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The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight throne sits vacant nearly 18 months after Henry Cejudo last defended it. Perhaps soon it will finally have a new caretaker.
Deiveson
Figueiredo will rematch Joseph
Benavidez for the 125-pound title in the
UFC Fight Night 172 headliner on Saturday at the Flash Forum in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
They met previously on Feb. 29, when Figueiredo wiped out the San
Antonio native with second-round punches. However, his failure
to make weight—he checked in 2.5 pounds above the limit—left him
ineligible to win the championship and forced a second meeting
between the two. Widely regarded as one of the best fighters never
to strike gold inside the Octagon, Benavidez owns a 0-3 record in
UFC title fights.
UFC Fight Night 172—which streams live to ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT—will also feature a middleweight co-main event matching Kelvin Gastelum with Jack Hermansson, a lightweight clash pitting Marc Diakiese against Rafael Fiziev and a pair of flyweight scraps, as Ariane Lipski faces Luana Carolina and Alexandre Pantoja meets Askar Askarov. ESPN and ESPN+ are scheduled to cover the seven-fight undercard simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
A closer look at the UFC Fight Night 172 “Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2” particulars:
185: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
155: Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
125: Ariane Lipski vs. Luana Carolina
125: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Askar Askarov
205: Khadis Ibragimov vs. Roman Dolidze
150: Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani
155: Joseph Duffy vs. Joel Alvarez
135: Montel Jackson vs. Brett Johns
135: Malcolm Gordon vs. Amir Albazi
155: Davi Ramos vs. Arman Tsarukyan
265: Sergey Spivak vs. Carlos Felipe
• Weigh-in Report
• Prime Picks
• By The Numbers: Gastelum vs. Hermansson
Related Coverage »
• Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
• Sherdog’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Rankings
• Sherdog’s WMMA Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Rankings
• Matches to Make After UFC 251
• By The Numbers: UFC 251
• Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 13
The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight throne sits vacant nearly 18 months after Henry Cejudo last defended it. Perhaps soon it will finally have a new caretaker.
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UFC Fight Night 172—which streams live to ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT—will also feature a middleweight co-main event matching Kelvin Gastelum with Jack Hermansson, a lightweight clash pitting Marc Diakiese against Rafael Fiziev and a pair of flyweight scraps, as Ariane Lipski faces Luana Carolina and Alexandre Pantoja meets Askar Askarov. ESPN and ESPN+ are scheduled to cover the seven-fight undercard simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
A closer look at the UFC Fight Night 172 “Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2” particulars:
THE LINEUP
125: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez185: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
155: Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
125: Ariane Lipski vs. Luana Carolina
125: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Askar Askarov
205: Khadis Ibragimov vs. Roman Dolidze
150: Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani
155: Joseph Duffy vs. Joel Alvarez
135: Montel Jackson vs. Brett Johns
135: Malcolm Gordon vs. Amir Albazi
155: Davi Ramos vs. Arman Tsarukyan
265: Sergey Spivak vs. Carlos Felipe
THE RUNDOWN
• Preview• Weigh-in Report
• Prime Picks
• By The Numbers: Gastelum vs. Hermansson
Related Coverage »
• Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
• Sherdog’s Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Rankings
• Sherdog’s WMMA Pound-for-Pound Top 10 Rankings
• Matches to Make After UFC 251
• By The Numbers: UFC 251
• Fight Facts: UFC on ESPN 13
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