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Drmaxis2
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01.14.2021 | 6:12 PM ET

Here is an ordered list of the 10 current UFC Flyweights that have been with the company the longest. (No Amateur TUF debut dates are counted). I'm not going to lie, I made a Flyweight one to entertain myself. I only did a top 10 for this one since everyone past that debuted 2019 and onwards. That's right, there are only 10 UFC Flyweights that have been with the company for more than 2 years at this point. Fun fact, right?


#1 Joeseph Benavidez. Debut: 3/19/2011
#2 Tim Elliott. Debut: 5/5/2012
#3 Ryan Benoit. Debut: 11/30/2013
#4 Brandon Moreno. Debut: 7/13/2016
#5 Matt Schnell. Debut: 12/3/2016
#6 Alexandre Pantoja. Debut: 1/28/2017
#7 Deiveson Figueiredo. Debut: 6/3/2017
#8 Alex Perez. Debut: 12/9/2017
#9 Su Mudaerji. Debut: 11/24/2018
#10 Kai Kara France. Debut: 12/1/2018


* Edited at 01.14.2021, 6:13 PM ET *

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Stephen Terry
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01.14.2021 | 6:37 PM ET

The fact that only 10 Flyweights have been in the UFC for more than 2 years suggests that Dana has a bias against certain weight classes when it comes to cutting fighters.

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Drmaxis2
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01.14.2021 | 10:16 PM ET

I think there's definitely some truth to that Stephen!

"What a Grand and Intoxicating Profile"

Stephen Terry
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01.15.2021 | 9:31 AM ET

@Drmaxis2

If that's the case then I think he's making a big mistake because the Flyweight division is one of the UFC's most interesting to watch. I'd place the Lightweight and Bantamweight divisions above it but they still produce a lot of entertaining fights. 

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Drmaxis2
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12.20.2021 | 9:43 AM ET

#1 Tim Elliott. Debut: 5/5/2012
#2 Cody Garbrandt. Debut: 1/3/2015
#3 Matheus Nicolau. Debut: 11/7/2015
#4 Brandon Moreno. Debut: 7/13/2016
#5 Matt Schnell. Debut: 12/3/2016
#6 Alexandre Pantoja. Debut: 1/28/2017
#7 Deiveson Figueiredo. Debut: 6/3/2017
#8 Alex Perez. Debut: 12/9/2017
#9 Su Mudaerji. Debut: 11/24/2018
#10 Kai Kara France. Debut: 12/1/2018

"What a Grand and Intoxicating Profile"

Drmaxis2
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02.22.2023 | 10:54 PM ET

February 2023 Update

#1 Tim Elliott. Debut: 5/5/2012
#2 Matheus Nicolau. Debut: 11/7/2015
#3 Brandon Moreno. Debut: 7/13/2016
#4 Matt Schnell. Debut: 12/3/2016
#5 Alexandre Pantoja. Debut: 1/28/2017
#6 Alex Perez. Debut: 12/9/2017
#7 Su Mudaerji. Debut: 11/24/2018
#8 Kai Kara France. Debut: 12/1/2018 
#9 Tyson Nam. Debut: 9/21/2019
#10 Bruno Silva. Debut: 10/6/2019

"What a Grand and Intoxicating Profile"


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