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Women’s Flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko
The UFC’s newest division, Women’s Flyweight saw its inaugural champion crowned in late 2017 when Nicco Montano won a tournament that played out during a season of The Ultimate Fighter. Due to injuries and issues making the 125 lbs weight limit, Montano failed to make any defenses of her crown, and was stripped of the title in 2018.
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Former Bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko won the title in late 2018 by defeating former Flyweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and since then she’s put together 2 successful defences, with a third, against top contender Katlyn Chookagian, scheduled for early 2020. Based on her previous performances, she could be a dominant champion in the division for a long time into the next decade, and it’s hard to see any potential challenger dethroning her.
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Women’s Strawweight: Weili Zhang
The Women’s Strawweight division was introduced into the UFC in late 2014, with its first champion decided by a tournament that played out during the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Carla Esparza won the inaugural title by submitting Rose Namajunas, but was quickly beaten in her first title defense by Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
The Polish kickboxer then put together 5 successful defences before being upset by Rose Namajunas in late 2017, her first loss in professional MMA. Namajunas managed to hold onto the title in a rematch with Jedrzejczyk, but was then beaten by top contender Jessica Andrade in her second defense earlier in 2019.
In turn, Andrade was knocked out by Weili Zhang, who claimed the title and became the UFC’s first Chinese champion in the process. Zhang’s first defense is now scheduled for 2020 against former champion Jedrzejczyk, and the winner of that fight will probably have a fair claim on being the greatest Strawweight fighter in UFC history.
