UFC Middleweight Championship
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The UFC Middleweight Championship is a premier mixed martial arts title contested in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 185-pound division, historically held by some of the sport’s most dominant and renowned fighters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UFC Middleweight Championship canonical | 1 |
| UFC Middleweight Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6107318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UFC Middleweight Championship Context triple: [Georges St-Pierre, titleHeld, UFC Middleweight Championship]
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A.
UFC Welterweight division
The UFC Welterweight division is a mixed martial arts weight class in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for fighters typically weighing up to 170 pounds (77 kg), known for its depth of talent and historically prominent champions.
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B.
WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
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C.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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D.
UFC heavyweight division
The UFC heavyweight division is the organization’s heaviest male weight class, featuring some of the most powerful and hard-hitting mixed martial artists in the sport.
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E.
WBC middleweight title
The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UFC Middleweight Championship Target entity description: The UFC Middleweight Championship is a premier mixed martial arts title contested in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 185-pound division, historically held by some of the sport’s most dominant and renowned fighters.
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A.
UFC Welterweight division
The UFC Welterweight division is a mixed martial arts weight class in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for fighters typically weighing up to 170 pounds (77 kg), known for its depth of talent and historically prominent champions.
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B.
WBA middleweight title
The WBA middleweight title is a major world championship in professional boxing’s middleweight division, historically held by many prominent fighters.
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C.
WBO middleweight title
The WBO middleweight title is a world championship boxing title sanctioned by the World Boxing Organization for fighters competing in the middleweight division.
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D.
UFC heavyweight division
The UFC heavyweight division is the organization’s heaviest male weight class, featuring some of the most powerful and hard-hitting mixed martial artists in the sport.
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E.
WBC middleweight title
The WBC middleweight title is a prestigious world boxing championship sanctioned by the World Boxing Council for fighters in the middleweight division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFC championship title
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mixed martial arts championship ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
ESPN platforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UFC Fight Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ pay-per-view ⓘ |
| combatStyle | mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | UFC Middleweight Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Dave Menne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHadInterimTitles | yes ⓘ |
| hasWeightClassAbove | UFC Light Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWeightClassBelow | UFC Welterweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralChampion | Dave Menne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightDate | 2001-09-28 ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightEvent | UFC 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInOrganization | UFC 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the premier titles in mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| notableFormerChampion |
Alex Pereira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anderson Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel Adesanya NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Rockhold NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bisping NERFINISHED ⓘ Rich Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationFoundedBy |
Art Davie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Meyrowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Rorion Gracie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordForLongestTitleReign | Anderson Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordForMostSuccessfulTitleDefenses | Anderson Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roundDuration | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| ruleSet | Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| titleFightsConsistOf | 5 rounds ⓘ |
| titleType | undisputed world championship ⓘ |
| victoryConditions |
corner stoppage
ⓘ
decision ⓘ disqualification ⓘ doctor stoppage ⓘ knockout ⓘ submission ⓘ technical knockout ⓘ |
| weightClass | middleweight ⓘ |
| weightLimit |
185 lb
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84 kg ⓘ |
| weightRangeUpperLimit |
185 lb
ⓘ
83.9 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UFC Middleweight Championship Description of subject: The UFC Middleweight Championship is a premier mixed martial arts title contested in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 185-pound division, historically held by some of the sport’s most dominant and renowned fighters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UFC Middleweight Division