The UFC returns to Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 29 with a vacant flyweight title fight between No. 1 contender [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag].
After UFC current bantamweight and former flyweight champion Henry Cejudo relinquished the 125-pound title, a fight between Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was set to crown a new flyweight champ.
Benavidez has won three in a row and is coming off a “Performance of the Night” finish over Jussier Formiga. He has been on standby for a title shot ever since, and will finally get his third crack at UFC flyweight gold. Benavidez twice lost to former champion Demetrious Johnson, most recently in 2013.
Figueiredo is coming off back-to-back wins over Alexandre Pantoja and Tim Elliott, and only has one career blemish. Fourteen of the Brazilian’s 17 pro wins have come by the way of finish.
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Tickets for UFC on ESPN+ 27 are on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. ET through chartwayarena.com. There is an eight-ticket limit. Ticket prices have not been announced.
UFC Fight Club members can purchase tickets Wednesday via ufcfightclub.com beginning at 10 a.m. ET. UFC e-newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
UFC on ESPN+ 27 takes place Feb. 29 at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. The card will stream on ESPN+.
The UFC on ESPN+ 27 lineup currently includes:
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for vacant flyweight title
- Megan Anderson vs. Norma Dumont
- Brendan Allen vs. Tom Breese
- Zarah Fairn vs. Felicia Spencer
- T.J. Brown vs. Jordan Griffin
- Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva
- Aalon Cruz vs. Steven Peterson
- Sean Brady vs. Ismail Naurdiev
- Giga Chikadze vs. Mike Davis
- Serghei Spivac vs. Marcin Tybura
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
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