Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo will battle for the flyweight strap in the headliner of this Saturday’s UFC 256 pay-per-view, set to take place inside the promotion’s Apex facility in Laws Vegas.
Both Figueiredo and Moreno competed at last month’s UFC 255. Their fight at UFC 256 will be the fastest turnaround for a champion and challenger in UFC history, with just three weeks between bouts.
Speaking on MMA Fighting’s What the Heck show, Brandon Moreno revealed how, in the immediate aftermath of UFC 255, he learned that he’d be fighting for the title in three weeks.
Brandon Moreno revealed that he was looking to let his hair down and treat himself to some delicious food following the fight against Royval before he got the big news. Moreno claims that he came out of his last fight unscathed and is absolutely ready for a title shot this weekend.
Brandon Moreno won’t show any respect to Deiveson Figueiredo inside the Octagon
Brandon Moreno tipped his hat to Figueiredo for the latter’s incredible performance against Alex Perez, but claims that he won’t respect the Brazilian’s capabilities inside the Octagon this weekend. Moreno said that he wants to take everything from Figueiredo and put it in his own hands.
At the UFC 255 post-fight press conference, Figueiredo accused Brandon Moreno of saying “a lot of bad things” about him, and said that he will be looking to knock out the title challenger come fight night.
Moreno said that he has no idea why Figueiredo is lying about him and blamed the misunderstanding on the champ’s translator and manager, Wallid Ismail.
Brandon Moreno said that Figueiredo might have been irked due to the fact that he said the champ’s celebration after defeating Joseph Benavidez was “disrespectful.”
Brandon Moreno is undefeated in his last four fights inside the Octagon and has a career record of 18-5-1. Moreno will be heading into the biggest fight of his career when he takes on Deiveson Figueiredo, and only time will tell if he can cut short the latter’s championship reign this weekend at UFC 256.
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