VIDEO: Former rival, Deiveson Figueiredo congratulates Alexandre Pantoja on his victory at UFC 277

D. Figueiredo celebrates victory over A. Pantoja (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

Former opponents and possible rivals in a future rematch, Deiveson Figueiredo e Alexandre pantoja They gave an example that both only have some kind of animosity inside the Octagon. Behind the scenes of UFC 277, which took place last Saturday (30), the flyweight champion (up to 65,7kg) was filmed congratulating his compatriot on his categorical victory over Alexandre Perez.

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Deiveson and Pantoja faced each other in July 2019, at UFC 212, which took place in Rio de Janeiro. On that occasion, the two athletes were part of the preliminary card of the event and the ‘God of War’ emerged victorious in the unanimous decision of the judges. With both athletes still part of the elite of the under-56,7kg division, the possibility of a new confrontation in the future cannot be ruled out.

No UFC 277, Pantoja faced the North American Alex Perez and took no notice of his rival, achieving a beautiful submission just under two minutes into the fight. Recovering from an injury to his hands, Deiveson attended the American Airlines Arena only as a spectator, standing on the edge of the octagon to watch the interim belt dispute between Brandon Moreno e Kai Kara France. The Mexican beat the New Zealander with a knockout in the third round and left the quadrilogy against the ‘God of War’ well underway.

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Deiveson Figueiredo congratulated Alexandre pantoja after his win #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/Q0oZJKo1iq

- Carlos Contreras Legaspi (@CCLegaspi) July 31, 2022