UFC Fight Night: BENAVIDEZ vs. FIGUEIREDO Interviews & Feature Downloads
Norfolk, Va (February 26th, 2020)– The state of Saturday’s vacant flyweight title fight has taken a major change after Deiveson Figueiredo missed weight for the UFC on ESPN+ 27 main event.
Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was the final fighter to step on the scale at Friday’s official weigh-in, and he came in 2.5 pounds over the required 125-pound limit for his planned championship bout with Joseph Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC), which headlines UFC on ESPN+ 27.
After the miss, Figueiredo was granted an additional hour to cut weight. He did not use it, however, and as a result had to forfeit 30 percent of his purse to Benavidez and the Brazilian is now no longer eligible to win the UFC belt.
The belt will be on the line for Benavidez only. A win by Figueiredo would not award him the title and would keep the belt, vacated by Henry Cejudo late in 2019, still vacant.
UFC on ESPN+ 27 takes place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. The entire card streams on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night 169 Weigh-in Results:
Joseph Benavidez (124.5) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (127.5)*
Felicia Spencer (145) vs. Zarah Fairn dos Santos (146)
Ion Cutelaba (204.5) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (204.5)
Megan Anderson (145) vs. Norma Dumont Viana (146)
Grant Dawson (149.5)** vs. Darrick Minner (145.5)
Gabriel Silva (135.5) vs. Kyler Phillips (135.5)
Brendan Allen (185.5) vs. Tom Breese (185)
Luis Pena (154.5) vs. Steve Garcia (155)
Marcin Tybura (246) vs. Sergey Spivak (234)
Jordan Griffin (145) vs. T.J. Brown (145.5)
Spike Carlyle (145.5) vs. Aalon Cruz (145.5)
Sean Brady (170) vs. Ismail Naurdiev (170)
* Figueiredo missed weight by 2.5 pounds, cannot win the title, and has been fined 30 percent of his purse.
** Dawson missed weight by 3.5 pounds and has been fined 30 percent of his purse.
In anticipation of top-ranked flyweight contenders Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo competing for the vacant title this Saturday at UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+®: BENAVIDEZ vs. FIGUEIREDO, below please find several download links to interviews and features highlighting both athletes and their journeys in the lead up to this event.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+®: BENAVIDEZ vs. FIGUEIREDO takes place this Saturday, Feb. 29 at Chartway Arena with all fights carried exclusively on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The main card begins at 8 p.m. ET with the prelims kicking off at 5 p.m. ET.
Long-form version of Joseph Benavidez sit-down interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Short-form version Joseph Benavidez sit-down interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Joseph Benavidez – One Step at a Time Feature
Series of features highlighting Deiveson Figueiredo
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