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The UFC's first signing to the women's bantamweight division is also their first Kyrgyzstani fighter in the promotion's history.

Women's bantamweight has been a wasteland when it comes to new talent. The last fighter to make her debut at 135 lbs in the UFC? Holly Holm... That's right, a new women's bantamweight hasn't stepped foot in the Octagon since Holly Holm made her debut. Since that time, Holm has fought twice more, and picked up the UFC championship along the way. The last woman to actually be signed, Marion Reneau, back on December 9th of last year.