TUF 26 to crown inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion

[nuraknu]

"A fourth women’s division is coming soon to the UFC.

"The UFC announced Wednesday that the upcoming 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter will exclusively feature the women’s flyweight division, with the goal of crowning the UFC’s inaugural 125-pound champion in the season’s finals.

"All women currently on the UFC roster will be allowed to submit their names for the tournament, as will females currently unsigned by the UFC...."

More: TUF 26 to crown inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion

 

[nuraknu]

This must have been a press release. I didn't see it anywhere else. Unless I just missed it? I've been busy.

 

[Priziesthorse]

@teamquestnorth

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

TUF 26 to crown inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion


Here. Just because I hate the website you linked.


Good class. The TUF bullshit I can do without but it's cool that it's open to current fighters on the roster as well as outside of the company.

 

[teamquestnorth]

First off, I thought this current season of TUF was the last one they were doing.

Its seriously like these WME guys want to make the UFC fail.

The drop off in ratings since the UFC brought in WMMA and the 155lb and below guys is crazy when you look at the numbers but not surprising

 

[nuraknu]

TUF 26 to crown inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion


Here. Just because I hate the website you linked.


Good class. The TUF bullshit I can do without but it's cool that it's open to current fighters on the roster as well as outside of the company.

Ok, I changed it.

 

[Onetrickpony]

They would've been better off doing a multi UFC on Fox elimination tournament.

 

[TheEmperorRises]

First off, I thought this current season of TUF was the last one they were doing.

Its seriously like these WME guys want to make the UFC fail.

The drop off in ratings since the UFC brought in WMMA and the 155lb and below guys is crazy when you look at the numbers but not surprising

I guess Aldo vs McGregor didn't bring in the viewers we all thought...?

 

[TheEmperorRises]

Joanna is going to be a two division champion.

 

[teamquestnorth]

I guess Aldo vs McGregor didn't bring in the viewers we all thought...?

Most of those viewers are from Ireland where youre considered a skyskraper if youre over 5'6"

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

Joanna is going to be a two division champion.

She may have to deal with Valentina going for her second title as well.

 

[Jesus X]

105 is a better division these 4'11"-5'3" women are undersized at 115.

 

[Joemacka]

Shevchenko will own that division.

 

[teamquestnorth]

Shevchenko will own that division.

The dude that lost to Tito in Bellator?

 

[jihad me at hello]

Joanna is going to be a two division champion.

she wont even be champ in two weeks!

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

105 is a better division these 4'11"-5'3" women are undersized at 115.

No. 125 division is the one to make. Period. UFC is reacting to Bellator snatching up all the prospects at 125.

 

[jihad me at hello]

105 is a better division these 4'11"-5'3" women are undersized at 115.

aw is slightly less thin than fw

 

[Jesus X]

aw is slightly less thin than fw

You could have tecia torres,esparza,danielle taylor, waterson,bi Nguyen some girls from jewels,rizin and kotc at 105. Tecia torres would probably have more power fighting people her size.

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

You could have tecia torres,esparza,danielle taylor, waterson,bi Nguyen some girls from jewels,rizin and kotc at 105. Tecia torres would probably have more power fighting people her size.

The match ups from the 115ers and dropping 135ers will be the lifes blood of the women's divisions. 105 will come, but only after 125 establishes itself in the UFC and bellator.

 

[jihad me at hello]

You could have tecia torres,esparza,danielle taylor, waterson,bi Nguyen some girls from jewels,rizin and kotc at 105. Tecia torres would probably have more power fighting people her size.

well i meant atm. all you listed are curently at sw except bi

 

[Jesus X]

well i meant atm. all you listed are curently at sw except bi

The are natural 105 lb atomweights they look tiny at 115 or had to put on muscle

 

[Ryann Von Doom]

well i meant atm. all you listed are curently at sw except bi

No idea why Bi is getting so much attention, she's literally nothing special.

 

[Onetrickpony]

well i meant atm. all you listed are curently at sw except bi

Ass to mouth?

 

[bully4me]

First off, I thought this current season of TUF was the last one they were doing.

Its seriously like these WME guys want to make the UFC fail.

The drop off in ratings since the UFC brought in WMMA and the 155lb and below guys is crazy when you look at the numbers but not surprising

How could you even say the 155 lb division? Kind of remember the 155 ruled when BJ was King of it, destroying all that came... Not to mention the ratings for UFC 94 Champion vs Champion GSP vs Penn II. Always Loved the deepest division in the UFC...

Ratings had a drop when the 205ers like Chuck, Rampage, Shogun and crew all started falling from grace and not many were replacing them... Take away the lower weight classes now your left with Woodley, Bisping, DC and Stipe as Champs, none of them exactly huge draws

 

[nuraknu]

There is definitely major talent at 105 out there, but there are also a bunch of girls cutting to sw who are really 125-ers, and hopefully this will give them some flexibility to go up and down in their careers. E.g. Calvillo and Gonzalez, who just fought, both had serious cuts to 115. Calvillo has fought at 125, idk about Gonzalez? But she definitely could.

Also, if Andrade might be interested. Isn't she the one who went from 135 to 115? Probably falls in the middle.

We have been questioning UFC's seeming obliviousness to the growth of Bellator, but with the women, Bellator announces a new 145, and UFC has to have one. Bellator announces a new 125, and suddenly there's a tuf tournament...maybe there's at least one competitive person left in the UFC marketing dept.