as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition became the youngest titleholder in the sport's history

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Recent Examples of titleholder Meanwhile, in the co-main event, Erin Blanchfield faces ex-UFC strawweight titleholder Rose Namajunas. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 In second, California claims six former titleholders, while New York, Hawaii and Illinois have produced four titleholders each. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024 But with Russia barred from the Paris Games after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the path was cleared for a new titleholder. Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 The evening’s co-main event is a rematch between former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and three-time Bellator titleholder Michael Chandler. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for titleholder 

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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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