What mattered most at UFC on ESPN+ 27 in Norfolk, Va.? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * * 1. The flyweight mess The UFC flyweight division endured its worst-case scenario with Deiveson Figueiredo (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) stopping Joseph Benavidez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) with strikes in the second round of the main event, thus keeping the title vacant because the Brazilian missed weight by 2.5 pounds for the contest, making him ineligible to claim the belt. Figueiredo is a good fighter and went out there and performed as he needed to under the circumstances, but his win puts the weight class in a troublesome state going forward
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5 biggest takeaways from UFC on ESPN+ 27: Sorting out the flyweight mess and more – MMA Junkie