The light heavyweight title was on the line June 29 in the UFC 303 main event, and dominant champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) put away challenger and former champ Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with a vicious second-round knockout. Pereira has had the fastest rise to mega-success in UFC history. He won the middleweight title in just his fourth fight in the UFC, then moved to 205 pounds and won the title there. Now he’s talking about a move to heavyweight for an unprecedented third UFC title. Take a look at a chronological history of the UFC light heavyweight belt.

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UFC light heavyweight title history: Alex Pereira, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, and lots of vacancies – MMA Junkie

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