Joseph Benavidez will have to fight at least one more time before receiving a third title shot. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced that Benavidez is set to battle Ben Nguyen on June 11 inside the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The flyweight tilt will be part of the UFC Fight Night 110 card. […]
Joseph Benavidez will have to fight at least one more time before receiving a third title shot. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced that Benavidez is set to battle Ben Nguyen on June 11 inside the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The flyweight tilt will be part of the UFC Fight Night 110 card. […]
Joseph Benavidez may have a tough time getting a third match-up against Demetrious Johnson. “Mighty Mouse” is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder and he has been since Sept. 2012. Two of Johnson’s nine straight successful title defenses came against Benavidez. In their first encounter, Johnson took a split decision over Benavidez […]
Joseph Benavidez may have a tough time getting a third match-up against Demetrious Johnson. “Mighty Mouse” is the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight title holder and he has been since Sept. 2012. Two of Johnson’s nine straight successful title defenses came against Benavidez. In their first encounter, Johnson took a split decision over Benavidez […]
Joseph Benavidez finds himself in a tight spot. The No. 1 ranked flyweight has held his position at 125 pounds for a while. The problem is, he’s already lost to champion Demetrious Johnson twice. The first loss was by split decision, though many would argue the fight wasn’t as close as the result indicated. In […]
Joseph Benavidez finds himself in a tight spot. The No. 1 ranked flyweight has held his position at 125 pounds for a while. The problem is, he’s already lost to champion Demetrious Johnson twice. The first loss was by split decision, though many would argue the fight wasn’t as close as the result indicated. In […]
It’s been three years since Joseph Benavidez (25-4) received his last flyweight title opportunity at UFC on FOX 9. As seen in the video above, things didn’t go his way. The 125-pound king Demetrious Johnson knocked out Benavidez in the first round.
Since that bout, the Elevation Fight Team fighter (formerly of Team Alpha Male) has gone on a six-fight winning streak. He earned a split decision win in his last fight against Henry Cejudo at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale. It was Benavidez’s 10th win as a flyweight.
Benavidez recently spoke to the media (via MMAJunkie) to discuss a potential third bout with “Mighty Mouse” for the flyweight championship. For Benavidez, a third tilt isn’t a matter of “if,” but “when.”
“I would assume the only thing that could be next is another match with ‘Mighty Mouse,’ which I want. That’s all I want. That’s kind of what would complete me, in a way. That’s kind of all I really want or need, and I think that’s really the only option. So I guess the only thing I’m waiting for is when it’s going to happen.” Despite two losses to the pound-for-pound best fighter according to UFC rankings, Benavidez isn’t selling himself short. Should another crack at the champion occur, he thinks he can finally break the glass ceiling.
“If I beat him, we’d have another fight – and I truly believe I can.”
Benavidez may not have to wait much longer. While Johnson suffered a knee injury in his successful title defense against Tim Elliot, a muscle tear did not require surgery and “Mighty Mouse” could return this spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSMYGBsQdXg
It’s been three years since Joseph Benavidez (25-4) received his last flyweight title opportunity at UFC on FOX 9. As seen in the video above, things didn’t go his way. The 125-pound king Demetrious Johnson knocked out Benavidez in the first round.
Since that bout, the Elevation Fight Team fighter (formerly of Team Alpha Male) has gone on a six-fight winning streak. He earned a split decision win in his last fight against Henry Cejudo at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale. It was Benavidez’s 10th win as a flyweight.
Benavidez recently spoke to the media (via MMAJunkie) to discuss a potential third bout with “Mighty Mouse” for the flyweight championship. For Benavidez, a third tilt isn’t a matter of “if,” but “when.”
“I would assume the only thing that could be next is another match with ‘Mighty Mouse,’ which I want. That’s all I want. That’s kind of what would complete me, in a way. That’s kind of all I really want or need, and I think that’s really the only option. So I guess the only thing I’m waiting for is when it’s going to happen.” Despite two losses to the pound-for-pound best fighter according to UFC rankings, Benavidez isn’t selling himself short. Should another crack at the champion occur, he thinks he can finally break the glass ceiling.
“If I beat him, we’d have another fight – and I truly believe I can.”
Benavidez may not have to wait much longer. While Johnson suffered a knee injury in his successful title defense against Tim Elliot, a muscle tear did not require surgery and “Mighty Mouse” could return this spring.
