The perennial flyweight contender will fight Alex Perez at the TUF 28 Finale on Nov. 30 in Las Vegas, UFC officials confirmed Friday with MMA Fighting. MMAjunkie was the first to report the news. Benavidez was supposed to fight Ray Borg at UFC Denver on Saturday night, but Borg withdrew due to injury earlier this week. Benavidez vs. Perez will be contested at flyweight.
Benavidez (25-5) is coming off a very close split decision loss to Sergio Pettis at UFC 225 back in June. The Las Vegas resident was on a six-fight winning streak heading into that bout, his first after knee surgery.