Fans will get their first taste of the UFC’s newly-minted flyweight class this Saturday as perennial contender Joseph Benavidez welcomes Yasuhiro Urushitani to the Octagon.
Both men will meet in the semifinal round of the organization’s 125-pound tournament, where the winner will be ushered into the finals against the winner between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall.
The final man standing will be UFC’s first flyweight champion.
Benavidez and Urushitani are both world-renowned fighters, though they have opposing styles which makes for an interesting matchup.
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