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In late 2016, a featherweight division was introduced for the women with the first bout to be for the inaugural championship at UFC 208 on February 11, 2017. In that same year the UFC announced the Women's Flyweight division would officially be added, with the winner of the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter to be named the inaugural champion.
Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist.She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
Santos was scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters women's featherweight winner Macy Chiasson on July 1, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 48 [44] However, Chiasson withdrew two weeks after the fight announcement. She was replaced by Karol Rosa in a featherweight bout. [45] Santos lost the fight via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28). [46]
With only 27 fights over nearly 260 events since its inception in 2017, women's featherweight is the UFC's most exclusive division.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound .
Max Holloway is a certified BMF. And then some. The former UFC featherweight champion defeated fan favorite Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 on Saturday, winning the promotion's ceremonial "BMF" belt in ...
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes: The UFC's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136–145 lb (61.7-65.8 kg) The Shooto's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 kg) The ONE Championship's featherweight division, with upper limit at 70.3 kg (155.0 lb)
Megan Anderson (born 11 February 1990) is an Australian former mixed martial artist who competed in the women's Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and challenged for the Women's Featherweight's championship in March 2021.