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The champion is unable to defend his belt so a new champion is crowned. Since he never lost his belt the old champion is still champion. The new champion is considered a temporary champion and may defend his belt until the old champ returns to action. Usually the new and old champ unify the belts.
Interim means temporary replacement
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What is Interim UFC Champion?
Chuck LiDell is when he beat rampage and forest griffen in two back to back fights.
What does 'interim bout' mean?
In refering to world title bouts, a fight for the interm championship means: A champion (for instance a WBA champion) hasn't defended his title due to injury, so two contenders fight for the "interm" belt, meaning that whoever wins (the interm champion) has to fight the real champion when the "real" champion is fit and ready for action. Basically, it's just a money making think from the alphabet boys.
Why is there a intern heavey weight champion in UFC?
Randy Couture retired while still holding the belt. When he retired they created an interim belt in the case that he ever returned to the UFC. Tim Sylvia was given the interim belt which he later lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Randy Couture came back out of retirement and took hold of the actual heavyweight belt. The holder of the interim belt and regular championship belt then fight to see who is the overall champion.
What does the name neal mean?
Champion, or Passionate Champion
Brock Lesner vs Shane Carwin?
The fight between Lesnar and Carwin happened at the UFC 116 event. Shane Carwin was the interim heavyweight champion and Lesnar was the reigning heavyweight champion. So, this bout was the title unification fight. Lesnar defeated Carwin to become the undisputed champion.
How you determine a interim champion?
A very good question to which there is no clear answer. Each boxing organisation, of which there are many, will do it differently according to how much money they can make. None of it is transparent.
What does the name o'neil mean?
It means champion or son of a champion.
Who won the UFC 116 heavyweight title match?
Brock Lesnar won the heavyweight title match at the UFC 116 event. Shane Carwin was the interim heavyweight champion and Lesnar was the reigning heavyweight champion. So, this bout was the title unification fight. Lesnar defeated Carwin to become the undisputed champion.
Does the word Pip mean champion?
No, "pip" does not mean "champion." Pip can refer to a small seed in a fruit, a small dot or mark, or a high-pitched sound. It is not commonly used to mean champion.
List current ufc champions?
UFC Champion Heavyweight - Over 230 lbs. to 265 lbs. Current UFC Champion: Brock Lesnar Interim UFC Champion: Shane Carwin UFC Champion Light Heavyweight - 205 lbs. Current UFC Champion: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua UFC Champion Middleweight - 185 lbs. Current UFC Champion: Anderson Silva UFC Champion Welterweight - 170 lbs. Current UFC Champion: Georges St-Pierre UFC Champion Lightweight - 155 lbs. Current UFC Champion: Frankie Edgar
What is the difference between 'Undisputed Linear' and 'Interim' Champions in boxing?
"Undisputed" means you hold all of the 4 major sanctioning bodies titles at the same time (WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO). "Linear" means that you hold beat the champion who was last undisputed, but had titles taken away from sanctioning bodies for not paying the fee to the sanctioning body or not facing their determined #1 contender. "Interim" refers to someone who wins a title without beating the current champion. this happens when a champion is injured and cannot defend his title for a long period of time, and is then stripped of his belt.
Who currently holds the heavy weight title?
vladimir klitschko is the ibf, ibo & wbo champion vitali klitschko is the wbc champion ruslan chagev, despite recently losing to vladimir, is still the wba titleholder. nicolai valuev is the wba "interim" titleholder (i can't explain it either).
