Light heavyweight (MMA)
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The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb (84 and 93 kg). It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division.
There are some alternate interpretations of the term. In PRIDE, the 205-pound division is known as Middleweight; there is no division named Light Heavyweight in PRIDE. In the K-1 HERO's light heavyweight tournament, competitors are set to a weight limit of 187 lb (85 kg). [1]
The listed fighters below fight between 186 and 205 lb (84 and 93 kg):
Quinton Jackson, current UFC and PRIDE FC Light Heavyweight Champion
Dan Henderson, former PRIDE Middleweight (205-pound) champion
Lyoto Machida, UFC veteran
Houston Alexander, UFC veteran
Mauricio Rua, PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix champion
Chuck Liddell, former 4-time defending UFC champion
Wanderlei Silva, former PRIDE 205-pound champion
Forrest Griffin, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 1
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, PRIDE veteran
Kazuhiro Nakamura, PRIDE veteran
Vitor Belfort, former UFC champion, PRIDE veteran
Tito Ortiz, former UFC champion
Michael Bisping, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 3
Ken Shamrock, former King of Pancrase, former UFC Superfight champion, UFC Hall of Famer
Ricardo Arona, RINGS and PRIDE veteran
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, PRIDE veteran
Renato Sobral, IFC tournament champion, UFC veteran
Rashad Evans, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, UFC contender
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