A flyweight fight between number one contender Jussier Formiga and number two ranked Joseph Benavidez has been added to UFC Minneapolis on June 29th.
The promotion announced the matchup on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. Formiga and Benavidez first faced each other back at UFC Fight Night 28 in September 2013. Benavidez won by first-round knockout in that fight.
Since that first matchup with Benavidez, Formiga (19-5) has only lost to current flyweight champion Henry Cejudo and Ray Borg, picking up eight wins in the meantime. Formiga is currently on a four-fight winning streak. Having a great calendar year in 2018 with wins over Ben Nguyen and Sergio Pettis, he recently defeated Deiveson Figueiredo last month at UFC Nashville.