The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has officially traded former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship. Ever since the trade, the UFC has begun cutting 125 pound competitors from the promotion’s roster. The UFC is now reportedly planning to dissolve the flyweight division all together.
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That being said, former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor believes ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong should sign the rest of the UFC’s flyweight division following the recent purge of talented fighters from the UFC’s roster. Taking to Twitter, “Notorious” has decided to let his thoughts on the matter be known. Check it out below.
“You must now take all the 125lbers that have been let go, Chatri.
You talk all of this Martial Art and respect talk, yet your greed has directly cost more than half a fighting division it’s chance to earn income for their family. Have respect @YODCHATRI. Sign the division.”
You must now take all the 125lbers that have been let go, Chatri.
You talk all of this Martial Art and respect talk, yet your greed has directly cost more than half a fighting division it’s chance to earn income for their family.
Have respect @YODCHATRI.
Sign the division.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 8, 2018
