MMA Fighting · Jan 7, 2016
Joseph Benavidez vs. Zach Makovsky set for UFC 196
Esther Lin photoJoseph Benavidez will meet Zack Makovsky on February 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. MMAFighting.com confirmed the initial Thursday report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Benavidez (23-4) is in the midst of a run in which he's been untouchable against everyone in the flyweight division not named Demetrious Johnson. The Team Alpha Male fighter has won four straight bouts, with the last one being a decision victory over Ali Bagautinov at UFC 192. He's 8-2 since dropping to welterweight and his only career losses are a pair to champion Johnson and a pair to former longtime bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz.