Benavidez Chokes Out Daytime Show Host (video)

Being a willing volunteer, co-host Ryan Seacrest agreed to be Joseph’s Guinea pig, and ended up on the mat with one of the best flyweights on the planet. After evading Seacrest’s fart technique, Benavidez executed a perfect guillotine choke that forced the “American Idol” host to tap for dear life.

Light work.

Now, Benavidez will look to claim the 125-pound strap in what will be his third attempt to do so after coming up short to Demetrious Johnson on two previous attempts. He’ll be in for a tough task against Figueiredo, who has a nice guillotine choke of his own. But if he can pull off his slick submissions as smoothly as he did in the video above, it should be a good night for Benavidez.

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