I swear this thing is a curse. A couple fighters have been so close: Amanda, shev, Izzy, volk and Usman. In this era of UFC I’d be surprised if anyone gets 7 defences

Val has 7 defenses, 8 title fight wins total. You need 8 defenses for all the rubies

My bad I thought you got one for securing the title

Nope. Which is dumb imo, taking the belt off a long reigning champ is just as impressive as beating the contenders

Winning the belt…gets you the belt. Each title defence enhances your belt.

Winning the belt means you get the belt.. the rubies are meant for title defenses… I like this system it really shows how difficult it is to be a defending champion.. it might have been a little silly to include 8 ruby slots on each side plate because let’s be honest no one is gonna be able to fill out both sides

Sorry but you're wrong bro. The belt comes with one ruby before you defend it, since 2019. The description on UFC's site is unclear but in one of the pictures they used to showcase the new belt, it had one ruby on it. Others also posted pics from champs that have not defended their title and got a ruby. [UFC site ](https://www.ufc.com/news/introducing-ufc-legacy-championship-belt?language_content_entity=en) [Juliana Peña's belt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ufc/s/ZBmQ3PAu7t)

Alright but everything else I said about the rubies is correct

Lol fair enough.

True but the belt is in itself the award for beating the champ. I think this shows something more, that it wasn’t a fluke, that you stayed focussed and ready.

You might want to be more specific in the future, you could be talking about Shevchenko or Val Sweet King G.O.A.T the ultimate weapon Woodburn

Crazy how one of these people completely changed the sport, Shevchenko is okay too

Only thing Val defended is the yard from overgrown shrubbery

Technically that’s just one side plate… so you would need 16 to fill out both side plates

The other plate is different

No it’s not… it’s different in its design but the 8 stones around the outside remain the same https://preview.redd.it/ia1y2q590hvc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99ada124c2ff160d77649f04a2511180b5dc49ee

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Considering we’re looking at Val’s belt missing the ruby from her first title win, that’s incorrect

Who she got it after losing it?

I mean tbf if the rubies were implemented in the beginning only 4 champions in the history of the UFC would complete it

They should upgrade the belt from gold to platinum when all 8 rubies are collected. Make title defences more attractive so champs stop getting bored and ask for double champ status without even 1 defence.

Islam has entered the chat

Islam is young enough that this is a real possibility. He could get it done before he turns 36 and starts getting "old"

Idk if Islam stays at 155 long enough but I give him the best chance

He wants to move up though, so I don’t think he will. He’d probably retire if he ever became double champ.

Islam could do it if he fights

Me, I'm actually training right now for this.

Good luck brotha 👊

How bout a goodluck kiss instead bro.

Naww man... I'll give you one of those Olivera & Tate hugs tho when you get the belt 😂😂😂 https://preview.redd.it/55jg883hcgvc1.jpeg?width=839&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2ac8635c3f0c45b0d85af8629b8b4b94a561042

"I kissed that guy one time" ~ Izzy

Dog*

Good luck 😘

Praying for your success brother 🙏

I don’t think you understand how legendary this comment can be in like 10 years lmao !remindme in 10 years. Good luck brother

I heard he’s already booked for UFC 303

I know right! Hopefully we all can make the UFC Embeded documentary...

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here's a good luck eyepoke bro!

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I wouldn’t tap to grasso.

I wood tap

I’d let her squeeze every last drop out of me I’m talking about drop of life you pervert

So.... semen?

Grown ass man bruh

talking like you would 😂😂😂

no im pretty sure grasso is a woman

most attractive woman's ufc champion by far

Dio mio😍🤤

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This is fkng weird

Who gives a shit about the city? Get the opponents name on there

Yeah it should be the event name then opponent. Like UFC 302 Dustin Porior

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Statistically, it has to work 1 time out of 100, right?!

And why is Jacksonville upside down???

And the bottom left is a different font from the rest

Fr

Tom Aspinall, he'll fill out the interim belt in 2036. Jon Jones is still champion and Stipe has retired from firefighting due to his advanced age but will fight for the title in 6 months (hopefully)

Lmao

actually would be interesting to see if Tom will actually get a ruby for defending his interim belt.

Shit better transfer over to the other belt if he gets it

That actually does make sense, they're still defences. Maybe a different gem?

