A weight class once thought to be on life support will crown a new champion on Saturday night. Or will it? Despite widespread rumors the UFC was going to ditch the men’s flyweight division, which was accompanied about a year back by an obvious paring back in the roster of 125-pounders, the division lives. Joseph Benavidez , one of the greatest fighters never to hold a UFC title, will meet Brazil’s Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC on ESPN+ 27 main event Saturday. The bout originally was set to fill the vacancy left by Henry Cejudo, who defeated longtime standard-bearer Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227 to claim the championship, then went on to win the bantamweight title at UFC 238 before relinquishing the former late last year. However, Friday morning’s weigh-ins brought a wrinkle: Figueiredo missed the championship weight limit by 2.5 pounds, coming in at 127.5
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