When 11-time defending flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was traded away to ONE Championship in Oct. 2018, it felt like the UFC was sending a clear message about the future of the 125 pound weight class.
Johnson’s exit fueled speculation that the UFC was planning to cut the flyweight division from its roster. When the promotion released the majority of fighters competing in the weight class, that didn’t help to dispel rumors.
It was around that time that Henry Cejudo promised he was going to rescue the weight class by beating bantamweight champion T.