Jussier Formiga faces Joseph Benavidez at UFC Minneapolis

Formiga faces Benavidez in the UFC Minneapolis. Photo: UFC Disclosure

Rematch in sight for Jussier formiga. The Brazilian, first placed in the flyweight rankings (up to 52,1 kg.) faces the North American Joseph Benavidez, second in the classification. The duel will be the attraction in the UFC Minneapolis, an event that takes place on June 28th in the USA. The fight should give the winner a chance at the category title, currently held by Henry Cejudo.

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The fight was announced by the UFC through its Twitter account. In the post, the organization asks fans: Who deserves a shot at the flyweight title?

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The fight between Formiga and Benavidez will be a reunion. In the first duel between them, at UFC Fight Night Belo Horizonte, in 2013, the North American won by technical knockout in the first round.

Who deserves the shot at a flyweight title!?@JussierFormiga & @JoeJitsu look to give us answers at #UFCMinneapolis. pic.twitter.com/9yXOCSlkuN

- UFC (@ufc) April 10th 2019

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Formiga, who has a professional record of 23 wins and five losses, is enjoying a good moment in his career. The Potiguar comes from four consecutive victories. In his last fight, he beat his compatriot Deiveson Figueiredo, in March.

In turn, Benavidez has a record of 27 wins and five losses. The American has two victories on a streak and in his last fight he beat Dustin Ortiz, in January.

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More Brazil

In addition to Formiga, Brazil will have two more representatives in the fight program of the UFC Minneapolis. Vinicius Mamute faces Roman Dolidze, while Junior Albini measures his strength against Maurice Greene.