Following Amanda Nunes’ Retirement, Dana White and Co. All Set to Axe the Women’s Featherweight Division in the UFC

Following featherweight star Amanda Nunes‘ retirement, nobody anticipated that this surprising information about the UFC’s potential course of action would come to light. UFC is said to be on the verge of terminating the women’s featherweight division. This choice might surprise many fans and combatants because the division has produced some standout talent and exciting contests.

Due to this, a lot of stars have begun training in order to move up to a different weight division. All eyes will surely be on UFC head honcho Dana White, as a statement from him is highly anticipated. Considering the featherweight division, a post on Twitter was able to make the entire scenario certain.

A Twitter post confirms the rumors

Amanda Nunes’ retirement led to reports of the UFC ending the women’s featherweight division in September, making her the final champion at 145lbs. Well, the reports are on the verge of being dead certain, as an MMA website called Low Kick MMA resurfaced one of their articles on Twitter.

The primary intention of the handle was clear as it had a caption that stated, “UFC are reportedly set to end the womens featherweight division following a planned final outing in the weight class in september.”

In light of the current situation, a name emerged who wants to change her division in the UFC – Brazilian fighter, Norma Dumont. She said that the UFC informed her that the division would be eliminated at the conclusion of this September. While speaking with the MMA fighting, recently, the Brazilian starlet let it all out.

She said, “[They said], ‘Look, there’s really no one else to fight, Norma. There’s no point fighting lower level athletes. [They said,] ‘The reality is, there’s no one else.’ It really makes no sense to me and to [the UFC].”

As her quotes suggest, Dumont’s triumph over Chelsea Green was her final one in the featherweight division. She also defeated the likes of Danyelle Wolf and Karol Rosa prior to that, witnessing a three-match winning streak. Having everyone’s gaze fixed on her, she would surely want to make a mark on the bantamweight division. While the lightweight scene is on the verge of elimination, it has quite an intriguing history.

What is the history of the women’s featherweight division?

Since the promotion’s debut in 2017, there have only been three featherweight champions crowned. In January 2017, the fighter from the Netherlands, Germaine de Randamie, triumphed, followed by the legendary Brazilian, Cris Cyborg.

Later, in 2017, Cyborg successfully defended her featherweight title against Yana Santos and Holly Holm. 2018 saw Nunes stop Cyborg in a dramatic first-round knockout. Over the years, the division struggled to maintain a consistent roster, leading to Amanda Nunes being the last champion.

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Well, Nunes is also recognized for her ‘Trilogy’ with Julianna Pena. Pena was surely able to give her tough competition as she stood tall against Nunes to win the bantamweight title. As the featherweight division is on the verge of shutting down, what can be the next step? What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

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