A flyweight division rematch has been added to UFC Fight Night Minneapolis according to MMA Junkie as #1 Jussier Formiga is going to be in action against #2 Joseph Benavidez.
Formiga (23-5-0) enters the contest while in the midst of a four fight winning streak, defeating the four pack of Yuta Sasaki, Ben Nguyen, Sergio Pettis and Deiveson Figueiredo. Formiga has suffered five losses as a professional MMA fighter, and all of them came to past or present UFC fighters. Formiga hasn’t suffered a defeat in over two years, with that last loss coming against Ray Borg at UFC Fight Night 106.
Benavidez (27-5-0) will come into the fight while riding a two bout winning streak, defeating the duo of Alex Perez and Dustin Ortiz. Benavidez defeated Formiga in their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 28 in September of 2013 and that win came by first round TKO. Benavidez has twice before challenged for the UFC Flyweight Title, losing both times to Demetrious Johnson at UFC 152 and UFC On Fox 9.
UFC Fight Night Minneapolis takes place on Saturday, June 29 from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.
