There was a decisive victor in the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 27 on Saturday, but there still is no flyweight champion. Deiveson Figueiredo earned the biggest victory of his career when he scored a second-round technical knockout of Joseph Benavidez in a bout that was supposed to crown a new 125-pound champion in Norfolk, Va. But Figueiredo missed weight Friday, coming in at 127.5, two-and-a-half pounds over the championship weight limit. As such, while Benadivez (28-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC), who made weight, would have won the title with a victory, Figueiredo earned the victory, but not the belt, as the title remains vacant. “I am sorry for missing weight, but I told everybody I want to give a big show because you guys deserve a big main event,” Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) said through an interpreter. The fight was fun while it lasted
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