Deiveson Figueiredo News
Brandon Moreno accepts Deiveson Figueiredo's challenge to fight in Brazil: "I'm ready, let's go"
Josh Evanoff - August 1, 2022
UFC interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno is willing to fight Deiveson Figueiredo on his home soil. ‘The Assassin Baby’ captured the gold with a stoppage win over Kai Kara-France on Saturday at UFC 277. The bout was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC 245 in December 2019. That outing saw Moreno win a unanimous decision.
Deiveson Figueiredo reveals Brandon Moreno's demeanor calmed him down in UFC 277 face-off: "He was so sweet, it was contagious"
Josh Evanoff - August 1, 2022
UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has given his side of his confrontation with Brandon Moreno last Saturday. At UFC 277, ‘The Assassin Baby’ faced Kai Kara-France in the co-main event. It was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC 245 in December 2019. That outing saw Moreno win by unanimous decision after a wild 15 minutes.
Deiveson Figueiredo sounds off after Joe Rogan dubs UFC 277 interim title bout “the real world title” fight: “I’m basically going to tell him what’s up, and what’s really going to happen”
Susan Cox - August 1, 2022
Deiveson Figueiredo has sounded off after Joe Rogan dubbed the UFC 277 interim flyweight title bout ‘the real world title’ fight. It was during the preliminary broadcast of UFC 277 that Joe Rogan called the co-main event between Brandon Moreno (20-6 MMA) and Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA) for the interim flyweight championship ‘the real title fight’.
Dana White reacts to allowing Deiveson Figueiredo to confront Brandon Moreno at UFC 277: "Well, that was f*cking rude"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 31, 2022
UFC President Dana White second-guessed allowing Deiveson Figueiredo to enter the Octagon after Brandon Moreno’s UFC 277 victory. Moreno shared the Octagon with Kai Kara-France for the interim UFC Flyweight Championship. Moreno ended up winning the match after he landed a body kick and followed up with punches in the third round.
Wallid Ismail opens up on his split with UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo: “This vagabond has become a shameless bastard”
Susan Cox - July 15, 2022
Wallid Ismail is opening up about his split with UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Figueiredo (21-2 MMA) has been recovering from a hand injury since he reclaimed the flyweight title against Brandon Moreno (19-6 MMA) in January of this year at UFC 270.
Deiveson Figueiredo has a change of heart on UFC 277’s interim flyweight title fight: “It is what it is, let them fight”
Harry Kettle - July 5, 2022
Deiveson Figueiredo has changed his tune regarding UFC 277’s interim title fight between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France. Later this month at UFC 277, Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France will battle it out for the interim flyweight championship with the winner going on to face current champion Deiveson Figueiredo. As it turns out, the champ wasn’t too happy with this decision, to the point where he even threatened to leave the division.
Petr Yan claims no one at bantamweight wants to fight him, calls out Deiveson Figueiredo
Cole Shelton - June 23, 2022
Petr Yan says no one at the top of the bantamweight division wants to fight him. Yan is coming off a split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling back in April as he looked to reclaim his bantamweight title. Since then, he has been clamoring for a fight and said he would be ready to return in the fall, yet it appears he is having a hard time getting a willing opponent.
Video | Dana White reacts to news that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has threatened to leave the division
Christopher Taylor - June 10, 2022
Dana White was live on the air when he learned that UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo was threatening to leave the division. Four days ago, Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA) revealed that he was ‘very upset’ with the UFC for creating an interim flyweight title. In speaking with ‘MMA fighting‘ the reigning UFC flyweight champion said:
Brandon Moreno responds to Deiveson Figueiredo threatening to leave the flyweight division: "Nobody cares"
Josh Evanoff - June 6, 2022
UFC flyweight contender Brandon Moreno doesn’t take Deiveson Figueiredo’s threat to leave the division seriously. The 28-year-old is set to face Kai Kara-France at UFC 277 in July. The bout is slated to be an interim title bout, due to the champion being on the shelf. Deiveson Figueiredo has stated that he’s expected to be out until the winter due to a hand injury.
