Last weekend’s UFC Brooklyn not only marked the promotion’s first event of the ESPN era, but also the first flyweight title fight not involving Demetrious Johnson.
In the main event, Henry Cejudo defended his 125-pound title for the first time against bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw, knocking Dillashaw out in 32 seconds. Cejudo’s upset win in the superfight followed an August 2018 victory over Johnson, who’d held the flyweight belt since the opening of the division in 2012.
Since Johnson dropped the title, the UFC traded “Mighty Mouse” to Asian promotion ONE Championship for Ben Askren, who debuts in the promotion later this year.