In 2018, several reports about the shut down of the entire UFC flyweight division came to light. But all of that talk dissipated when Henry Cejudo stepped into the picture.
UFC president Dana White himself ended these talks when Cejudo became a two-division champion after UFC 238 in June. These developments had actually caught the attention of Chael Sonnen, who put all the other 125-pounders on blast in a recent YouTube video he uploaded.
“One thing at 125 pounds - and it does surprise me and it does disappoint me and it even infuriates me - listen, that division was almost cut,” Sonnen said (transcript via MMA Fighting).