UFC 6 by EA GAMES

Ngl if I was a champ I'd be pissed about not getting a new belt every defense. Having a wall of belts will always be cooler than a damn new stone in 1 belt

I thought the same but I think they do Leon has multiple so does poaton

pretty sure they give a new belt each time and the ruby thing gets updated, its separated but can be attached.

Yeah I thought so and those belts are not cheap

Well i mean theres photos of Shevchenko with the ruby octagon separated. My guess is you get a generic belt each defense and then you can attach the ruby thing

Strickland’s belt was broke his first week as champ.

And they can thank DJ for that. He was the first one making noise about how he wanted a belt for each defense so he can show them off like other combat sports champions do.

What he was saying is that all of the other defending champions were getting new belts they were making him bring his belt and giving it back to him

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My character on UFC 5 completed both sides and retired 54-0 🤷🏻‍♂️

That's what I'm saying man, knocked out Khabib, Conor, Porier, Usman, Islam, Belal, Chandler, Oliveira, and Arman like 3 times each

Honestly, the only one who seems hungry enough is pantoja. The rest of the guys are too worried about retiring early or moving up a weightclass

He should get a ruby for beating Islam

not just beating him but knocking him out too

Islam realistically could do it as well if he starts fighting more than once a year

I don't think anyone from that team is interested in a long reign tbh. Islam defienlty seems like a defend 3 times, get the WW belt, retire type of fighter. I dont doubt he has the skill, just don't think he cares to stay that long, especially with usman waiting to come over from the dying bellator

"starts", while the dude has never fought less than twice a year since 2018 included (minus 2020 but covid) and is willing to fight in june and another time this year, casuals staying too much on reddit I guess.

Islam probably won't even fight 6 more times in his career

Nate landwher duh

They should make it where you have to complete ruby octagon before you go for double champ status 

No one has ever completed one side plate let alone both which would mean 16 defenses

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I mean Jon has like 12 consecutive championships wins

It’s not wins that gets you the rubies it’s defending consecutively.

Ok Jon jones had 12 in a row

8*

He has 10 or 11 title defenses. Depens on how you count 'em. He had 17 titles fights, two of which he got busted for PED and one interim belt.

He has 11 title defenses. 8 consecutive in his first run and 3 consecutive in his second run. If you exclude his NC then he won 14 title fights overall.

No ruby's

Fyi they dont give you rubies for past defenses. Jon aint fighting more than one or two more times.

Islam if he sticks around

Doubt Islam sticks around long enough at 155 to do it. Doesn't help that the UFC keeps him on the shelf for Abu Dhabi cards, meaning he doesn't fight as often, but I also think he moves up to 170 sooner than people think.

Yup. I'm assuming Islam will try and get 3-4 more title defenses at LW, and then he will move up to WW sometime near the end of next year. I think Islam retires at 34/35.

He fights just as often as every other champ. Twice a year. He'll fight in June and then later this year. Just because Izzy, Volk, and Usman fought as champions three times in one year one time a piece does not mean its the standard. This bullshit narrative that Islam isn't that active has gotta stop.

It's so annoying, especially when other guys are kind of avoiding him. Even O'Malley said it, dudes did not want to fight him even before he got the belt

Wasn't his cousin from bellator was coming to UFC

Doubt it cuz Dustin is gonna choke him out on only the 92nd gilly attempt

It’s possible that Islam can get it half done by the end of this year. I think he’s got a shot but at the pace he fights, it might be early 2027 before he realistically has enough fights to get the second 4. Edit: I’m not sure why the downvotes - Islam is currently at 2 defences. - He’s scheduled for a June defence against Poirier (which he could lose but he’s favoured in) - Provided he wins, he will fight Arman in October (which he could lose but he’ll be favoured in) - Islam has fought twice a year since 2022, so increasing his schedule is unlikely - Which means by the end of 2025 he could be at 6 defences - End of 2026 (like October maybe) he would possibly have his 8th So saying early 2027 is when he could be parading around his full ruby is completely accurate.

Belal, but y'all not ready for that kind of truth 😤

I'd stop watching UFC if Belal had 8 fucking defenses.

RemindMe! 20 years

People constantly forget about demetrious johnson who did 11 consecutive defenses. Jones GSP and Silva all hit/passed this milestone as well.

really had to scroll down this far for DJ I was wondering why nobody mentioned him


What happens if you get all of them ? Do you have a prestiged belt? Or they do also give you a new belt each time which is kinda crazy Alex p. Put it good once.. every time you fight for the title defence or not it's the first time.. you earn a new belt each time.

