Deiveson Figueiredo He is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC
Two former champions of UFC they will face each other in a fight that promises to be electrifying. Deiveson Figueiredo, former owner of the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg.), accepted the challenge of cody garbrandt, former king of the bantamweights, for a duel in the under 61,2 kg category. The match is scheduled to take place at UFC 300, an event that celebrates the organization's 30th anniversary, on April 13, in Las Vegas (USA). The information was released by the Ag Fight website.
Garbrandt was the first to express interest in facing Deiveson, shortly after knocking him out brian kelleher No. UFC 296, in December. The North American said he spoke with UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby and that he approved the idea of a bantamweight fight against the Brazilian.
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Former king of flies, Deiveson Figueiredo moved up to the bantamweight division in December, when he overcame Rob font by unanimous decision. The Brazilian, who has an MMA record of 22 wins, three losses and one draw, was scheduled to face Garbrandt in November 2021, for the flyweight belt, but the North American was injured and was replaced by Alex Perez.
‘No Love’, as he is known, was bantamweight champion between 2016 and 2017, but went through a bad phase between 2017 and 2021, when he lost five of six fights. However, he recovered in 2023, winning two fights in a row, something he hasn't done since 2016. The American has an MMA record of 14 wins and five losses.
O UFC 300 there will also be other high-level fights, such as the strawweight belt dispute between the Chinese women Weili Zhang e yan xiaonan, and the confrontation between Charles of the Bronx e Arman Tsarukyan in light weights (up to 70,3kg.). More clashes will be announced soon by Dana White.
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