Joseph Benavidez vs Timothy Elliott set for UFC 172
Flyweights Joseph Benavidez and Timothy Elliott will square off inside the Octagon at UFC 172 in Baltimore. UFC officials announced the match-up on Monday. Joseph Benavidez vs Timothy Elliott set for UFC 172 Benavidez (19-4) is coming off a first round knockout against UFC Flyweight Champion Deme...
Flyweights Joseph Benavidez and Timothy Elliott will square off inside the Octagon at UFC 172 in Baltimore.
UFC officials announced the match-up on Monday.
Benavidez (19-4) is coming off a first round knockout against UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FOX 9 in December of last year. Prior to that loss, the Team Alpha Male product was riding a three-fight winning streak, with his two most recent coming by TKO.
Elliott (10-4-1) is 2-2 inside the Octagon with his two victories coming against Jared Papazian and Louis Gaudinot. Most recently, Elliott is coming off a loss to Ali Bagautinov at UFC 167 in November 2013.
UFC 172 will go down on April 26 from Maryland’s Baltimore Arena. The main event is a light heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira.
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