{"id":336895,"date":"2020-01-02T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=336895"},"modified":"2020-01-02T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T17:40:04","slug":"ufc-norfolk-benavidez-vs-figueiredo-fight-card-and-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-norfolk-benavidez-vs-figueiredo-fight-card-and-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Norfolk: &#8216;Benavidez vs Figueiredo&#8217; Fight Card and Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Cejudo claimed the nickname &#8220;Triple C&#8221; after becoming a two-division champion of the flyweight and bantamweight division, but last month, it was announced that the Olympic wrestler had <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/henry-cejudo-reacts-to-being-stripped-of-ufc-flyweight-championship\/\">released his flyweight belt,<\/a> leaving top-ranked fighters Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo to battle for the 125-pound strap in 2020. Their fight for the vacant flyweight title will headline the UFC Norfolk event on February 29.<\/p>\n<p>It will be only the second event held by the UFC in Norfolk. The first was UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis in November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for the current fight card for the UFC&#8217;s anticipated return to Norfolk. (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/1\/1\/21045436\/latest-ufc-fight-night-169-fight-card-rumors-benavidez-vs-figueiredo-espn-feb-29-norfolk-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event<\/strong>: UFC Norfolk: \u201cBenavidez vs. Figueiredo\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday February 29, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Location<\/strong>: Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Tb0sDl\"><b>UFC Norfolk Fight Card:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Benavidez vs Deiveson Figueiredo<\/li>\n<li>Megan Anderson vs Norma Dumont Viana<\/li>\n<li>Brendan Allen vs Tom Breese<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Griffin vs T.J. Brown<\/li>\n<li>Felicia Spencer vs Zarah Fairn dos Santos<\/li>\n<li>Steven Peterson vs Aalon Cruz<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Silva vs Kyler Phillips<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mmadna.nl\/sean-brady-treft-ismail-naurdiev-tijdens-ufc-norfolk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ismail Naurdiev<\/a>\u00a0vs. Sean Brady<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joseph Benavidez will enter his UFC Norfolk title fight on a three-fight streak, having recently beaten Alex Perez, Dustin Ortiz and Jussier Formiga. He&#8217;s fought for the UFC flyweight title twice previously, losing both times to pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson \u2014 once by split decision, once by knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Figueiredo, meanwhile, is on a two-fight streak, having recently bested Alexandre Pantoja and Tim Elliott. This will be his first bid at UFC gold.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for further updates on this fight card as more matchups are announced over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 1\/2\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Cejudo claimed the nickname &#8220;Triple C&#8221; after becoming a two-division champion of the flyweight and bantamweight division, but last month, it was announced that the Olympic wrestler had released his flyweight belt, leaving top-ranked fighters Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo to battle for the 125-pound strap in 2020. 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