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Deiveson Figueiredo wants to be the first to ever submit Joseph Benavidez

Flyweight title challenger Deiveson Figueiredo is ready to put on another dominant performance when he takes on Joseph Benavidez again for the UFC’s vacant belt. After missing weight the first time around and not winning the title even though he bested his opponent via TKO, ‘Daico’ is making sure he will not make the same mistake again on July 18,

Although he stopped Joseph Benavidez via strikes when they met back in February, Deiveson now wants something no other fighter was able to do before: to finish Benavidez by way of submission, In an interview with Ag Fight, Figueiredo claims he is prepared to break that record on his way to becoming the new flyweight champion.