This Saturday, a new UFC flyweight champion will be crowned when [autotag]Joseph Benavidez[/autotag] and [autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] battle for the vacant title in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 27.
Current UFC bantamweight champion [autotag]Henry Cejudo[/autotag] recently relinquished his UFC flyweight title, giving Benavidez his long awaited third crack at the 125-pound title, and Figueiredo’s first opportunity.
Previously, there have been some memorable vacant title fights in the UFC, most recently a UFC 238, when Cejudo joined a select few to hold two UFC titles simultaneously.
Check out the latest video compilation published by the UFC, showing highlights of the top five vacant title fights.
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For those who haven’t seen the fights, we won’t spoil the ending – but the compilation includes:
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta – UFC 223 (April 7, 2018)
- Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes – UFC 238 (June 8, 2019)
- Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier – UFC 187 (May 23, 2015)
- Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre UFC 50 (October 22, 2004)
- Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler UFC 171 (March 15, 2014)
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