This Saturday, a new UFC flyweight champion will be crowned when Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo battle for the vacant title in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 27.
Current UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo recently relinquished his UFC flyweight title, giving Benavidez his long awaited third crack at the 125-pound title, and Figueiredo’s first opportunity.
Previously, there have been some memorable vacant title fights in the UFC, most recently a UFC 238, when Cejudo joined a select few to hold two UFC titles simultaneously.
Check out the latest video compilation published by the UFC, showing highlights of the top five vacant title fights.
For those who haven’t seen the fights, we won’t spoil the ending – but the compilation includes:
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta – UFC 223 (April 7, 2018)
- Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes – UFC 238 (June 8, 2019)
- Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier – UFC 187 (May 23, 2015)
- Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre UFC 50 (October 22, 2004)
- Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler UFC 171 (March 15, 2014)
