He ended up finishing Joseph Benavidez convincingly anyway and the UFC was forced to book a rematch between the two. They’ll face off on July 18th and Joseph Benavidez is looking to get revenge.
Deiveson Figueiredo, however, has other plans in mind. He doesn’t seem like he’s going to be satisfied with a TKO/KO victory and told Ag Fight that he intends to become the first person to submit Joseph Benavidez:
To avoid missing weight like last time, he said that he’s taking extra measures in his rematch with Joseph Benavidez:
Will Joseph Benavidez get his redemption?
If Joseph Benavidez manages to beat Figueiredo, then it’s almost guaranteed to set-up a trilogy between the two. Right below them in the co-main event will be Kelvin Gastelum returning to take on Jack Hermansson. That fight alone seems like a main event and, unfortunately, we’re only going to be seeing three rounds of it.
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