Deiveson Figueiredo versus Brandon Moreno 2 will happen later than anticipated.
After Figueiredo and Moreno battled to a draw at UFC 256 in December, it was clear a quick rematch was all together. Be that as it may, the Brazilian was getting down on Henry Cejudo and the Cody Garbrandt battle is still there. However, as per Wallid Ismail, who oversees Figueiredo, the champ’s next battle will be against Moreno yet they need it to be in June.
“100 percent his next fight is Moreno. We are working on it happening in June. There is no date yet but Deiveson wants June,” Ismail said about Figueiredo to BJPENN.com.
The expect Moreno and the UFC was to have this battle on the April or May pay-per-see card. However, on the off chance that Deiveson Figueiredo has his direction, that gives off an impression of being too soon for him and he’s hoping to battle in June. Regardless of whether the battle would feature a compensation for every view is unsure. The date for the June pay-per-see has additionally not been reported.
Deiveson Figueiredo had a sensational 2020 notwithstanding missing load back in February. He was set to battle Joseph Benavidez in the headliner of UFC Norfolk for the empty title however he missed weight. He wound up winning the battle by knockout. They then rematched in July and he scored an accommodation win to win the empty belt. The Brazilian at that point battled Alex Perez at UFC 255 and scored a first-round accommodation win.
Brandon Moreno, then, astonished numerous with his presentation against Deiveson Figueiredo. Numerous intellectuals figured the champ would stroll through the Mexican as he did to Benavidez and Perez, yet that was not the situation. Before the title battle, Moreno beat Brandon Royval at UFC 255 to stretch out his unbeaten streak to four. He beat Maikel Perez in LFA, battled Askar Askarov to a draw, and afterward beat Kai Kara-France and Jussier Formiga.
Who do you think will win the rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno?