VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As Amanda Nunes walks into the sunset, she might bring a UFC division with her.
Following the conclusion of UFC 289 and Nunes’ retirement announcement, promotion president Dana White was asked about the future of the UFC women’s featherweight division.
Over time, the division’s talent pool has dwindled to almost nothingness. White previously hinted the division would likely evaporate when Nunes decided to leave the UFC and he affirmed Saturday the plan will likely remain the same.
“The answer is probably yes,” White said. “I mean, I don’t make these decisions the night of the fight. … Yeah, I don’t know. But it makes sense.”
The division was announced in December 2016 with an inaugural fight between Germaine de Randamie and Holly Holm at UFC 208. After de Randamie won and became the division’s first champion, she vacated. This cleared the way for Cris Cyborg, who the UFC signed and who became champion shortly thereafter. Nunes defeated Cyborg for the title at UFC 214 in August 2017 and remained champion since.
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