The UFC’s welterweight championship boasts one of the most impressive lineages of any of the company’s weight-class titles.
You can’t even begin to navigate the list without tripping over a present or future UFC Hall of Famer: There’s original champion Pat Miletich. There’s his most famous protege, Matt Hughes. There’s B.J. Penn. There’s Georges St-Pierre. There’s Robbie Lawler, who might or might not end up a Hall of Famer, but will surely have his legendary fight with Rory MacDonald inducted someday.
There aren’t too many names you look at and think “wait, that guy was champion?