Deiveson Figueiredo

Brandon Moreno won bragging rights and the UFC flyweight championship with a third-round TKO win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the fourth chapter of their...

At least Moreno had the benefit of fighting Kai Kara-France between his third fight with Figueiredo and the latest iteration of the matchup. The most intriguing name in that collection right now would be Alexandre Pantoja. The win gave Moreno the advantage in their series, which was tied at 1-1-1 after three epic fights. My plan is to make a statement in this one. The victory came in a somewhat anti-climactic finish. The two fighters picked up right where they left off with several interesting grappling exchanges early on.

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He was better in that moment AND overall. He's complaining he got poked in the eye, but it was a punch. Doesn't look like an eye poke or scrape to me. Heavy left for Moreno, Figgy with a body shot and eats a couple hooks. 1-2 from Moreno. Left hook from Moreno. Low kick from Moreno. [January 22, 2023] No win was more critical than this one, though, because the Mexican advanced from interim to undisputed champion with the win. Elbow from Moreno as they break the clinch.

Brandon Moreno made sure he was a step ahead of Deiveson Figueiredo in their fourth fight. And he left the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Having won his third straight round — with the lunging left hand serving as the anchor — an Octagon-side physician checked on Figueiredo's right eye which was practically swollen shut. However, replays showed that Figueiredo was poked in his left eye, proving the damage done to his right eye was due to Moreno's sharp left hand. A bit of controversy sparked as Moreno accidentally poked Figueiredo's eye following the thunderous shot.

Brandon Moreno is the undisputed flyweight champion. Moreno (21-6-2) controlled all three rounds against Deiveson Figueiredo, winning the fight by TKO.

Moreno’s shot to Figueiredo’s end effectively ended the bout. Figueiredo opened the second round with an early takedown. The fight opened with a tightly contested first round.

Here are the live results and highlights for the UFC 283 co-main event flyweight tetralogy title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno.

Moreno went after Figueiredo as Deiveson was protesting to the referee, and ended up in top position again. Moreno racked up a bunch of control time, keeping Figueiredo on his back until he bell again. Moreno scored a takedown within the first 20-seconds of the opening round, but Figueiredo used a guillotine to hit a reversal and get back up. Moreno went for another takedown, but Figueiredo ended up on top. Moreno hit another takedown, but Figueiredo went for a leg lock as time expired. From there we have to check the no contest box for the sixth, and then for their seventh match we get a Gray Maynard vs.

Moreno concluded a historic quadrilogy by forcing the doctor to stop the fight because of a nasty cut on the eye.

I was trying to put a lot of pressure on him this time." "But the people need to understand that I was just trying to get food for my family. Moreno was awarded a third-round doctor stoppage TKO and promoted to undisputed champion. "I was trying to be very, very smart and put a lot of my gameplan into this fight. Figueiredo fought the remainder of the round off his back with an eye that was swollen shut and terribly cut underneath. Moreno immediately had Figueiredo thinking, mixing up takedown attempts and a variety of strikes.