Joseph Benavidez har varit en av pionjärerna i UFC:s flugviktklass. Han var den första fightern att utmana dåvarande mästaren Demetrious ”Mighty Mouse” Johnson inte bara en, utan två gånger.
I deras första möte gick matchen tiden ut med Johnson som vinnare via domslut.
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I returmötet kom Benavidez in mycket aggressivt vilket straffade sig redan i första ronden då Johnson prickade Benavidez med en stenhård höger som knockade Team Alpha Male-produkten.
Nu har Benavidez skrivit på för ytterligare fyra matcher för industriledaren. Han möter Dustin Ortiz på UFC on ESPN+ 1 den 19:e januari.
“I just signed a new four-fight deal. I think that’s a good sign,” sade Benavidez till ESPNs Brett Okamoto.
“I didn’t even know guys were getting cut until I saw them fighting in RIZIN, and I was like, ‘How did those guys get cut?’… The way that I just gauge it is look, there’s a flyweight title fight.”
”One of the best pound-for-pound guys is coming down to our weight to fight. We have a new champion headlining the first card ever with ESPN.”
“That’s how I gauge it. I’m fighting on it. There’s other fights being signed.”
Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) talks about the status of the flyweight division, and reveals he just signed a new four-fight deal. And for context on the beginning, my phone has a sticker on the back that says “LOOK HERE.” pic.twitter.com/Eggx2OOrVl
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 9, 2019