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Paddy Holohan sees an opportunity to leapfrog contenders in the UFC flyweight division

The UFC’s flyweight division is one of those weight classes where no clear impediments exist between the champion and the rest of its competitors.

This isn't necessarily bad news for anyone not named Demetrious Johnson. While it may seem impossible to dethrone the champion, it’s very possible to at least fight him.

That’s how Paddy Holohan sees it anyway.

"Demetrious Johnson has cleared out the division, so people are working their butts off to become contenders," said Holohan on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour "But I think you can fight anyone and all of a sudden find yourself fighting for the belt.