However, in 1997, UFC introduced weight-specific titles, starting with UFC 12. By UFC 31, the Ultimate Fighting Championship had ... with his lightweight belt (photo credits: UFC Twitter: @ufc ...

Thomas further elaborated on why the value of the UFC's championship belts is merely symbolic, lacking the kind of legal weight and sporting legitimacy that the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts do.

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