Are you ready for another UFC weight class? Despite UFC president Dana White stating that the promotion isn’t looking to add another division this year after the shaky start to the women’s 145-pound weight class, they’ve gone and decided to add a women’s 125-pound class as well. And, like the introduction of the strawweight division in late 2014, they’ll use The Ultimate Fighter as a vehicle to decide the division’s first champion.
Here’s what they had to say in a press release:
“A new division will be created and a new champion will emerge from the next season of The Ultimate Fighter.