VIDEO: Watch The UFC Norfolk Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Live

The UFC visit Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday and will crown a new flyweight champion. Long-time flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez will get his third crack at UFC gold when he faces Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event. In the co-main event top featherweight prospect Felicia Spencer returns to the octagon after suffering her first career […]

The UFC visit Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday and will crown a new flyweight champion. Long-time flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez will get his third crack at UFC gold when he faces Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event.

In the co-main event top featherweight prospect Felicia Spencer returns to the octagon after suffering her first career loss. Last time out the dangerous Canadian fell to defeat against all-time great Cris ‘Cyborg’ in her final UFC bout.

Main Card

UFC flyweight championship: Joseph Benavidez (124.5) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (127.5) *Figueiredo missed weight by 2.5lbs

Women’s featherweight: Felicia Spencer (145) vs. Zarah Fairn (146)

Light heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (204.5) vs. Ion Cutelaba (204.5)

Women’s
featherweight: Megan Anderson (145) vs. Norma Dumont (146)

Featherweight: Grant Dawson (149.5) vs. Darrick Minner (145.5) *Dawson missed weight by 3.5lbs

Preliminary Card

Lightweight: Steve Garcia (155.5) vs. Luis Pena (154.5)

Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips (135.5) vs. Gabriel Silva (135.5)

Middleweight: Brendan Allen (185.5) vs. Tom Breese (185)

Heavyweight: Serghei Spivac (234) vs. Marcin Tybura (246)

Lightweight
bout: TJ Brown (145.5) vs. Jordan Griffin (145)

Featherweight: Spike Carlyle (145.5) vs. Aalon Cruz (145.5

The UFC Norfolk ceremonial weigh-ins go down today.

Watch them live here:

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Deiveson Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo is very confident he’ll become the new flyweight champion this weekend. The Brazilian contender takes on fight veteran Joseph Benavidez for the vacant 125lb title at UFC Norfolk on Saturday night.

Speaking to BJPENN.com via his manager, Figueiredo said when he heard about his upcoming title shot, he realized his dreams of being UFC champion were about to come true. All he has to now is take on the not so easy task of getting past betting favourite Benavidez.

“Fighting for the belt is making my dreams come true. I am not just going to fight for the belt, I’m going to win and be the champion. Everybody can be sure about that. I’m very confident and on Saturday I’m going to be the next UFC champion. I have a lot of respect for Benavidez, but he can not handle me.”

Figueiredo and
Benavidez have had an interesting rivalry bubbling away for some time now. The
18-1 fighter claims it all stemmed from Benavidez telling lies about him, something
Figueiredo insists his opponent with pay for on Saturday night.

“The rivalry started when
he started to lie about me. He went to the press and said I was afraid of him
and didn’t want to fight him. Now, he will re-pay the big price of lying. He
can’t lie as he had before,” he explained. “I was hurt, that’s why we didn’t
fight. Now, the time is here on Saturday I will beat him up. Benavidez will
retire after this fight, I really believe that. I hope he can be a UFC
commentator, but after Saturday he won’t want to step into the octagon again
because I will break his spirit.”

In this fight, Deiveson Figueiredo insist he’ll be going for the
quick finish. By knockout or submission it doesn’t matter, he’ll end the bout
and claim the title inside two rounds.

“I see from the first second to the last, I’m going after him and going to break his spirit and beat him up. He is going to feel my power. I’m going to submit or knock him out,” he said. “I’m in the best shape of my life. I really don’t care about him. Benavidez is not going to be able to handle me. When he feels my power he will give up.

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UFC Norfolk: Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo…

Long-time flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez gets another crack at UFC gold on Saturday night. He’ll meet Deiveson Figueiredo for the 125lb title which was recently vacated by bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo. The fight will main event at UFC Norfolk and air live on ESPN+ from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday night. This […]

Long-time flyweight
contender Joseph Benavidez gets another crack at UFC gold on Saturday night. He’ll
meet Deiveson
Figueiredo for the 125lb title which was recently vacated
by bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo.

The fight will main event at UFC Norfolk and air live on ESPN+ from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday night. This will be the promotions second trip to the city after it previously hosting Dustin Poirier vs. Anthony Pettis in 2017.

Benavidez will enter the fight a -125 favourite. Whilst his opponent Figueiredo can be found at odds of +110 to take home the belt. Be sure to check out the best online casino in Canada for all the latest odds, offers and bonuses.

Despite being at the top of the heap for quite some time Benavidez has never been a champion. Although it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. In 2010 he challenged Dominick Cruz for the WEC bantamweight belt and found himself on the wrong end of a split decision.

His next title challenge came against flyweight great Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. The pair threw down over five rounds for the inaugural UFC 125lb belt in 2012. Once again Benevidez found himself suffering a split decision loss in a super close fight.

Whilst his first two losses are shrouded in controversy
Benavidez can have no complaints about his third and final title bout. In December
2013 he rematched ‘Mighty Mouse’ and suffered another tough loss. On that occasion
he was caught flush in the first round and knocked out cold, ending the pairs
enthralling rivalry for good.

Now, more than six years later 35-year-old Benavidez has finally worked his way back into title contention. He has won nine of his past 10 fights, which includes being the last man to beat Cejudo. Benavidez has only fallen short against Sergio Pettis (again by split decision) at UFC 225 in June 2018. Since that loss he has won three straight beating Alex Perez, Dustin Ortiz and Jussier Formiga.

The Team Alpha Male fighter will be hoping to finally secure UFC gold this weekend and just one man stands in his way. Figueiredo will be confident of causing the upset at UFC Norfolk. He has been super impressive during his climb to the top of the 125lb division. The #3 ranked fighter holds wins over Tim Elliott, Alexandre Pantoja and John Moraga. During his 18-fight career the Brazilian has lost just once, against Formiga who we mentioned earlier.

Not only is the belt is on the line this Saturday night. The future of the division could also be at stake and could be scrapped all together if this fight doesn’t deliver. Over the past year UFC have been scaling back on the 125lb division big time. Cejudo earned his colleagues a reprieve when he knockout out TJ Dillashaw in January 2019. However with ‘Triple C’ now out of the picture, there really is not any stars left in the weight class to help revive it. Let’s hope Benavidez and Figueiredo can put on a show in Norfolk and keep the flyweight division alive.