Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC The birth of the UFC’s 11th weight class begins Saturday at UFC 208, which will crown the organization’s inaugural women’s featherweight champion. [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) are set to clash in the UFC’s first 145-pound title affair, which headlines the pay-per-view main card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. It’s a monumental moment with a third women’s division opening under the UFC banner, but the title fight isn’t the only noteworthy part of the promotion’s first pay-per-view of the year. Check out 65 pre-fight facts for UFC 208 below. * * * * Main event Holm can become the fourth fighter in UFC history to win championships in two weight classes. Randy Couture, B.J
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UFC 208 pre-fight facts: Holly Holm chases championship history in Brooklyn – MMA Junkie