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Booking a UFC Lightweight Grand Prix

With Khabib Nurmagomedov announcing his retirement after his win at UFC 254, the UFC lightweight division is apparently without a champion. Losing their great champion is definitely a big hit to the UFC lightweight division. The good news is that there’s still a pretty deep pool of talent to build. It’s unlikely they’ll take this route, but the UFC could book a fun grand prix to crown the next champion. Booking a grand prix is tough to do; the first round fights can be a bit lopsided. But we’ll have a go at it anyway, because there are some fun fights to make.