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Joseph Benavidez says that even though he dislikes Deiveson Figueiredo, there’s no personal feud here. Benavidez is set to take on Figueiredo for a second time on July 18 for the vacant UFC flyweight championship. Back in February, the two compet…
Joseph Benavidez says that even though he dislikes Deiveson Figueiredo, there’s no personal feud here. Benavidez is set to take on Figueiredo for a second time on July 18 for the vacant UFC flyweight championship. Back in February, the two competed in Norfolk, Virginia. The bout was supposed to be for the vacant 125-pound gold […]
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Deiveson Figueiredo has been cleared to fly to Fight Island. But there are still some hurdles to pass if he is to compete next weekend. Figueiredo is expected to battle Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant flyweight strap on July 18. However, it was recently reported that the Brazilian had tested positive for […]
Deiveson Figueiredo has been cleared to fly to Fight Island. But there are still some hurdles to pass if he is to compete next weekend.
Figueiredo is expected to battle Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant flyweight strap on July 18. However, it was recently reported that the Brazilian had tested positive for COVID-19, putting the title fight in jeopardy.
His camp, however, revealed he had tested positive for the virus two months earlier and were hoping it was a false test. That seems to be the case as Figueiredo’s manager Wallid Ismail confirmed Sunday that the flyweight had passed his most recent test and has been cleared by the UFC to travel to Abu Dhabi.
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— Wallid Ismail (@WallidJfc) July 12, 2020
As per MMA Fighting, Figueiredo will be Fight Island-bound, however, it is still premature to say he’s been cleared for the fight.
He will need to pass multiple COVID-19 tests upon arrival in Abu Dhabi as well as during fight week before his title bout with Benavidez goes ahead. If he passes all of them, it will go on as expected.
If not, Alexandre Pantoja will step up and meet Benavidez for the vacant strap.
Figueiredo and Benavidez met for the vacant flyweight strap in February that saw the former come out on top with a second-round knockout victory. However, “Deus da Guerra” missed weight and was ineligible to win the title on the night.
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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez 2 hinges on a second COVID-19 test. Figueiredo is scheduled to collide with Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant UFC flyweight championship on July 18. Back in Oct. 2019, Figueiredo scored a finish over Benavid…
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez 2 hinges on a second COVID-19 test. Figueiredo is scheduled to collide with Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant UFC flyweight championship on July 18. Back in Oct. 2019, Figueiredo scored a finish over Benavidez in Virginia. He would be recognized as the 125-pound titleholder right now but he […]
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It appears Alexandre Pantoja will be on standby for the vacant UFC flyweight title bout on July 18. Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez are set to collide again at a UFC event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Back in February, Figueiredo and Benavidez …
It appears Alexandre Pantoja will be on standby for the vacant UFC flyweight title bout on July 18. Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez are set to collide again at a UFC event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Back in February, Figueiredo and Benavidez headlined a card in Norfolk, Virginia. Figueiredo emerged victorious via second-round […]
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The UFC is taking precautions for its upcoming flyweight title fight by having Alexandre Pantoja as the backup fighter. Deiveson Figueiredo meets Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant strap that will headline the Fight Island event in Abu Dhabi taking place July 18. Pantoja — a winner of four of his last five […]
The UFC is taking precautions for its upcoming flyweight title fight by having Alexandre Pantoja as the backup fighter.
Deiveson Figueiredo meets Joseph Benavidez in a rematch for the vacant strap that will headline the Fight Island event in Abu Dhabi taking place July 18. Pantoja — a winner of four of his last five outings — is notably competing on the same card as he faces Askar Askarov earlier in the night. But should there be a need to, he will step in to take part in the main event.
That’s because the first time Figueiredo and Benavidez fought for the vacant strap, the Brazilian ended up missing weight before going on to get the second-round TKO win. As a result, there was no new champion and the division was held back.
This time, there won’t be such a case if any fighter were to miss weight or get injured.
“They fought before and the division was stuck because of (Figueiredo’s) weight,” Pantoja told MMA Fighting. “And it wouldn’t make any sense for me to fight anyone else unless I was the backup fighter in this fight in case the same thing happened again. The division can’t stop.
“… I volunteered since the beginning when I knew that this fight would happen, and then they offered me Askarov. It’s the fight that makes sense, no doubt, since he’s ranked below me — Brandon (Moreno) is ranked ahead of me but I’ve beaten him twice already, I’m not sure they would like to see it again.”
That said, Pantoja doesn’t expect Figueiredo to miss weight a second time.
And while he has prepared for three different opponents just in case, Pantoja’s main goal is fighting Askarov and cementing his place as the No. 1 contender.
He’s even expecting a quick finish.
“I say it every day in the gym, I’ll knock him out in the first round,” Pantoja said. “I say that knowing there’s a great opponent across the cage, someone that will do everything he can to beat me, but what I’ve been doing in the gym every day, I would bet on that.”
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Deiveson Figueiredo hopes that he can finish Joseph Benavidez again, this time by submission. Back in Feb. 2020, Figueiredo and Benavidez collided on a Fight Night card in Norfolk, Virginia. Figueiredo earned the second-round TKO victory. Figueiredo wo…
Deiveson Figueiredo hopes that he can finish Joseph Benavidez again, this time by submission. Back in Feb. 2020, Figueiredo and Benavidez collided on a Fight Night card in Norfolk, Virginia. Figueiredo earned the second-round TKO victory. Figueiredo would’ve been recognized as the UFC flyweight champion with that victory but he missed weight so the title […]
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