A new flyweight champion will be decided on July 18th!
Another UFC Fight Night event in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi bas been confirmed, with the rematch between the two top contenders officially set as the main event of the show.
Originally, Figueiredo and Benavidez were set to fight for the championship at UFC Fight Night 169; however, Figueiredo missed weight, thus he became ineligible to win the title. The 32-year-old would get a TKO win over Benavidez, keeping the flyweight belt vacant.
In addition to the huge main event, Kelvin Gastelum will make his return to fight Jack Hermansson. The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner is coming into the bout in the midst of a two-fight losing streak, whereas Hermansson is also looking to rebound following his TKO loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night 160.
Check out the full advertised line-up for UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez on July 18:
Main Card (9pm EST.)
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez for the vacant UFC Flyweight Title
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Jack Hermansson
Marc Diakiese vs. Rafael Fiziev
Luana Carolina vs. Ariane Lipski
Askar Askarov vs. Alexandre Pantoja
Preliminary Card (6pm EST.)
Roman Dolidze vs. Khadis Ibragimov
Grant Dawson vs. Nad Narimani
Joel Alvarez vs. Joe Duffy
Montel Jackson vs. Brett Johns
Aleksander Doskalchuk vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Davi Ramos vs. Arman Tsarukyan
Carlos Felipe vs. Serghei Spiva