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Joseph Benavidez is hoping to not only become UFC flyweight champion tonight (July 18), but he wants to embarrass Deiveson Figueiredo. Back in February, Benavidez and Figueiredo competed in a bout that was supposed to crown a new flyweight champion. Fi…
Joseph Benavidez is hoping to not only become UFC flyweight champion tonight (July 18), but he wants to embarrass Deiveson Figueiredo. Back in February, Benavidez and Figueiredo competed in a bout that was supposed to crown a new flyweight champion. Figueiredo missed weight, so a new title holder would’ve only been crowned had Benavidez won. […]
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LowKickMMA will be bringing you UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez results throughout tonight (Sat. 18th July 2020) from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. In the main event of the evening, Deiveson Figueiredo will rematch Joseph Benavidez to determine the UFC Flyweight champion. In their first bout, Figueiredo missed the 125-pound weight limit making him ineligible […]
LowKickMMA will be bringing you UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez results throughout tonight (Sat. 18th July 2020) from Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
In the main event of the evening, Deiveson Figueiredo will rematch Joseph Benavidez to determine the UFC Flyweight champion. In their first bout, Figueiredo missed the 125-pound weight limit making him ineligible to win the title before finding a second-round KO of Benavidez. Due to the circumstances, the pair have been made to run it back this time with both fighters making weight there will be a flyweight champion crowned. In the co-main event, we will see a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Jack Hermansson. The pair are both coming off a loss making this fight a must-win to keep themselves in the title conversation.
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UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez Results
Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+ 8 p.m. ET)
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+ 5 p.m. ET)
In the UFC Fight Island 2 main event, we have a flyweight title rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. The pair first met back in February with the fight ending in a controversial victory for Figueiredo who was unable to pick up the belt due to missing the 125lb flyweight limit. Will it be […]
In the UFC Fight Island 2 main event, we have a flyweight title rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez. The pair first met back in February with the fight ending in a controversial victory for Figueiredo who was unable to pick up the belt due to missing the 125lb flyweight limit. Will it be repeat or revenge tonight? Let’s find out what the LowKickMMA staff think…
Jordan Ellis: I’m picking Deiveson Figueiredo in this one. I think the fight will be pretty similar to the first and will ultimately have the same ending. Figueiredo is a serious fighter with just one defeat on his record. This and the fact Benavidez apparently thinks he was doing well before the clash of heads in the first fight makes me back the Brazilian who should be able to find the knockout blow early in this rematch.
Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo
Ryan Jarrell: I am expecting some of the same and something different in this rematch for the title. What I expect to be the same is the success Benavidez had in the fight prior to getting caught and finished by Figueredo in the first go round. Deveison clearly has more fights left in his career at this point and I expect him to be a mainstay in the division for years to come. I’m going with my gut on this one and picking Benavidez for the win. He’s been a great fighter for a long time and winning a belt before he hangs it up just makes sense to me. Beefcake by decision.
Prediction: Joseph Benavidez
Ryan Galloway: I see Figueiredo claiming the Flyweight title. After seeing the first fight, Benavidez would have had to make many changes in both his grappling and striking in order to get one over Figueiredo, however, I don’t think he has had the time to do this. I see him getting another early finish in the second or third rounds.
Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo
Abhinav Kini: It was a competitive first fight but even not counting the headbutt and following knockout, it’s still hard not to see Deiveson Figueiredo winning a second fight. He just seems a lot bigger than Joseph Benavidez and ate his shots pretty well the first time as well. I see Figueiredo getting the decision this time and making it another unhappy ending for Benavidez in a title shot.
Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo
Ryan Maccarthy: Benavidez was looking good against Figueiredo until they collided heads that left him open for that finishing combo, This time — in his fourth shot at the belt — he gets the job done. I expect a close one, but I see Benavidez finally capturing gold via TKO in the 5th round.
