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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 - Cain Velasquez (Over 205-265 lbs.)

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Can you say revenge? Cain Velasquez absolutely dominated Junior dos Santos over five rounds at UFC 155 to take home the belt. Are we now finally firmly finding ourselves in the age of Velasquez?

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

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After absolutely demolishing Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, putting Lyoto Machida to sleep, and persevering through a tough fight with Vitor Belfort, Jon Jones has firmly entrenched himself as 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. And after wins over Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz, he just keeps impressing.

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. And while you're at it, his impressive win over Nate Diaz just served as the icing on the cake.

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

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Aldo recently took home a controversial win over former UFC Lightweight Champion Frank Edgar, serving to reinforce his status as the best featherweight in the world.

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

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Cruz has already run through the majority of worthy bantamweights. That said, injuries currently have him on the shelf indefinitely, and Renan Barao owns the interim title.

UFC Flyweight Champion - Demetrious Johnson (Over 115-125)

What do you get for defeating Joseph Benavidez? How about a UFC championship belt. Johnson is the first flyweight champion in the organization's history. And his recent win over John Dodson just served to confirm he's the best in his weight class.

UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion - Ronda Rousey (Over 125-135)

Ronda Rousey's historic, come-from-behind win over Liz Carmouche made it truly official. She is now the face of women's MMA and the organization's first defending champion.

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