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Dana White: UFC to Schedule Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Joseph Benavidez Rematch

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UFC President Dana White has suggested the organisation will book an immediate rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez for the flyweight title.

Per ESPN's Marc Raimondi, White said there are several reasons to run it back after Figueiredou2015who failed to make weight and couldn't win the title as a resultu2015knocked out Benavidez at UFC Norfolk:

"I think the headbutt had a lot to do with the knockout, too. Not taking anything away from [Figueiredo]. It was a great fight. But I think you have to do that fight again.