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Current UFC Champions

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There are plenty of MMA organizations doing business today, but the UFC is still king of the hill by a long shot. In accordance with this, the current UFC champions are oftentimes considered the champions of their entire weight class in the sport, even if this may not be entirely true.

Regardless, here is a list of the current UFC champions for your perusal.

UFC Heavyweight Champion - Junior dos Santos (Over 205-265 lbs.)

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Dos Santos absolutely destroyed Cain Velasquez at the UFC's inaugural FOX event. He has the skills to do some amazing things in the division.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion - Jon Jones (Over 185-205 lbs.)

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After absolutely demolishing Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and putting Lyoto Machida to sleep, Jon Jones now stands as the champion. And a lot of people are thinking he'll be standing that way for a very long time.

UFC Middleweight Champion - Anderson Silva (Over 170-185 lbs.)

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Anderson Silva has been on one of the most dominant streaks in UFC history. In fact, not only is he the current UFC Middleweight Champion, we also believe he's the best pound for pound fighter in the world.

UFC Welterweight Champion - Georges St. Pierre (Over 155-170 lbs.)

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St. Pierre is one of the most athletic fighters to ever grace the Octagon. He's simply a ground and pound nightmare.

Check out our About Martial Arts Welterweight Rankings.

UFC Lightweight Champion - Ben Henderson (Over 145-155 lbs.)

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Anytime you defeat Frank Edgar, you deserve a title. Such is the case with Ben Henderson.

UFC Featherweight Champion - Jose Aldo (Over 135-145 pounds)

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After destroying Chad Mendes at UFC 142, many are wondering if anyone can even challenge Aldo in the featherweight division.

UFC Bantamweight Champion - Dominick Cruz (Over 125-135 pounds)

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Cruz has already run through the majority of worthy bantamweights. But it looks like he's going to have win 2-of-3 over Urijah Faber in order to keep the belt.

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