El cinturón de campeón del UFC tiene nueva imágen, el cinturón Legacy se estrenará en UFC Brooklyn.
Luego de cumplir 25 años, el UFC inicia una nueva etapa en el 2019 con el anunció de un nuevo cinturón de campeonato: el UFC Legacy.
El cinturón de campeón de UFC Legacy se otorgará por primera vez el 19 de enero en UFC Brooklyn, cuando Henry Cejudo intente defender su cinturón de peso mosca contra el campeón de peso gallo TJ Dillashaw.
VANCOUVER, BC - JUNE 11: The UFC Championship belt poses for a portrait during a UFC photo session on June 11, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White pose with UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante at UFC 37 on May 10, 2002 at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana.
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 30: Cris Cyborg of Brazil celebrates after her unanimous-decision victory over Holly Holm in their women's featherweight bout during the UFC 219 event inside T-Mobile Arena on December 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 31: (L-R) UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, and UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos pose for a picture during the UFC 190 weigh-in inside HSBC Arena on July 31, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL - DECEMBER 19: Rafael dos Anjos celebrates his TKO victory over Donald Cerrone in their UFC lightweight title bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the Amway Center on December 19, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 30: Amanda Nunes of Brazil reacts to her victory over Ronda Rousey in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 207 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 14: Rafael dos Anjos of Brazil celebrates after being announced the new UFC Lightweight Champion after defeating Anthony Pettis in their UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 185 event at the American Airlines Center on March 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 02: Jose Aldo (left) reacts to his victory over Frankie Edgar (right) after their featherweight title fight at UFC 156 on February 2, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 1: Renan Barao celebrates with his corner after defeating Uriah Faber by KO in their bantamweight championship fight during the UFC 169 event at the Prudential Center on February 1, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Hay muchos detalles que hacen este cinturón especial, pero un elemento especial es la colección de ocho banderas en la placa frontal del cinturón. Cada uno de los ocho símbolos representa los primeros ocho países que fueron el hogar de los campeones de UFC:
- Belorusia (Andrei Arlovski)
- Brasil (Murilo Bustamante)
- Canadá (Carlos Newton)
- Irlanda (Conor McGregor)
- Holanda (Bas Rutten)
- Polonia (Joanna Jedrzejczyk)
- Reino Unido (Michael Bisping)
- Estados Unidos (Mark Coleman)