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Originally Posted by raybec 4
I don't get this move at all. Their aren't enough relevant female contenders at 115 or 135 as it is. This additional weight class will only serve to water down the talent in both of the existing weight classes.
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The gap is too large, I think they had to do it and just wait for the talent to develop. They aren't obligated to sign a ton of women, if they keep the roster small and have between 0 and 2 w125 or w135 fights per card, then its probably fine. They should have introduced 125 instead of strawweight but they can't do that now because Joanna champion is awesome. They are probably hoping Joanna can become a 2-division champ, they are desperate for another draw now that Ronda is out, Conor is doing stupid shit, and the Diaz brothers are busy racing bikes.
Creating 145 just for cyborg was a boneheaded move that they now obviously regret, but it looks like they'll just leave that division open for like 2 or 3 people, so at least thats not watering anything down.