A fourth battle between two of the world’s premier flyweights is
just a few months away.
Antoher meeting featuring one of the greatest rivalries in
Ultimate Fighting Championship history will go down at UFC 283
as Deiveson
Figueiredo and Brandon
Moreno clash to unify the flyweight championship. Both fighters
confirmed the
matchup on their social media accounts. The event will go down
in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 21.
In his last three assignments, two-time UFC flyweight titleholder
Figueiredo (21-2-1, 10-2-1 UFC) has faced Moreno, alternating a
majority draw, a submission loss and a decision victory over the
Mexican rival. Interim flyweight champion Moreno (21-6-2, 9-3-2
UFC) has recently crushed Kai Kara
France with a combination of body kick and punches in their UFC
277 championship encounter.
The upcoming UFC Rio event will also feature a 170-pound clash
between Gabriel
Bonfim and Mounir
Lazzez, a middleweight affair between Brad
Tavares and Gregory
Rodrigues and a women’s featherweight tilt between Josiane
Nunes and Zarah
Fairn dos Santos.