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There is nothing you can do for 145. It is just too bad in general. It is literally the worst real division in MMA and it is not even close to the next worst. I don't count 155 because it is just a fake division so Kayla don't have to cut weight. I actually think Bellator has done the best they can do for 145. They have a lot of faults but I don't think their handling of 145 is one of them. To put it simply there is no way anyone can turn 145 into a good division. Once you get past the top 3 to top5ish fighters things start to look like regional level talent levels.
My hope if that the UFC drops it and begins building 105. I am at the point where I don't think 105 is going to happen because the UFC took too long and now all the best girls are split in other organizations. Also because the lack of new WMMA stars the UFC is in no hurry to open another division.
I feel like Bellator is winding down the division and gonna close it once Cyborg retires in a year or two. They let Janay Harding go from the looks of it (she was removed from the website and the rankings) and everyone else besides McCourt is in their late 30s.Difference is, Bellator actually has fighters ranked. UFC's listing is embarrassingly blank. Sure, they can have fighters move up for one offs, but that doesn't make them featherweights, nor does it make it a viable division.