Another vacant title was captured this weekend at UFC Fight Night 172, this time in the UFC‘s flyweight division. In a rematch of their vacant title fight in February, Deiveson Figueiredo faced off against Joseph Benavidez. When the pair first met, Benavidez was the only fighter eligible to win the title as Figueiredo missed weight. Figueiredo would emerge victorious, forcing a rematch to be made so a champion could be crowned. This time around, both fighters made weight and were eligible to win gold.
Along with the vacant title fight, Kelvin Gastelum returned to the cage as he looked to snap a two fight losing streak.