The UFC heavyweight title lineage, held by Francis Ngannou, includes several prestigious MMA titles that have passed through numerous legendary fighters.
MMA lineal titles in the UFC Heavyweight Championship
UFC 1 Lineage:
Royce Gracie → Kazushi Sakuraba → Igor Vovchanchyn → Mark Coleman → Fedor Emelianenko → Fabricio Werdum → Alistair Overeem → Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva → Cain Velasquez → Fabrício Werdum → Stipe Miocic → Daniel Cormier → Stipe Miocic (again) → Francis Ngannou
UFC Heavyweight Title Lineage:
Mark Coleman → Maurice Smith → Randy Couture → Enson Inoue → Mark Kerr → Kazuyuki Fujita → Mark Coleman → Fedor Emelianenko → Fabricio Werdum → Alistair Overeem → Antônio “Bigfoot” Silva → Cain Velasquez → Fabrício Werdum → Stipe Miocic → Daniel Cormier → Stipe Miocic (again) → Francis Ngannou