Because of his weight miss, Deiveson Figueiredo became ineligible to win the vacant flyweight title at UFC Norfolk. Even with a second-round TKO win over Joseph Benavidez, the 125-pound division title remains vacant.
Figueiredo went on to apologize during his Octagon interview with Michael Bisping.
“Guys, please, forgive me for not making weight,” Figueiredo said through his manager and translator Wallid Ismail. “I was always a professional in the promotion, but it happened. Next time I will make weight. I promise you that. And I said I was going to give you guys a show tonight, and I gave you guys a show.