Who will keep the belts? SUPER LUTAS reveals who will be the UFC champions at the end of 2026

Alex Poatán e Ilia Topuria They are UFC champions (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

The UFC calendar in 2026 officially begins next Saturday (24), with the holding of UFC 324Even opening the year with only one title fight, valid by interim title In the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), the event already serves as a starting point for projecting the organization's direction over the coming months. With decisive fights on the horizon and belts that could change hands, the start of the season raises an inevitable question: who should end 2026 at the top of the UFC's main divisions?

Given this scenario, each member of the SUPER LUTAS team made their predictions about who will be the champions in each weight category at the end of the current season. The question now is: who will get the most predictions right?

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It's worth highlighting that, among the 11 UFC divisions, only three had a unanimous choice in the vote. These were the women's strawweight division (up to 52,3 kg), the women's flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), and the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg). Weili Zhang, Valentina Shevchenko e Ilia Topuria, respectively, were pointed out by everyone as likely champions.

Moreover, Alexander Volkanovsky, Islam makhachev e Khamzat Shimaev They came very close to complete dominance in their categories. The trio received four votes each and led the projections in the featherweight (up to 65,7 kg), welterweight (up to 77 kg), and middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) divisions, respectively.

Alex Poatan is the likely UFC heavyweight champion.

Even after running over Magomed Ankalayev No. UFC 320 and regain the light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg), Alex Poatán He finished tied with his Russian rival in the voting for the category, with two votes each. The explanation for the close result lies in the fact that the Brazilian also appeared strongly among the predictions for the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), where he received three votes and led ahead of... Tom aspinall, who ended up with two.

Check out SUPER LUTAS' predictions for the UFC champions in 2026.

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