Deiveson Figueiredo levels Alexandre Pantoja's chances of success in his first title defense

Alexandre pantoja e Brandon royval faced each other in 2021 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

Despite no longer belonging to the flyweight category (56,7kg.) Deiveson Figueiredo keeps an eye on his former reign. aware that Alexandre pantoja will perform his first belt defense in UFC 296, on December 16, the Brazilian adopted a sincere stance and leveled the champion's chances against Brandon royval. Optimistic, 'God of War' believes that his compatriot will be successful.

“Pantoja is an incredible guy, without a doubt. I'm rooting for him. I really want him to keep the belt, he's a boy who deserves it, who came from the bottom, deserves the success he's having and he's a great professional. No matter how many times he loses the belt, I don't think they're going to take that belt away from him. I’m 95% Pantoja in this fight”, declared Deiveson in an interview with 'The MMA Hour'.

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Towards his first title defense, Alexandre pantoja takes revenge against Brandon royval on December 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Favorite in the bookmakers, the Brazilian seeks to maintain hegemony against the North American and repeat the feat achieved in 2021, when he submitted his opponent in the second round.

D. Figueiredo (left) in a duel against A. Pantoja (right). Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @ufc

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Former rivals, Deiveson Figueiredo e Alexandre pantoja They already faced each other in Ultimate in 2019. On that occasion, in a duel held at UFC 240, 'Deus da Guerra' managed to stand out and defeat his compatriot by unanimous decision from the judges after an electrifying battle.