Historically, the flyweight division hasn’t got much attention from mainstream outlets and fans, so it’s nice to see Joseph Benavidez getting some of that spotlight ahead of UFC Norfolk.

Benavidez demonstrates his nasty guillotine choke on Ryan Seacrest

Benavidez is booked to fight Deiveson Figueiredo this Saturday for the vacant, flyweight crown. Ahead of the bout, the perennial contender appeared on “Live Kelly and Ryan”, and he showed Seacrest the finer points of a guillotine choke.

UFC Norfolk line-up

Here is the complete line-up for UFC Norfolk (via MMA Mania).

UFC Fight Night 169 Main Card on ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET)

125 lbs.: Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo for vacant flyweight title
145 lbs.: Zarah Fairn vs. Felicia Spencer
205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
145 lbs.: Megan Anderson vs. Norma Dumont
145 lbs.: Grant Dawson vs. Darrick Minner
135 lbs.: Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva

UFC Fight Night 169 Prelims Card on ESPN+ (5 p.m. ET)

185 lbs.: Brendan Allen vs. Tom Breese
155 lbs.: Luis Pena vs. Steve Garcia
265 lbs.: Serghei Spivac vs. Marcin Tybura
145 lbs.: Jordan Griffin vs. T.J. Brown
145 lbs.: Spike Carlyle vs. Aalon Cruz
170 lbs.: Sean Brady vs. Ismail Naurdiev

*Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to change.

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