With another Las Vegas UFC card out of the way, that means that the fighter pay was released quickly, and MMAFighting snapped it up. Here’s how everyone on the card stacked up income-wise (all winners’ pay is split 50/50 between show money and win bonus unless otherwise noted):
Prelims on UFC Fight Pass
Devin Clark: ($20,000) defeated Josh Stansbury ($12,000)
Anthony Smith ($30,000) defeated Elvis Mutapcic ($16,000)
Prelims on FOX Sports 1
Jamie Moyle ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) defeated Kailin Curran ($20,000)
“Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim ($20,000) defeated Brendan O’Reilly ($12,000)
Rob Font ($33,000) defeated Matt Schnell ($10,000)
Ryan Hall ($34,000) defeated Gray Maynard ($51,000)
Main Card on Fox Sports 1
Brandon Moreno ($24,000) defeatedRyan Benoit ($15,000)
Sara McMann ($56,000) defeated Alexis Davis ($27,000)
Jared Cannonier ($24,000) defeated Ion Cutelaba ($12,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($120,000) defeated Jake Ellenberger ($78,000)
Joseph Benavidez ($140,000) defeated Henry Cejudo ($50,000)
Demetrious Johnson ($350,000 with no win bonus) defeated Tim Elliott ($100,000)
It looks like there are some changes in the UFC’s payout strategies. In the past, TUF winners generally went up very slowly from the UFC minimum at the time (which currently appears to be $10,000) with escalators in maybe the $2,000 to show range per fight. Ryan Hall, in his first fight since winning TUF 22 a year ago at a $10,000/$10,000 purse, saw his show and win money nearly double to $17,000 on each side. Meanwhile, Tim Elliott, presumably due to the nature of TUF 24, got a big jump to $100,000 to show. That’s four times as much as Carla Esparez and Rose Namajunas were contracted to earn in the strawweight tournament finals of TUF 20, which took place two years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQLTEkLJGU
With another Las Vegas UFC card out of the way, that means that the fighter pay was released quickly, and MMAFighting snapped it up. Here’s how everyone on the card stacked up income-wise (all winners’ pay is split 50/50 between show money and win bonus unless otherwise noted):
Prelims on UFC Fight Pass
Devin Clark: ($20,000) defeated Josh Stansbury ($12,000)
Anthony Smith ($30,000) defeated Elvis Mutapcic ($16,000)
Prelims on FOX Sports 1
Jamie Moyle ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) defeated Kailin Curran ($20,000)
“Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim ($20,000) defeated Brendan O’Reilly ($12,000)
Rob Font ($33,000) defeated Matt Schnell ($10,000)
Ryan Hall ($34,000) defeated Gray Maynard ($51,000)
Main Card on Fox Sports 1
Brandon Moreno ($24,000) defeatedRyan Benoit ($15,000)
Sara McMann ($56,000) defeated Alexis Davis ($27,000)
Jared Cannonier ($24,000) defeated Ion Cutelaba ($12,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($120,000) defeated Jake Ellenberger ($78,000)
Joseph Benavidez ($140,000) defeated Henry Cejudo ($50,000)
Demetrious Johnson ($350,000 with no win bonus) defeated Tim Elliott ($100,000)
It looks like there are some changes in the UFC’s payout strategies. In the past, TUF winners generally went up very slowly from the UFC minimum at the time (which currently appears to be $10,000) with escalators in maybe the $2,000 to show range per fight. Ryan Hall, in his first fight since winning TUF 22 a year ago at a $10,000/$10,000 purse, saw his show and win money nearly double to $17,000 on each side. Meanwhile, Tim Elliott, presumably due to the nature of TUF 24, got a big jump to $100,000 to show. That’s four times as much as Carla Esparez and Rose Namajunas were contracted to earn in the strawweight tournament finals of TUF 20, which took place two years ago.
Joseph Benavidez picked up his sixth consecutive win, downing fellow former UFC flyweight title contender Henry Cejudo in the co-main event of The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale Saturday night…
Joseph Benavidez picked up his sixth consecutive win, downing fellow former UFC flyweight title contender Henry Cejudo in the co-main event of The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale Saturday night.
Benavidez overcame a pair of low blows by Cejudo to earn the decision.
