UFC add two weight divisions in 2011
“As the UFC continues to evolve and grow globally, we want to be able to give fans title fights in every weight division,” said White. “This is a big day for the sport and the athletes who will have the opportunity to fight on the biggest stage in the world.”
The two new divisions feature WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who will now be recognized as the reigning UFC featherweight champion, and WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. White confirmed that the winner of the Dec. 16 lightweight title fight between WEC champion Ben Henderson and top contender Anthony Pettis live on VERSUS will take on the winner of the UFC 125 main event title bout between champion Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard. This upcoming fight will serve as a UFC lightweight title unification bout to be held next year.
White also stated the UFC is expanding its presence on the VERSUS Network in 2011, and will increase its number of UFC events on the network from two to four per year.
What this mean for MMA fans is that we will get to see more exciting fights with the roster expanding. Now we could see fights between Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz or Clay Guida and Jamie Varner.
What are some of the match-ups you are looking forward to see?
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Comments
I am very excited about The UFC-WEC merging together. I am a huge fan of both of them and think this is a great decision by Dana White. This move is going to benefit both the UFC and the fans of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. This is going to provide extremely exciting pay per view cards with higher quality fighter, and also add some more free UFC fight to watch. This is a Win Win situtation.
Posted by: Martial Arts Training Equipment | October 29, 2010 7:59 PM
I'd be very excited to see Jose Aldo vs ANYONE in the 155lb division. I think he'd be able to beat most of them. Gray Maynard would probably give him a lot of trouble due to his size and wrestling background.
Posted by: Phi | November 8, 2010 10:50 AM