{"id":1146845,"date":"2020-08-07T22:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T03:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1146845"},"modified":"2020-08-08T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T14:41:41","slug":"two-flyweight-tilts-on-tap-for-ufc-255-fox11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/two-flyweight-tilts-on-tap-for-ufc-255-fox11\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Flyweight Title Tilts on Tap For UFC 255"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1049082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049082\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img alt=\"Two Flyweight Title Tilts on Tap For UFC 255\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1049082\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres.jpg 1932w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres-555x369.jpg 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres-820x545.jpg 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/usatsi_14016681_168384702_lowres-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1049082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 8, 2020; Houston, Texas, USA; Valentina Shevchenko (red gloves) after her win against Katlyn Chookagian (not pictured) during UFC 247 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A double-dose of flyweight title fights is on deck for UFC 255.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: It will be flyweight title night at UFC 255 on Nov. 21, per Dana White (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Deiveson Figuiredo (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daico_Deiveson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Daico_Deiveson<\/a>) vs. Cody Garbrandt (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cody_Nolove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cody_Nolove<\/a>) and Valentina Shevchenko (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulletValentina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BulletValentina<\/a>) vs. Jennifer Maia (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennimaiaufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jennimaiaufc<\/a>). More soon on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bokamotoESPN\/status\/1291772497189195777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his newly-won title against former bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt. Figueiredo won the vacant title from Joseph Benavidez on Fight Island last month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Valentina Shevchenko will now defend the flyweight championship against Brazilian Jennifer Maia.<\/p>\n<p>Dana White confirmed the fight at last weekend\u2019s post-fight press conference, though he didn\u2019t set a place or date.<\/p>\n<p>Maia submitted the experienced Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas, held at the UFC Apex.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A double-dose of flyweight title fights is on deck for UFC 255. 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