I've been starting to dig into Bellator's women's divisions as the UFC divisions are already full of mismatches like Schevchenko fight we watched Mario Yamasaki officiate. I dug up some info on one of the fighters I did recall from press and media: Anastasia Yankova. Ruling her flyweight division is Llima-lei Macfarlane who last saw action winning the inaugural belt in November. It's problematic because Anastasia hasn't even made the flyweight limit in her past two Bellator performances but this is the state of the growing pains of women's MMA as it comes into its own. As the divisions are thin, the fan in me wishes the UFC just had all the talent but competing organizations will drive up the pay for fighters and press from one organization will carry over should fighters switch bosses as contracts expire. But with Schevchenko looking to take the strap at 135 in the UFC, Anastasia on a few years may be on tap to face her.
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