{"id":142135,"date":"2020-07-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=142135"},"modified":"2020-07-20T09:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T16:56:49","slug":"figueiredo-favored-to-win-again-in-rematch-vs-benavidez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/figueiredo-favored-to-win-again-in-rematch-vs-benavidez\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night Odds: Figueiredo Favored to Win Again in Rematch vs. Benavidez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deiveson Figueiredo comes in as the favorite to win the UFC flyweight championship on Saturday, as he takes on Joseph Benavidez on Fight Island<\/a> for the title vacated by Henry Cejudo earlier this year.<\/p>\r\n

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Deiveson Figueiredo (left) and Joseph Benavidez (right) fight in their first meeting on Feb. 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Image: Peter Casey\/USA Today Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Figueiredo defeated Benavidez in their first matchup in February<\/a>, but failed to make weight before the fight, meaning he was ineligible to win the flyweight title.<\/p>\r\n

That initial fight ended early, with Figueiredo (18-1) winning by TKO a minute and 54 seconds into the second round.<\/p>\r\n

William Hill lists Figueiredo as a -220 to win the rematch as well, with Benavidez fetching +180 odds as the underdog<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Figueiredo Won\u2019t Overlook Benavidez<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

Figueiredo won the first fight after a controversial clash of heads just moments before he put away Benavidez. Figueiredo knows the danger that Benavidez poses, and is hungry to show he can beat his illustrious opponent a second time.<\/p>\r\n

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Benavidez is truly dangerous and cannot be underestimated,<\/strong>\u201d Figueiredo told MMA Junkie. \u201cWe\u2019ve mapped out his game. He\u2019s not too versatile, and always brings the same game in every fight. We\u2019re confident that he\u2019ll try a new strategy against me for July 18, but we\u2019re getting ready with that in mind.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

On the other side, Benavidez (28-6) stands ready to take the second meeting against Figueiredo, who came up heavy at the weigh-in and thus could not take the flyweight title when he won back in February. Benavidez sees Figueiredo as a \u201cvillain\u201d after the first fight, and his mind is set on revenge in the rematch.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt just makes me actually want to hurt him,\u201d Benavidez told ESPN. \u201cSo yeah, that is a different feeling towards this fight. Typically I don\u2019t have that toward an opponent. I\u2019m like, hey if I win, I win. If I hurt him, obviously that\u2019s what we\u2019re trained to do. But for this one, that\u2019s the difference.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Recognition in Middleweight Division<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

Kelvin Gastelum (15-5) comes in as a slight favorite against Jack Hermansson (20-5) in the co-main event. The two middleweights both sit on the fringes of the title picture, with the winner likely to get serious consideration for a title shot, while the loser falls into the lower ranks of numbered contenders.<\/p>\r\n

William Hill sees the fight as a pure toss-up, with Hermansson and Gastelum listed at -1110 to win the bout. Gastelum enters with a reputation as a bit of a fringe contender and a gatekeeper, while Hermansson is on his way up, needing a signature win to put him among the true candidates for a championship run.<\/p>\r\n

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I\u2019m expecting the best Kelvin,”<\/strong> Hermansson told reporters on Thursday. \u201cHis performance against Adesanya, even though he lost, was a great one, and I think that\u2019s the Kelvin that I\u2019m going to face on Saturday.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

Gastelum remembers how close he came to once winning the UFC middleweight title, and wants to get back into that picture with a win over Hermansson.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually in a really good place, mentally and physically, which really wasn\u2019t the case for my last two fights,\u201d Gastelum told MMA Fighting. \u201cNow I\u2019m in a good place mentally, physically. I feel really good coming into this fight. I battled [my demons], I conquered them, and here I am, ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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