Why is Islam Makhachev walking around with two UFC championship belts? Chael Sonnen looks at the photos of Islam following his welterweight title win and explains an important distinction: being a champion in two divisions is not the same thing as being a simultaneous “champ champ.” Islam was previously the UFC lightweight champion, but he gave up that title before becoming welterweight champion. So why does he have two belts? Chael goes back to Conor McGregor becoming a true simultaneous two-division champion against Eddie Alvarez, including the wild story of the UFC borrowing Tyron Woodley’s belt when they realized Conor needed a second one in the Octagon. He also uses Ilia Topuria and the BMF title to explain why actually winning a belt under the terms of a championship fight matters. The larger issue is how UFC history gets recorded. Winning a championship, defending a championship and reclaiming a championship are different accomplishments. If we're going to talk about cham