A bad thing happened Friday. A worse thing happened Saturday.
Friday’s unpleasantness occurred at the weigh-in for the UFC Norfolk card when Deiveson Figueiredo checked in for a scheduled flyweight title fight at 127.5 pounds. On the advice of his team, Figueiredo did not continue his weight cut. With that, Figueiredo’s weight was recorded and the UFC announced he was ineligible to win UFC gold if he defeated Joseph Benavidez. On Saturday, Figueiredo defeated Benavidez by knockout early in the second round.
Perhaps trying to beat the Sunday rush, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto got the first “is this the end of the flyweight division?