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Dana White: No Plans to Add New Weight Classes in UFC Beyond Women’s 145 in 2017
- Updated: December 29, 2016
It appears that Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s dreams of becoming a two-division champion in the UFC will have to wait. While the Las Vegas-based promotion will introduce a 145-pound women’s division in 2017, UFC President Dana White says there are no other plans to add more weight classes next year. In June, Joanne Calderwood defeated Valerie Letourneau in a bout contested at 125 pounds, leading to speculation that the UFC was moving toward adding a female flyweight division. Shortly thereafter, Jedrzejczyk, the reigning 115-pound queen, expressed a desire to hold a title at 125 pounds as well.According to White, the women’s featherweight division wasn’t supposed to happen, either. Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will square off for the inaugural 145-pound belt at UFC 208 on Feb. 11. No [there are no plans to add new weight classes in …