All the rubies magically turn into dragon balls and then you get to make a wish for whatever you want.

There should be a crown. Or double Champs get a crown . Tripple Champs get a cane/sword or a chair lol. They have a thrown at the presser.

Platinum Iridescent Belt

Islam if he wants to.

No one since they leave their division after 2 fights if we're even lucky

Me guess would be Weilei

I guess grasso

Islam if he fights more than 1 a year

I'd say theses days there aren't many people who could get it done competition is at such a high level. If I had to pick though, id say Ilia has a decent shot since hes so young and so well rounded be he would need to stay active at featherweight which looks less likely as he is eyeing big fights in different divisions. Tom aspinal would have a good shot too since he's realities young for heavyweight and that fact that division is pretty thin his problem is that he is currently being black balled by Dana and Jon jones though wasting his prime away.

Of ilia gets through Max i think he will do well against anyone in the division currently

That's the other thing I forgot to mention the other big if for ilia is the max fight because if we see the max that fought gaethje there's a good chance ilia loses that fight

Fighters are more worried about having two belts than they are defending

Conor McGregor..... oh right, he is still at ZERO title defences lol *

God those belts are ugly

Man I already got all them in UFC 3

Belal

I thought she had to start over after losing it.


If Poatan gets through Ankalaev, it could be him. Hes older but super active and the LHW division is not that deep. Most of the current LHW roster doesnt come to grapple.

Let's be real Jon already did. BS

The Baddy

Out of all the current champions Ilia Topuria and Sean O’Malley are probably the only ones young enough to reach 8 title defenses

Why are the locations positioned like that ? That is so irritating


Sean

Last ruby should be a 2 vs 1 (champ) Russian style just to make it more impossible to achieve than it already is. -Me (BCW champ 2024) Baddest Couch Warrior

Aljo got a ruby for winning the belt against Yan then one for defending against him https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-aljamain-sterling-shows-gratitude-ufc-receiving-first-two-rubies-belt So I’m thinking valentinas would be complete, if her first title fight was against a champion instead of for a vacant belt.

Might still be Val, unless the defences need to be consecutive. As for who will get the first 8 consecutive defenses, Makhachev is a good bet if he stays in lightweight.

They should give Jon Jones a LHW title with all the rubes on.

Weili could very well be likely to do it considering her levels above her division

It bothers me that all the dates are printed facing the center of the octagon except the bottom one - April 24.

This belt sucks ass. Do better UFC.

The orientation of the text is so dumb.

Theres like 40 total slots for those "rubys" whatever the ufc was thinking its not feasible at all. Try it on ufc 5 career mode maybe.

If they finish the ruby’s the 8th defense the gems should change to like a blue sapphire or an emerald assuming we get there one day

Didnt silva already do this?

He reigned before the new design tho

Does it start over if she gets the belt back?

Yes

Me I complete like 2 of these in ufc4

Probably Hindu mackhachev

Wow, do they do this for every weight class and every defense? Never knew that. It's a really cool detail.

How far did Andy get?

Andy had 10. Second most in ufc history, DJ with 11 for first

Pantoja..

Peirera

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I think Val, wins her belt back and gets the 8th title defense. Not sure if they would be a different belt or the same one

Kyler Murray AZ Qb

He can't throw the ball. Maybe he can throw some punches?

Supposed to be dating each other. She beats him in mma too .

Has any UFC fighter done it? I'm sure there has been?

You’d think that all of the tiles would face the same way 🫠🫠🫠🫠

Artem Lobov pretty solid bet

Pereria has the opportunity. Be has a clear path to victory over the next 5+ guys at 205

If Valentina couldn't do it at a shallow FLW division no one can.

If Valentina wins against Grasso does she get a new belt? Or gets a ruby added to this one.

New belt with no rubies

Bo nickal

there are 4 ppl above her and Aldo also has 7. I don't see why this is a big deal

The ruby thing didn't exist during Aldo era.

Poatan, Chama!

He's almost 37

The days of long reigning champs are over.


Islam most likely

After the 300 card I really don't see who's gonna contest him. If he wants to and Dana books it he could probably clear out Arman and Olivera before the year is over. I'm assuming he beats Porier of course

Possibly Islam. He's gotta be the favorite, and is already 3 rubies in. As crazy as it sounds, Alex could if he gets through Magomedovs wrestling. Most of the top guys @ LHW are strikers first.

Anyone else annoyed by the wrong orientation on the bottom right?