Dana says Deiveson was 'disrespectful' when he entered the octagon after Moreno's victory at UFC 277

D. White in a post-UFC 277. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube ufc

It didn't go down well. Dana White, disapproved of the rise of Deiveson Figueiredo in the octagon after the victory of Brandon Moreno about Kai Kara France No. UFC 277, event held last Saturday (30). When asked about his attitude, the president of Ultimate declared that the Brazilian was disrespectful and did not respect the Mexican's moment of euphoria in the fight.

“It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. When he first came up to the Octagon, I was like, 'Hey, that was rude.' This boy (Brandon Moreno) was having his moment and had Figueiredo in his face. But happened. It wasn’t terrible, but it ended up being pretty disrespectful,” White said.

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Present in Dallas (USA) with his linear flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg.), Deiveson was able to follow, up close, the victory of Brandon Moreno in the third round. After a balanced confrontation, the Mexican landed a shot to the waist of Kai Kara France and became the new interim champion of the category.

Then, with the result announced, Figueiredo went to the Octagon to begin promoting a possible quadrilogy. Brandon, however, avoided the 'trash talk', declared that he wants a new meeting with the Brazilian and asked to fight in December. He even agreed to face the lineal champion in Brazil.