Jolldan 15,999 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/demetrious-johnson-says-its-unfortunate-that-the-ufc-might-close-the-flyweight-division/ With Demetrious Johnson no longer in the UFC flyweight picture, and current 125-pound champion Henry Cejudo rumored to be moving up to bantamweight for a fight with T.J. Dillashaw, many believe that the writing is on the wall for the UFC to close their men’s 125-pound division. This would mark the first time the UFC has closed a division since it closed the Lightweight division from 2004 to 2006. It might be an understandable loss as Johnson was holder of another record he probably wouldn't have wanted, he had the 1st, 2nd, and tied 3rd lowest selling UFC PPV's from UFC 101 to UFC 200. If Cejudo is keen on moving up to face TJ then I wouldn't be surprised if we see Dana simply close it which would be unfortunate for the fighters but is understandable if nobody really wants to watch the fights. Even though he's leaving Johnson still has hopes for the UFC's Flyweight division. “Demetrious Johnson says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that the UFC might close the flyweight division. He believes the UFC should keep the division. But if the athletes from there want to join him in ONE Championship, he believes that will be the best place in the world to fight.” – Damon Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agtx 3,464 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 Have a tournament, winner becomes the final & eternal ufc flyweight champ. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashfl0w 104,314 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 Ship all of the midgets to Asia. 135 and larger, plus you have to be 5'6 and up. No midgets. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jolldan 15,999 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, cashfl0w said: Ship all of the midgets to Asia. 135 and larger, plus you have to be 5'6 and up. No midgets. Be shipping off Mendes with them lol? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadLad 3,198 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 I ****ing hope its the end of it. Could not care less about any flyweight fight. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cashfl0w 104,314 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, Jolldan said: Be shipping off Mendes with them lol? We would have a punching power exemption for him and Lineker. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-idyb- 23,530 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 can he take the womens divisions with him too on his way out? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skillandpower 12,866 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 It seems to me that fly division are, basically, dudes who ducked 135ers, sorry if Im being ignorant. Close this chit up. Everyone needs to move up to 135 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juice64011 45,285 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/29/2018 at 10:51 AM, skillandpower said: It seems to me that fly division are, basically, dudes who ducked 135ers, sorry if Im being ignorant. Close this chit up. Everyone needs to move up to 135 185ers are just guys that ducked 205ers and 205ers are just guys ducking Brock Lesnar 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stehilton94 3,269 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 I say absolutely close it. But the issue is they will need to open more divisions if they close this one, that is a LOT of fighters to move from 125 to 135 which will have a knock on effect on divisions above. 165 Has got to be a reality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yesterdays_Hero 23,966 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 End of an Error 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skillandpower 12,866 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 15 hours ago, juice64011 said: 185ers are just guys that ducked 205ers and 205ers are just guys ducking Brock Lesnar this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jolldan 15,999 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) I would actually be quite interested to see how that worked for the fighters still on the roster. I know UFC has great lawyers but im guessing they would have to release all of those guys if they close the 125 division because they cant force guys up in weight can they? Like I could understand if say they tried the 165 division and were now taking it out. Nobody originally started at that weight, it was a new weight class totally. Where as some guys at 125 maybe had no option before it was introduced as there's nothing lower for them and fighting at 135 would mean giving up a decent size advantage. Edited October 31, 2018 by Jolldan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skillandpower 12,866 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Jolldan said: I would actually be quite interested to see how that worked for the fighters still on the roster. I know UFC has great lawyers but im guessing they would have to release all of those guys if they close the 125 division because they cant force guys up in weight can they? Like I could understand if say they tried the 165 division and were now taking it out. Nobody originally started at that weight, it was a new weight class totally. Where as some guys at 125 maybe had no option before it was introduced as there's nothing lower for them and fighting at 135 would mean giving up a decent size advantage. A lot of the 125ers were fighting at 135 at some point, no ? Why couldnt they go back ? I agree with you on the 165 because nobody was there before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carnages 62,427 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 merge it with the womens division Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furiousmat 148 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) Well I mean... I don't know. Are people interested in this? I know this sucks but fact is I find it really hard to get interested in fights happening between guys who have the size I had when I was like 12-13 yrs old. Like come on... And I was freagin small and frail. 5 ft3.. I don't know a single man that's this small. Not one. I **** you not. I do not know a single man that is 5ft 3 or smaller. Granted I happen not to know any midget. But still.. (well actually there is one at my work, but he IS a midget). For some odd reason though, I find it more interesting to watch women of similar weight fight than watching the men's flyweight division. Guess that's because a 125 lbs athletic woman is much more competitive compared to every women. Like they don't represent some low end of the population's distribution. Which means that they legit represent the top of the competition among women in the world. Men's flyweights represent such a small subset of men's population, let alone athletes in full contact sports, that I find anything that goes on there to be completely meaningless. Edited October 31, 2018 by Furiousmat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyWang 36,223 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 that picture is great, its like big john is reffing a pee wee wrestling league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jolldan 15,999 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 20 hours ago, skillandpower said: A lot of the 125ers were fighting at 135 at some point, no ? Why couldnt they go back ? I agree with you on the 165 because nobody was there before. Yeah guy's who fought for the 135 and moved down might not have a case but guys who signed on just for 125 will i'd imagine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
