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UFC Norfolk video recap: Deveison Figueiredo finishes Joseph Benavidez in round two

In the main event of UFC Norfolk. Deveision Figueiredo finished Joseph Benavidez in the second round following an accidental clash of heads.

What was the high point of the fight?

In the first round, Figueiredo was close to catching Benavidez in an armbar and finishing the fight, but Benavidez showed great flexibility and scrambling ability to survive the submission and continue on to the next round.

The beginning of the end started for Benavidez in the second round when an accidental clash of heads rocked the flyweight veteran. Following this, Figueiredo pressed Benavidez down and rocked him with a right hand and after some follow up shots referee Dan Miragliotta stopped the fight.