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UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez Betting
Flyweight contenders Deiveson Figueredo (18-1, 9 KOs, 6 SUBs) and Joe Benavidez (28-6, 8 KOs, 9 SUBs) will fight for the vacant title at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The main card airs live on ESPN starting 6pm ET. The co-main event features a middleweight scrap between bomber Kelvin Gastelum and action fighter Jack Hermansson. The prelims on ESPN+ feature seven fights.
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Venue: UFC Fight Island
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
The UFC flyweight title is up for grabs, courtesy of Henry Cejudo. Although it’s fair to speculate whether this division will still be around in the near future, the fact that the organization still wants a champ is a good sign for the 125-pounders.
With Demetrious Johnson overseas and Henry Cejudo hanging up the gloves, the next flyweight champion will be crowned on July 18, when No. 1 contender Deiveson Figueiredo meets No. 2 Joe Benavidez. The matchup headlines an excellent fight card in Abu Dhabi - it’s also an immediate rematch.
The two first met this past February, where Figueiredo walked away the winner with a second round TKO. However, since the Brazilian missed weight by 2.5 pounds, he was ineligible to fight for the title. An incidental clash of heads also opened up a nasty cut on Benavidez’s head - something that could have contributed to the loss. That was enough for Dana White to grant a second go-round, with the title again on the line.
Figueiredo has won seven of eight UFC fights, with his only loss coming to Jussier Formiga. Just as impressively, he’s finished five of those opponents. Unsurprisingly, he’s been calling himself the real champion after his win over Benavidez.
A longtime vet, Benavidez has been a contender for what seems like forever. This will be his fourth attempt at winning the title, with two previous losses coming against Demetrious Johnson. To be honest, it’d be pretty awesome to see him reach the ultimate goal after coming so close for so long. For what it’s worth, Benavidez also owns a win over Cejudo.
The co-main event is probably drawing more excitement than the headliner. Middleweight contender Kelvin Gasetlum looks to bounce back from a two-fight slide in a scrap against Jack Hermansson. Gastelum gave middleweight champ Israel Adesanya his toughest fight, but dropped a split decision against Darren Till in the followup. The 28-year old is in danger of dropping out of the elite contender ranks here, as three straight losses takes a while to dig out of.
Hermansson was knocking on the door to a title shot, peaking with a recent four-fight winning streak that included a win over Jacare Souza. However, a September 2019 matchup against Jared Cannonier resulted in a tough TKO loss. A win here would pretty much erase the defeat to Cannonier, as Gastelum is much more high profile opponent.
A Lightweight bout between Marc Diakiese and Rafael Fiziev should be a lot of fun. Both guys are excellent strikers, and Diakiese shook off a three-fight losing streak with back-to-back decisions against Joe Duffy and Lando Vannata. Fiziev was knocked out in his UFC debut, but got back on track with a decision win over Alex White in October 2019.
Let’s take a peek at the odds and the UFC Betting Odds at BookMaker.eu. We’ll post detailed betting breakdowns during fight week.
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez Card & Odds
Flyweight Championship - Joe Benavidez +179 vs. Deiveson Figueiredo -230
Flyweight - Askar Askarov +146 vs. Alexandre Pantoja -185
Middleweight - Jack Hermansson +100 vs. Kelvin Gastelum -130
Light Heavyweight - Khadis Ibragimov +150 vs. Roman Dolidze -190
Heavyweight - Sergey Spivak -133 vs. Carlos Felipe +103
Lightweight - Davi Ramos +151 vs. Arman Tsarukyan -192
Lightweight - Rafael Fiziev +127 vs. Marc Diakiese -160
Catchweight (150) - Nad Narimani +207 vs. Grant Dawson -270
Women’s Flyweight - Luana Carolina -111 vs. Ariane Lipski -119
Lightweight - Joel Alvarez +280 vs. Joe Duffy -381
Bantamweight - Brett Johns +190 vs. Montel Jackson -245
Flyweight - Malcolm Gordon +158 vs. Aleksandr Doskalchuk -200
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