Prediction: Joseph Benavidez
Eoin McKenna: In the Flyweight title fight I see Benavidez coming in with a more disciplined approach. Last time these two faced, we saw Benavidez throwing everything he had hoping for a TKO, I think this time we are more likely to see a classic Benavidez with plenty of grappling. In saying that Figueiredo has made weight this time round, with the weight cut comes a loss of power. I’m predicting Benavidez to secure the title, wearing Figueiredo out in grappling exchanges and getting a TKO in the Championship rounds.
Prediction: Joseph Benavidez
For UFC president Dana White, booking Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez II was never in question. Figueiredo and Benavidez collided back in February. The bout was supposed to be for the vacant UFC flyweight title. A new champion would’ve o…
For UFC president Dana White, booking Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez II was never in question. Figueiredo and Benavidez collided back in February. The bout was supposed to be for the vacant UFC flyweight title. A new champion would’ve only been crowned had Benavidez won as Figueiredo missed weight. Figueiredo ended up stopping Benavidez in […]
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UFC Fight Island 2 is now official. All 24 athletes scheduled to compete on the card have successfully made weight ahead of the event. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo will fight Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant Flyweight title. Check out all the weigh-in results below… MAIN CARD Deiveson Figueiredo (125) vs. […]
UFC Fight Island 2 is now official. All 24 athletes scheduled to compete on the card have successfully made weight ahead of the event. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo will fight Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant Flyweight title.
Check out all the weigh-in results below…
Deiveson Figueiredo (125) vs. Joseph Benavidez (125) – Flyweight title fight
Jack Hermansson (186) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (186)
Marc Diakiese (156) vs. Rafael Fiziev (156)
Luana Carolina (126) vs. Ariane Lipski (126)
Askar Askarov (126) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125)
Roman Dolidze (206) vs. Khadis Ibragimov (206)
Grant Dawson (150) vs. Nad Narimani (150) – 150-pound catchweight
Joel Alvarez (156) vs. Joe Duffy (155.5)
Montel Jackson (136) vs. Brett Johns (136)
Amir Albazi (136) vs. Malcolm Gordon (135)
Davi Ramos (156) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (156)
Carlos Felipe (261) vs. Serghei Spivac (240)
Who are you most excited to watch at UFC Fight Island 2?
At the UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo media day, half of the main event Joseph Benavidez shared his mindset going into this rematch. Responding to a question from MMAFighting, Benavidez stating that while he doesn’t know him personally, he doesn’t like Figueiredo. “Just the fact that he’s kind of like a villain to everybody, […]
At the UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo media day, half of the main event Joseph Benavidez shared his mindset going into this rematch.
Responding to a question from MMAFighting, Benavidez stating that while he doesn’t know him personally, he doesn’t like Figueiredo.
“Just the fact that he’s kind of like a villain to everybody, I think. I don’t like him.” Benavidez said. “That is rare for me. It’s not personal cause I don’t really know him, know him personally and everything. I definitely don’t like him.”
Benavidez continued to state that he wants to hurt Figueiredo in the rematch this weekend.
“It definitely makes you want to go out there and hurt someone worse because when you fight, you win … you hurt him by proxy winning an MMA fight. You kind of have to. It’s one of those things where I want to put this guy away. I want to shut him up. I just don’t like him and that rarely happens in my career.”
The two first met earlier this year and were set to face off to determine the Flyweight champion of the worlds, however, due to Figueiredo missing weight the title was only on the line for Benavidez.
During this fight, Figueiredo found the finish via KO in the second round. Shortly prior to this there was a clash of heads that became the topic of conversation following, with some people believing this clash of heads led to Benavidez being finished.
This rematch has already had its share of drama in the lead up when Figueiredo tested a false positive for COVID-19. After being cleared, he flew to Abu Dhabi where he has been isolating since.
Both fighters are yet to weight in, however, Figueiredo has shared that he believes he will come in under weight this time and that his isolation in the fighter hotel has been no problem.
Who do you think will emerge victorious as the flyweight champion?