At the time of the 24th season of the Ultimate Fighter, many people thought the all champions idea was a lot of fun, it quickly ran its course, and the winner Tim Elliott would eventually lose to Demetrious Johnson.
Several years later though, that season of TUF may have saved the division as a whole, as it produced a champion and may have a second one on the horizon in Kai Kara-France.
Kai Kara-France Calls for Title Shot After Destruction of Cody Garbrandt
The talk all week was about Cody Garbrandt looking so good in his cut down to 125 pounds, a process that he said took seven long months and a move he wished he had made earlier.