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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The evening’s co-main event finds UFC women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington matched against former 135-pound titleholder Julianna Pena.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
This year's titleholder was announced months after former Miss Teen USA 2023 Umasofia Srivastava gave up her crown following former Miss USA Noelia Voigt's resignation from her own title.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Jones will put his UFC heavyweight title on the line against Miocic, a former two-time UFC heavyweight titleholder.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Miss Michigan Alma Cooper took the crown on Sunday during the pageant's 73rd annual ceremony, and comes after the resignation of a previous titleholder caused controversy and spawned shakeups at the Miss USA organization.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
This year's titleholder was announced months after former Miss Teen USA 2023 Umasofia Srivastava gave up her crown following former Miss USA Noelia Voigt's resignation from her own title.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Jones will put his UFC heavyweight title on the line against Miocic, a former two-time UFC heavyweight titleholder.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Miss Michigan Alma Cooper took the crown on Sunday during the pageant's 73rd annual ceremony, and comes after the resignation of a previous titleholder caused controversy and spawned shakeups at the Miss USA organization.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Titleholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titleholder. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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