The UFC’s flyweight champions will be front and center for an upcoming November pay-per-view.
MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that men’s flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo’s first flyweight title defense will be against former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, while women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko defends against Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on Nov. 21 at a location to be announced.
ESPN was first to report the matchups.
Figueiredo (19-1) captured a vacant flyweight title in July, defeating Joseph Benavidez by first-round submission. It was the second straight meeting between the two as Figueiredo also defeated Benavidez by TKO in February, but was ineligible to win the vacant title then due to missing weight for that bout.