{"id":294038,"date":"2018-12-06T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T19:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=294038"},"modified":"2018-12-06T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T19:40:12","slug":"dana-white-gives-update-on-the-state-of-the-ufc-flyweight-division-heading-into-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-gives-update-on-the-state-of-the-ufc-flyweight-division-heading-into-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White gives update on the state of the UFC flyweight division heading into 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of the UFC flyweight division is still shrouded in mystery.<\/p>\n<p>One the one hand, the promotion recently booked arguably the biggest fight in the division&#8217;s history, as reigning champion Henry Cejudo is set to defend his title against slimmed-down UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/breaking-tj-dillashaw-vs-henry-cejudo-title-fight-moved-to-espn-brooklyn\/\">at UFC on ESPN+1 on January 19<\/a>. On the other hand, there&#8217;s been a prevalence of rumors suggesting the UFC will soon disband the division, which have been spurred on by the promotion&#8217;s choice to part ways with fighters like <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-demetrious-johnson-talks-closure-ufc-flyweight-division\/\">Demetrious Johnson<\/a>, Jose Torres, Jared Brooks, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-flyweight-roberto-sanchez-announces-hes-been-cut-by-promotion-i-was-told-the-is-being-scrapped\/\">Roberto Sanchez<\/a>, Ulka Sasaki, and Justin Scoggins.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Aaron Bronsteter of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/video\/white-defends-controversial-decision-to-put-hardy-on-same-card-as-ostovich~1557339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TSN<\/a>, UFC President Dana White gave his latest update on this struggling division. Just like his other recent comments on the division, this one didn&#8217;t exactly provide a ton of clarity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Listen, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; White said. &#8220;Obviously, if you look, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-take-a-look-inside-the-new-ufc-performance-institute-in-china\/\">we&#8217;re going into China right now with the UFC Performance Institute<\/a>, we&#8217;re going into Mexico building Performance Institutes, and we&#8217;re going to find a lot of smaller people \u2014 men and women. So, we&#8217;ll see how this thing plays out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, UFC President did seem to suggest that the UFC flyweight division&#8217;s chances of survival would spike if the promotion is able to find a marketable and talented fighter to helm the weight class.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re making some moves right now that make sense for us, and if somebody pops up that becomes a huge star and a super talented fighter, we&#8217;ll see what happens,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Dana White and the UFC will keep the flyweight division around?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/6\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of the UFC flyweight division is still shrouded in mystery. 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