The Beaten Path: Flyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign

If you take a look at the UFC’s flyweight roster, you will notice how thin it is. In fact, there are barely enough fighters in the division to get the total number of fighters into the teens.
With the latest signing of Darrell Montague, UFC appears to …

If you take a look at the UFC’s flyweight roster, you will notice how thin it is. In fact, there are barely enough fighters in the division to get the total number of fighters into the teens.

With the latest signing of Darrell Montague, UFC appears to be on the verge of finally packing its flyweight division with talent. Montague was probably the best prospect in the flyweight division who was not currently in the UFC.

With that, let’s take a look at a few flyweight prospects who could bolster the 125-pound division. Below is the current UFC flyweight roster.

  • Demetrious Johnson (USA)
  • Joseph Benavidez (USA)
  • Chris Cariaso (USA)
  • Ian McCall (USA)
  • John Dodson (USA)
  • John Lineker (BRA)
  • John Moraga (USA)
  • Darren Uyenoyama (USA)
  • Tim Elliott (USA)
  • Jussier da Silva (BRA)
  • Louis Gaudinot (USA)
  • Phil Harris (UK)
  • Marcos Vinicius (BRA)
  • Azamat Gashimov (RUS)
  • Iliarde Santos (BRA)
  • Jose Maria Tome (BRA)
  • Ali Bagautinov (RUS)
  • Darrell Montague (USA)

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