Preview! ‘Joe Jitsu’ Aims To Win First UFC Title

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Longtime UFC flyweight contender, Joseph Benavidez, will battle top 125-pound bruiser, Deiveson Figueiredo, for the vacant flyweight title abandoned by Henry Cejudo when the promotion stages its UFC Fight Night 169 event on ESPN+ TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 29, 2020) inside Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

Figueiredo, however, will not be eligible to win the belt or receive a post-fight bonus after missing weight on Friday (more on that here).

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 169 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 8 p.m. ET.

For the rest of the UFC Norfolk fight card and ESPN+ line up click here.