Let’s try this again: The UFC will implement a women's flyweight division later this year.
After announcing last Wednesday that Season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter would feature 125-pound female fighters and crown an inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion, UFC officials said hours later the press release was sent in error and the announcement of the women’s flyweight division was “premature.”
Now, almost a week later, the UFC has decided to go forward and crown a women's flyweight champion with TUF 26. The news was first reported by ESPN W on Tuesday, and confirmed by MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.