EDMONTON, ALBERTA - JULY 27: (R-L) Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil punches Alexandre Pantoja of Brazil in their flyweight bout during the UFC 240 event at Rogers Place on July 27, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)

Weekend Warrior: Flyweight Vacancy at UFC Norfolk

The shadows of Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo no longer hang over the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s lightest weight class. The fate of the vacant flyweight title will hang in the balance when Joseph Benavidez faces Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Fight Night 169 main event on Saturday at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The 125-pound throne now sits empty, as Cejudo…

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