Jessica Eye was sitting on a mountain of losses two years ago. Four straight. The kind of skid would earn many a UFC pink slip. And it brought a wave of negative comments on social media on a daily basis.
Rather than looking for a way out, though, Eye looked within. She had known for years that she was miscast as a bantamweight fighter. Eye said she begged UFC officials to open up a flyweight division — her natural weight class — but to no avail.
Until late last year.
The Ultimate Fighter 26 helped crown the first UFC women’s 125-pound champion in December, Nicco Montaño.