Dana White is open to the UFC creating a women’s BMF title, although no matchup or timetable has been approved.
The UFC CEO addressed the idea after being asked whether women could compete for their own version of the belt and whether its design could use rose gold or pink. White stopped short of announcing plans, but he did not reject the proposal.
White Leaves The Women’s BMF Door Open
“Yeah, anything’s possible. Anything’s possible. I, I, I, uh—I think that, uh—I don’t know.”
After the interviewer added “but why not?”, White replied:
“Yeah, why not?”
White answered the questions at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The complete exchange begins at the women’s MMA portion of the video below.
A women’s BMF fight would add a second version of the promotional title without creating another rankings ladder. Joanna Jedrzejczyk previously proposed a BMF fight with Jessica Andrade, but the UFC has never formally introduced a women’s belt.
White Rejects New Women’s Weight Classes
White gave a different answer when asked whether the UFC would expand its women’s divisions. He first said “No,” then compared the issue with calls for a 165-pound men’s class.
“Yeah, I mean, that’s—it’s the same answer as the expansion of the men’s weights, like 65 pounds. It’s just—it screws up the other two divisions, and I just—I just don’t think there… Listen, if there was a—if, if there was a need for it and we felt that, that, that it would work, we would have done it already.”
“It’s not like anybody’s telling us, like, ‘Oh, we never thought of that. Yeah, we should probably expand the weight.’ No.”
The interviewer argued that some women are undersized at strawweight and could move to a 105-pound atomweight division. White acknowledged the size concern without changing his position.
“I don’t disagree.”
The UFC currently maintains women’s championships at strawweight, flyweight and bantamweight. White’s answer separates the two proposals: a women’s BMF bout could be booked inside an existing division, while atomweight would require a new roster, rankings and title structure.
Charles Oliveira Holds The Current BMF Belt
Nate Diaz introduced the “BMF” concept before fighting Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 in November 2019. Masvidal won the inaugural belt by doctor stoppage. Justin Gaethje became the second champion by knocking out Dustin Poirier at UFC 291, then Max Holloway stopped Gaethje at UFC 300.
Charles Oliveira became the fourth BMF champion by defeating Holloway by unanimous decision at UFC 326 on March 7, 2026. The result also led Rafael Fiziev to point toward Oliveira’s belt while the Brazilian remained part of the wider lightweight matchmaking picture.
White did not name candidates for the first women’s BMF fight. His answer establishes only that the UFC may consider the belt; it does not confirm a booking, design or launch date.
