The featherweight title is on the line Saturday in the UFC 308 main event when Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) puts his belt up for the first time when he takes on former champ Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC). Take a look at a chronological history of the UFC’s 145-pound title, which migrated over from the WEC in 2010 when the promotions merged. Jose Aldo Jose Aldo Date: Nov. 20, 2010 Event: UFC 123 Opponent: N/A Total reign: 1.848 days Title defenses: Mark Hominick, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung, Ricardo Lamas, Chad Mendes Conor McGregor (interim) Jul 11, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Conor McGregor (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Chad Mendes (not pictured) in their interim featherweight title bout during UFC 189 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. McGregor won via second round TKO. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Date: July 11, 2015 Event: UFC 189 Opponent: Chad Mendes Total reign: N/A Title defenses: None Conor McGregor Conor McGregor after knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194.
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UFC featherweight title history: Volkanovski, Holloway, Topuria and more – MMA Junkie