyborg for FW belt.

Moves back down to defend BW belt twice against Holm and GDR.

Moves back up to defend FW belt against Spencer and Megan Anderson.

Moves back down and loses BW belt to Julianne Pena on Dec 11 2021

Regains the belt in July of '22

Defends BW title against Aldana and retires with both belts in 2023.

Daniel Cormier (UFC HW + LHW)

on May 23, 2015 defeats Anthony Johnson for vacant LHW strap. Defends it against Gustaffson,Anderson Silva, and Rumble again.



July 29, 2017 after what was initially a KO loss to Jon Jones the Result was overturned and Cormier was still the champion

Cormier defended against Volkan Oezdemir next.

On July 7, 2018 Cormier moves up to HW and defeats Stipe Miocic.

Defends this belt against Derrick Lewis.

On December 29, 2018 LHW Title is declared vacant

On August 17, 2019 Cormier loses HW title back to Miocic.

Henry Cejudo (UFC FLW + BW)

August 4, 2018 Cejudo beats Demetrious Johnson for FLW belt

January 19, 2019 Cejudo defends against TJ Dillashaw who was BW champion at this time.

Moves up to beat Marlon Moraes to beat him for vacant BW belt after Dillashaw is stripped for testing positive for EPO.

Defends BW belt against Dominick Cruz and retires after the fight.

DC vs Silva wasn’t for the belt. That’s why it was a decision for Cormier but only 3 rounds. No belt, not the main event. Anderson was just trying to help save ufc 200.

 

[krelianx]

Anyone who voted for Conor is a moron.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

So you're saying all those horses gave their life for nothing?

You're a monster!!

 

[Ya_KB]

Nunes actually defended both belts so going with her.
Henderson honorable mention though.

 

[Gregoire1]

Bones

 

[markantony20]

I think of it like this.

The best on a technical level if Nunes because she defended both her belts multiple times.

However, her competition was very lacking outside of Cyborg, Ronda and Shev.

WFW wss always a dead division with very few fighters of note.

DC while having less defences imo is the best double champ who fought MUCH better competition.

 

[chinarice]

They're all terrible

 

[HHJ]

Amanda is the only one to defend BOTH belts while holding both belts.

All others gave up on one of the division.

DC did it.

 

[AmericanMMA]

Hendo

 

[Harlekin]

Conor had a weak second champ in Eddie Alvarez
Dan Henderson was pride, ages ago
Amanda just had to beat soccer moms
Cormier hasn't beaten the actual champ at LHW and eyepoked Stipe
Cejudo lost to mighty mouse twice


I'm having fun

 

[HHJ]

Conor had a weak second champ in Eddie Alvarez
Dan Henderson was pride, ages ago
Amanda just had to beat soccer moms
Cormier hasn't beaten the actual champ at LHW and eyepoked Stipe
Cejudo lost to mighty mouse twice


I'm having fun