DENVER – Eric Shelton will be prepared to move up to the bantamweight division if the UFC officially opts to disband the flyweight division. Shelton (12-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) won one of four remaining flyweight fights on the UFC calendar this year when he defeated Joseph Morales (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) by split decision at UFC Fight Night 139, which took place Saturday in Denver and streamed on UFC Fight Pass prior to the televised card on FS1. In the wake of the UFC “trading” former longtime 125-pound champ Demetrious Johnson, several fighter in the division have been released and there are various reports the promotion will move away from booking flyweights as a whole in 2019. If that happens, Shelton said he’ll be prepared to move up. Related Twitter, outraged UFC fighters react to looming dissolution of flyweight division “100 percent I could compete at ’35,” Shelton told reporters, including MMAjunkie, post-fight at UFC Fight Night 139. “I can compete with anyone in the world at ’35 and below, so I’m excited
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Eric Shelton willing to ‘bulk up’ to bantamweight if UFC axes flyweight – MMA Junkie