Who is the first Irish professional mixed martial artist to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions?
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Randy Couture Randall "Randy" Duane Couture ( ; born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, retired United States Army Sergeant, retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. During his tenures in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Couture became a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, an interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and the UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Winner. Couture is the first of only three fighters to hold two UFC championship titles in two different divisions (along with B.J. Penn and Conor McGregor).
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Conor McGregor Conor Anthony McGregor (Irish: "Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir" ; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, and former UFC Featherweight Champion. During his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, McGregor has competed as a featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. As of 2017, McGregor is ranked 2nd on UFC's pound for pound rankings.
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Ryan Roberts (mixed martial artist) Ryan Roberts (born July 16, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. Roberts competes in the Featherweight division, but has also competed at Lightweight and Bantamweight. He is the current VFC featherweight champion, and is also known for his short stints in Bellator and UFC.
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Cung Le Cung Le (Vietnamese: "Lê Cung" ; born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist and Sanshou kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In Sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional Sanshou record of 16–0 before moving to mixed martial arts (Le also held a kickboxing record of 17–0). He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise.
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Johnny Eduardo Johnny Eduardo (born August 3, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 17, 2014, he is #9 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings.
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Rob Wilkinson Rob “Razor” Wilkinson (born February 22, 1992) is an Australian mixed martial artist. He is the middleweight champion for Australia Fighting Championship and BRACE. Wilkinson currently fights in Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Jonathan Wilson (fighter) Jonathan Wilson is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Tamdan McCrory Tamdan Wade McCrory (born November 5, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2006, McCrory has also formerly competed for Bellator MMA and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
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Hacran Dias Hacran Dias (born May 16, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 21, 2015, Dias is #10 in official UFC featherweight rankings and ranked the #9 featherweight in the world by Sherdog.
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Mike Pyle (fighter) Michael Wayne Pyle (born September 18, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 1999, Pyle is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, and has also competed in Strikeforce, Elite XC, Affliction, M-1 Global, and for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the IFL.
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Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre (] ; born May 19, 1981), often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA) and a three-time former Welterweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), having won the title twice in 2006 and 2008, as well as an Interim title in 2007. Frequently cited as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, St-Pierre was ranked as the #1 welterweight in the world for several years by Sherdog and numerous other publications. In 2008, 2009, and 2010 he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet. Fight Matrix lists him as the top MMA Welterweight of all time and most accomplished fighter in MMA history. He retired on December 13, 2013, holding the record for most wins in title bouts and the second longest combined title streak in UFC history (2,204 days).
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Matt Wiman Matthew Charles Wiman (born September 19, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Steve Steinbeiss Steve Thomas Steinbeiss (born May 5, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who recently fought in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Anton Zafir Anton Zafir (born May 10, 1987) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, Zafir was also the Nitro MMA Welterweight Champion .
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Ryan Hall (grappler) Ryan Christopher Hall is an American black belt and instructor in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and a professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is known for a number of competitive achievements, ranging from Mundial and ADCC victories to dozens of Grapplers Quest championships. He is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter .
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Nick Ring Nick Ring (born February 10, 1979) is a Canadian Professional boxer and mixed martial artist who is best known for competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Ring fought in various promotions. Ring was a competitor on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter 11".
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Nick Diaz Nicholas Robert "Nick" Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Since beginning his career in 2001, Diaz has competed in UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), DREAM, and Shooto. He is a former welterweight champion in Strikeforce and WEC, and is the older brother of Nate Diaz.
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Danny Downes Daniel William Downes (born April 8, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
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Drew McFedries Michael Andrew "Drew" McFedries (born July 27, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, McFedries has formerly competed for the UFC, Titan FC, and Shooto.
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Tony Ferguson Anthony Armand "Tony" Ferguson (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Ferguson was the winner of . He is currently #2 in official UFC Lightweight rankings.
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Michael Bisping Michael Bisping ( , ; born 28 February 1979) is an English mixed martial artist and actor. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is a former Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion, and "The Ultimate Fighter 3" Light Heavyweight Tournament winner. At UFC 78, he became the first English fighter in a UFC main event and at UFC 199, he became the first English fighter to win a UFC championship.
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Misha Cirkunov Mikhail "Misha" Cirkunov (Russian: Михаил Циркунов , Latvian: "Mihails Cirkunovs" ; born February 27, 1987) is a Latvian-Canadian mixed martial artist of Russian heritage, who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He lives in and fights out of Toronto, Canada. Before taking up MMA, he was a highly accomplished judoka. He is currently the No. 7 ranked light heavyweight in official UFC rankings.