Deiveson Figueiredo News

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.

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.

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.

Christopher Taylor - March 26, 2022

UFC men’s flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo wants his next title defense to come against Kai Kara-France. Kara-France (24-9 MMA) extended his current win streak to three in a row this evening in Columbus, scoring a unanimous decision victory over #2 ranked flyweight contender Askar Askarov.

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.

Josh Evanoff - January 31, 2022

Deiveson Figueiredo has named his price to fight Brandon Moreno again. The flyweight champion went on to The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to discuss fighting his rival again. The two men have fought on three different occasions already, and fans are keen to see them do it again.

Susan Cox - January 26, 2022

Henry Cejudo took to Instagram to let his fans know that the cops showed up to ask them to ‘turn the music down’, it was a jovial exchange, with partygoers and the police exchanging ‘have a good night’. “We’ve been partying so hard we got the cops called on us. Party till 6 in the morning music 🎶”

Cole Shelton - January 25, 2022

The UFC 270 fight night weights have been revealed and Deiveson Figueiredo added nearly 20lbs after weigh-ins. On Friday morning, every fighter successfully made weight but the California State Athletic Commission released the fight night weights.

Harry Kettle - January 24, 2022

Deiveson Figueiredo has given his thoughts on his next opponent and why he’d rather face Kai Kara-France than Brandon Moreno. Last Saturday night at UFC 270, Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision to reclaim the UFC flyweight title. It marked the third time that the pair had faced off and the first time in which the Brazilian had been able to get his hand raised as the victor.

Christopher Taylor - January 23, 2022

Kai Kara-France has responded after being name-dropped by newly crowned UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA) reclaimed the promotions 125lbs title in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC 270 event, scoring a thrilling unanimous decision victory over Brandon Moreno (19-6-2 MMA).

Fernando Quiles - January 23, 2022

The official score totals for Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane and Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno have rolled out. UFC 270 took place inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California this past Saturday night (Jan. 22). In the main event, Ngannou and Gane collided to determine the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion. The co-main event saw Figueiredo and Moreno do battle for a third time with the UFC Flyweight Title at stake.

Fernando Quiles - January 23, 2022

Brandon Moreno is in disagreement with the judges following his UFC 270 defeat against Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno put the UFC Flyweight Championship on the line in the co-main event of UFC 270. The action was held inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. “The Assassin Baby” was the clear fan favorite.

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2022

Tonight’s UFC 270 event is co-headlined by a trilogy fight between reigning UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno and former title holder Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (19-5-2 MMA) and Figueiredo (20-2-1MMA) most recently collided at UFC 263, with the Mexican standout dethroning the Brazilian by way of submission (see that here). That rematch was preceded by a majority draw in their first encounter at UFC 256.

Christopher Taylor - January 21, 2022

Deiveson Figueiredo has shared some advice for the “totally in decline” former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. After going just 1-4 in his past five fights at 135lbs, Garbrandt recently made the decision to test the waters at flyweight.

Cole Shelton - January 20, 2022

In the co-main event of UFC 270, the flyweight title is on the line as Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo have their trilogy. Heading into the fight, Moreno is a -180 favorite while the Brazilian is a +155 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are unanimous in thinking Moreno beats Figueiredo for the second straight time to defend his belt.

Christopher Taylor - October 23, 2021

Brandon Moreno was “sad” to learn that his former teammate Henry Cejudo was training Deiveson Figueiredo for their upcoming trilogy at UFC 270. The reigning UFC flyweight champion, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA), and former title holder Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA) are set to collide for a third time on January 22.

Adam D Martin - October 14, 2021

The upcoming trilogy fight between UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno and his rival Deiveson Figueiredo is now official for UFC 270. Moreno vs. Figueiredo 3 was originally set to take place at UFC 269 on December 11. However, after the UFC added a welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal to the card, the promotion decided there was enough star power on the card. With UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena already set for UFC 269, the promotion decided that it would instead move the Moreno vs. Figueiredo fight to 2022.

Adam Martin - September 30, 2021

Deiveson Figueiredo revealed that he will train with Henry Cejudo ahead of his trilogy fight against UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Figueiredo takes on Moreno for the third time at UFC 269 in December with the 125lbs title on the line. Following a majority draw at UFC 256 last December, Figueiredo lost his belt when Moreno submitted him at UFC 263 back in June. Following the rematch, it was expected that Moreno was going to fight someone else, but the UFC eventually decided on the trilogy with Figueiredo after Alexandre Pantoja was not cleared to fight Moreno.