Amanda Nunes, the two-division UFC champion, may be remembered as the company’s final featherweight champion. After dominating Irene Aldana and successfully defending her bantamweight championship at UFC 289 in Vancouver, “The Lioness” announced her retirement from the sport. UFC President Dana White suggested that the 145-pound division could be closed since Nunes left, but no decisions have been made.

When Germaine de Randamie was crowned the first women’s featherweight queen in 2017, it was because the UFC had signed Cris Cyborg to its roster. Cyborg, a former champion, would later take the belt and defend it twice before losing it to Amanda Nunes. From that point on, Nunes frequently defended both of her titles, taking on opponents from different weight classes.

However, the depleted 145-pound division resulted in the UFC not having enough fighters under contract to build an official list of featherweight rankings. The organization even produced an entire season of The Ultimate Fighter in an effort to find featherweights, but the majority of its prospects are no longer in the division or under the UFC’s umbrella.

As a result, the UFC now has to determine who will compete for the vacant women’s bantamweight championship since Nunes’ retirement.