The Career-Defining Moment of Each Welterweight Champion in UFC History

Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes have positioned themselves as the most dominant welterweights to ever compete inside the Octagon. They are currently tied for the most title fights in UFC history with 12. 
However, interspersed between and around…

Georges St-Pierre and Matt Hughes have positioned themselves as the most dominant welterweights to ever compete inside the Octagon. They are currently tied for the most title fights in UFC history with 12. 

However, interspersed between and around each of their title reigns, there were four other welterweights who had the honor of feeling the heft of UFC gold around their waists.

Some of these fighters have had more of an impact on the welterweight division than others, but they have all served to add something to the 170-pound landscape.

This is a list of moments that have defined each of these welterweight champs. These are the moments that will remain indelibly seared in the minds of all MMA fans.

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