It’s very unlikely another Ronda will ever come along she was the perfect character at the right time with a decent skill set that at the time was far superior to any competition she had to face. Arguably now there are far better fighters than her in a few of the weight classes.
Mackenzie Dern that
@George Owen is speaking of could possibly be ridiculously marketable, she has a look and a skill set in BJJ which is probably way beyond anyone and a lot of the top class men in UFC. But again like we discussed with Ronda and Schevchenko the skill set in even Just the last 2years in the woman’s UFC has increased so rapidly that Rouseys basic skill set of grab and armbar would be hard to implement now.
Anyway with those ladies moving to their more natural weight it might free up space for more woman to come in and make a name for themselves. 125 is going to be legitimate as like I said most of the top class ladies in 125 will be at a more comfortable weight. Andrade,Joanna,Gahdelia are all big for that division Karolina will probably go up as well so that’s 5 of the top 6. There are people like Barb Honchaak in the 125 division, it’s going to be incredible in there.
Also now that I think about it that girl Sunna could probably get called up to 115 now. There are lots of female fighters of quality ready to fill out that division.
Basically with all the 115’s going to a better weight we will get far better fights and performances and things like champions taking on champions and what not. To me there is absolutely no downside to the 125, infact it will most likely be a huge improvement.