UFC 238 was a spark for the flyweight division on both sides of the coin, men and women alike. Flyweight king Henry Cejudo became a simultaneous, two-division champion with a gutsy performance against Marlon Moraes—overcoming an early beating to stop the Brazilian in the third round. Meanwhile, flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko tuned up maybe the most vicious knockout in high-level women’s MMA since Hisae Watanabe cranked Satoko Shinashi, head kicking Jessica Eye out cold in devastating fashion. Yet, why did I have to call it a “spark”? Why did it almost feel fulfilling when UFC big boss Dana White, an inveterate carnival barker, came out after the event and tried to assure us the men’s flyweight division wasn’t being erased?
Is the flyweight division cursed?
