UFC Fight Night Norfolk betting preview

Most people aren’t even aware that 2020 is a Leap Year, which is basically a free day of life … and sports betting. For the second time ever and first since November 2017, the UFC is staging a card in Norfolk, Virginia, and Saturday’s Fight Night event is headlined by a flyweight title matchup between Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo. The main card at Chartway Arena in Virginia’s second-largest city by population starts at 8pm ET on Leap Day and shown on ESPN+.

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The flyweight champion is technically Henry Cejudo, but last December he announced he would be relinquishing the belt to compete solely in the bantamweight division, where Cejudo is also the champion. So, this fight is for the vacant title.

The 35-year-old Benavidez, an American, is the No. 1 contender. It’s his third title shot in this division and he lost the previous two to Demetrious Johnson (December 2013 and September 2012). Benavidez has won his past three since a split-decision loss to Sergio Pettis in June 2018 and comes off a second-round TKO victory over Jussier Formiga last June.