Megan Olivi was cageside to watch her husband Joseph Benavidez take on Deivedson Figueiredo for the UFC’s vacant flyweight title this evening in Virginia. The highly anticipated matchup served as the headliner of UFC Norfolk, but only Benavidez was eligible to take home the 125-pound strap, this after Figueiredo missed weight by 2.5lbs on Friday.
Month: March 2020
10:42 PM ET NORFOLK, Va. — The UFC’s flyweight division is still champion-less, but Deiveson Figueiredo sure looked the part on Saturday. Figueiredo knocked out Joseph Benavidez with a right hand in the second round of their main event bout at UFC Fight Night inside Chartway Arena. Figueiredo did not win the crown, however, as
Following a pair of decisive finishes at UFC Norfolk, Megan Anderson and Jordan Griffin will both go home with an extra $50,000 for “Performance of the Night.” Anderson earned her bonus after crushing opponent Norma Dumont with a powerful right hand that put her down and out in the opening round. It was Anderson’s third
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Photo credit: UFC Twitter Deiveson Figueiredo crushed Joseph Benavidez. The two fighters met in a vacant flyweight title bout at the UFC Norfolk event on Saturday night (February 29, 2020) from the Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia that aired on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. The finish came in the second round. They collided heads, which
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made its presence known to Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia, last night (Sat., Feb. 29, 2020) for UFC Fight Night 169. It featured a strong main event that was an excellent match up, a pivotal Flyweight title bout between Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo. The rest of the card … well
Megan Anderson earns UFC Norfolk bonus with one-punch knockout Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo event in Norfolk, Virginia, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Megan Anderson, Kyler Phillips, Gabriel Silva, and Jordan Griffin earned the $50,000 incentives. Fight of the Night honors went to the bantamweight contest between
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