Rumor: If 125 is Dissolved, Not All Flyweights Will Move Up; Many Will Be Cut.

[gunlok]

What a weird move. UFC was spending years to expand MMA as a whole and now they are going backwards.

 

[Flex Plexico]

most will just dry up and blow away like so many maple leaves in a cold northern breeze

 

[180bysummer]

Totally unfair that physically disabled dudes who would get rekt by ~90% of the population can't make a living as professional fighters

Can you please sign a fight agreement with any of the 125lbers? Agreement being if the flyweight pushes in your chit he/she doesn't have to pay your medical bills?

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

What a weird move. UFC was spending years to expand MMA as a whole and now they are going backwards.

That was during the Fertita's era. Now it's the WME era and all they care about is making money.

 

[Paulsp]

Keep fig

Cut the rest

 

[rakeleaves]

WME sucks. The cut FW but leave us with WMMA. Shit.

 

[Reign009]

And make the same money where though? Japan or ACB I guess that those aren't the most appealing options either.

One.

 

[DatSamboKid]

Not surprising. They have so many fighters on the roster, they are using this as an opportunity to make room.

 

[13 others]

Another key and interesting detail to add onto this whole thing.

 

[FoghornLeghorn]

This is a very good thing

 

[Sweater of AV]

 

[mb23100]

Feel bad for Cejudo. Finally becomes a champion and UFC be like "well this division is gone"

 

[faustian]

Can you please sign a fight agreement with any of the 125lbers? Agreement being if the flyweight pushes in your chit he/she doesn't have to pay your medical bills?

I'm 206-0 in streetfights. Read it and weep

 

[VirginNose]

many salty manlets in this thread

 

[JayPettryMMA]

If this happens, I hope a promotion (ONE) scoops them all up at once.

 

[Headkicktoleg]

Hopefully the same will happen to WMMA soon

 

[tjumper78]

some of the guys are now probably wishing that they had moved up just a few months earlier.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

This is the whole point of closing 125 cutting the dead wieght guys.
Henry and Figueiredo are the only ones really worth keeping. Maybe Ortiz vs lowlevel BW will be fun too.
UFC probably also keep Formiga, Pettis, Benavidez and Borg on name value.

 

[Sansnom]

Totally unfair that physically disabled dudes who would get rekt by ~90% of the population can't make a living as professional fighters

This post screams insecurity.

 

[KeepItRealist]

Good. ONE can have them.