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The dominant victories of Deiveson Figueiredo about Joseph Benavidez, in February and July, for the title of the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg.) made the Brazilian gain a respected admirer: Daniel Cormier. Recently retired, the former Ultimate champion surrendered to the talent of the Pará native and bet on a long reign for the 'God of War', who makes his first title defense this Saturday (21), against Alex Perez, UFC 255.
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"Deiveson Figueiredo He showed strength and skill at flyweight, which make him scary. It looks like he could have a long reign as champion,” said DC, in an interview with 'ESPN'.
Cormier then analyzed the recent record of the Pará native, who brutalized one of the best names in the category, Benavidez, on two occasions. Daniel then compared the Brazilian's performance with that of the greatest champion in the history of the category, Demetrious Johnson, who also faced Joseph.
“From the first knockout of Benavidez to the second, he dominated 'Joe B' from start to finish. We haven't seen him get dominated like this since DJ (Demetrious Johnson). Did Demetrious dominate him the way Deiveson did?” asked DC, who was corrected by the 'ESPN', Ariel Helwani, stating that Johnson knocked out Joe in 2013.
The former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion then corrected his speech, but did not fail to praise the achievement of the 'God of War'.
“In the first fight (between Benavidez and Demetrious), it was better, more competitive. He (Joseph) was dominated by Deiveson Figueiredo. He strangled him until he was unconscious. He hit him standing up and dominated him on the ground”, he concluded.
Hair UFC 255, Figueiredo will defend his title as champion for the first time. Initially, the man from Pará was scheduled to face cody garbrandt, however, the North American left the card and was replaced by Alex Perez.
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