Earlier tonight, the UFC issued a press release announcing that Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter” would culminate with the crowning of the promotion’s inaugural women’s flyweight champion, which drew praise from fighters on Twitter.
Pump the brakes?
Hours after the announcement, UFC President Dana White told yahoo.com that nothing is official regarding a new women’s 125-pound weight class.
Per the report:
The UFC is considering featuring women’s flyweights on Season 26, which will begin filming in July and will be broadcast in September. When Yahoo Sports contacted UFC president Dana White for comment on the decision, he said the news release announcing the upcoming season was sent in error and that it hadn’t been finalized.
The UFC did not immediately respond to MMAjunkie’s request for comment.
If added, the women’s flyweight division would become the UFC’s 12th overall and fourth among women, joining strawweight (115), bantamweight (135) and featherweight (145), which was added just this past January at UFC 208.
For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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