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TMP111

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03.24.2011 | 8:49 PM ET

Besides Brazilians and Americans. Have there been any champs from other countries? I know Cain is Mexican, but I mean from actually from other countries.

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zerohours

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03.24.2011 | 8:58 PM ET

Cain is Mexican American. GSP is Canadian, Andrei Arlovski, former ufc hw champ is from Belarus, Fedor is from Russia

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zerohours

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03.24.2011 | 8:59 PM ET

even though Fedor's never been in UFC

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TMP111

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03.24.2011 | 9:13 PM ET

Awesome. I guess I forgot about Canada.

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LynxGuy

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03.24.2011 | 9:33 PM ET

Bas Rutten is from the Netherlands. Also of course Carlos Newton was the first Canadian champ.

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03.24.2011 | 9:36 PM ET

Are we counting the tournaments?

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zerohours

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03.24.2011 | 9:38 PM ET

I can't believe I forgot Bas!

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: ghostphantom563

03.24.2011 | 10:08 PM ET

The UFC alone has had champions of nine different nationalities. This includes USA, Brazil, Canada, UK, Japan, Belarus, Mexico, Russia, and the Netherlands. Check Wikipedia for in depth details.

Also Cain Velasquez was born in Salinas, California not Mexico.

TMP111

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03.24.2011 | 10:35 PM ET

No, I meant he is Mexican, not from Mexico. I thought someone would say he is from Mexico so I was trying to be specific.

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: ghostphantom563

03.24.2011 | 11:05 PM ET

You can't really be "Mexican" without being at least born in Mexico. I mean he has Mexican heritage, but that doesn't really make him Mexican.

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03.25.2011 | 12:47 AM ET

if i'm not mistaken, Ricco Rodriguez is part puerto rican and part mexican.
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03.25.2011 | 2:42 AM ET

UFC Champion: HW - Coleman (USA), Smith (USA), Couture (USA), Rutten (Holland), Randleman (USA), Barnett (USA), Rodriguez (USA), Sylvia (USA), Mir (USA), Arlovski (Belarus), Nogueira (Brazil), Lesnar (USA), Carwin (USA), Velasquez (USA). HW Total - 11 USA, 1 Holland, 1 Belarus, 1 Brazil

LHW - Frank Shamrock (USA), Ortiz (USA), Couture (USA), Belfort (Brazil), Liddell (USA), Jackson (USA), Griffin (USA), Evans (USA), Machida (Brazil), Rua (Brazil), Jones (USA) LHW Total - 8 USA, 3 Brazil.

MW - Menne (USA), Bustamante (Brazil), Tanner (USA), Franklin (USA), Silva (Brazil). Total MW - 3 USA, 2 Brazil

WW - Miletich (USA), Newton (Canada), Hughes (USA), Penn (USA), St Pierre (Canada), Serra (USA) Total WW - 4 USA, 2 Canada

LW - Pulver (USA), Sherk (USA), Penn (USA), Edgar (USA) Total LW - 4 USA

FW - Aldo (Brazil)

BW - Cruz (USA)

Of course this doesn't double count multiple time champions like Couture, Sylvia, and St Pierre, unless they held a title in 2 different divisions.

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minotauro11

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03.25.2011 | 4:02 PM ET

Damn, USA is overwhelmingly the top. I was kind of surprised by that. The more I think of it though, the more obvious it seems.

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