The Bottom Line: Much to Lose, Much to Gain

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Not every Ultimate Fighting Championship title is created equally. We assess championship reigns based on a variety of factors: length, number of defenses, strength of competition, nature of victories and so on. Anderson Silva and Germaine de Randamie are both former UFC champions, but they share significantly less in common as UFC champions than…