BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Joseph Benavidez is grateful for everything Henry Cejudo has done to raise the profile of the UFC flyweight division. However, he said the champion shouldn’t be alone in carrying the burden. For most of 2019, it looked like the flyweight division would cease to exist. The promotion traded former longtime champion Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship, released numerous notables from the 125-pound rankings, and provided a noncommittal outlook on the future of the weight class. Cejudo’s (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) success atop of the division, along with gaining a second belt at bantamweight, set up an announcement from UFC president Dana White that the division was here to stay
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