Kai Kara-France blasts Deiveson Figueiredo ahead of interim flyweight title bout: "I can shut him and his coach up"
Josh Evanoff - June 6, 2022
UFC flyweight contender Kai Kara-France is already looking toward a fight with champion Deiveson Figueiredo. The Kiwi was last seen in action against Askar Askarov in March. There, Kara-France picked up the biggest win of his career, as he handed the undefeated Russian his first loss, by decision. The victory was enough to earn him an interim flyweight title shot.
Deiveson Figueiredo “very upset” with the UFC for creating an interim flyweight title, says the promotion will need to increase his pay to remain at 125lbs
Susan Cox - June 6, 2022
Apparently Deiveson Figueiredo is ‘very upset’ with the UFC for creating an interim flyweight title. In speaking with ‘MMA fighting‘ the reigning UFC flyweight champion said:
Deiveson Figueiredo reveals he's debating leaving the flyweight division due to interim title: "I didn't expect this from the UFC"
Josh Evanoff - May 27, 2022
UFC flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo has some complaints about the promotion establishing an interim title. The Brazilian was last in action at UFC 270 in January of this year. Figueiredo re-captured the flyweight title in his trilogy bout with Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision. Following the bout, the UFC and Dana White showed interest in making a fourth bout between the flyweights.
Demetrious Johnson blasts the UFC for attempting to book Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 4: "Let someone totally different fight"
Josh Evanoff - April 4, 2022
Demetrious Johnson has given his thoughts on the UFC booking Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno yet again. ‘Mighty Mouse’ departed the UFC in 2019 in the first-ever “MMA trade”. Johnson was sent to the Asia-based ONE Championship promotion, and Ben Askren was sent to the UFC. The former UFC flyweight champion was last seen in action this past weekend, defeating Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a mixed-rules bout.
Deiveson Figueiredo announces hand injury, targeting return in late 2022: "I can't even hit pads"
Josh Evanoff - March 31, 2022
Deiveson Figueiredo has announced a hand injury will likely keep him out of action until the end of the year. The Brazilian was last in action at UFC 270 in January, capturing UFC flyweight gold against Brandon Moreno. Following the trilogy bout, there was immediate talk of a quadrilogy matchup between the two. Dana White quickly gave his blessing and it seems that a fourth fight between Moreno and Figueiredo was on the books.
Brandon Moreno slams Deiveson Figueiredo's attempt to forego quadrilogy fight: "He's just running away"
Josh Evanoff - March 30, 2022
Brandon Moreno has slammed Deiveson Figueiredo’s attempt to avoid a fourth fight with him. The two men fought in their trilogy bout in January at UFC 270. The Brazilian recaptured the title in a unanimous decision victory after five grueling rounds. Following the victory, both men displayed an interest in fighting for the fourth time.
Deiveson Figuereido asks for Kai-Kara France fight next due to Brandon Moreno team's "racist comments"
Josh Evanoff - March 29, 2022
Deiveson Figuereido has clarified his callout of Kai-Kara France. The UFC flyweight champion asked for the fight due to racist comments from Brandon Moreno’s team. The Brazilian was last in action at UFC 270 in January. He reclaimed UFC gold with a unanimous decision victory over Brandon Moreno in their trilogy bout. Due to the closeness of their three previous bouts, many assumed we’d see a fourth installment.
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno leaves longtime gym ahead of Deiveson Figueiredo quadrilogy
Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2022
Brandon Moreno has made a change ahead of his possible return to the octagon. The former UFC flyweight champion has decided to leave his longtime gym. Brandon Moreno has been out of the cage since UFC 270. He lost his trilogy bout with Deveison Figueiredo via a very close unanimous decision. The fight was so close, that many believed that the UFC should book a very rare fourth fight between the two flyweights.
Deiveson Figueiredo declines to fight in Mexico, cites prejudiced fan comments
Josh Evanoff - February 2, 2022
Immediately following UFC 270, Deiveson Figueiredo stated that he would fight Brandon Moreno again. However, he’s since backtracked a bit since his original comments. The Brazilian said following his win over Moreno that he would fight him again, this time in Mexico. Since that original proclamation, he’s stated that he’ll only fight him again for $1 million dollars, and that a possible fourth fight won’t be held in Mexico.