The problem with CW IMO is that it is perpetually a "stepping stone" division, where as soon as CW has a breakout star that is getting big attention, he moves up to HW to pursue bigger money (Spinks, Holyfield, Haye, ect).

So in a lot of ways, the CW division has become the "minor league" for the HW division. Which is a shame, because like you said it is a really entertaining division.

It's a shame, because MMA's equivilent of cruiserweight (LHW, which has a 205lb limit), has always been a big money division, completel independant from the HW division. LHW MMA fighters don't face the same pressure to move up to HW.