Although Dana White wouldn’t outright confirm it yet, there have been reports that the UFC is getting rid of the 125 lb division for a while now. Multiple flyweights have already been released, and it looks more like a formality at this point.
Josh Thomson recently took to twitter, and went further by saying that the UFC will be replacing flyweight with a new 165 lb division. The former Strikeforce champ and UFC contender said this is the information he got from UFC executives.
Thomson also expounded on this a little during his Sammy and the Punk podcast.