“I Didn’t Expect This From the UFC”- Deiveson Figueiredo Threatens a Move up to Bantamweight After Recent Interim Flyweight Title Fight Booking

Posted on by Jim Smarts

Deiveson Figueiredo reinstated himself as the UFC flyweight champion with a win over Brendan Moreno at UFC 270. ‘The God of War’ settled the trilogy by winning two of their three fights. However, after the win, Dana White stated that booking the two men for a fourth fight will be the most likely option given the controversy surrounding the decision of their fight at UFC 270. 

‘Daico’ did not see eye to eye with White on this. He insisted that Moreno’s camp made racist remarks toward him which is why he did not want to face ‘The Assassin Baby’ for the fourth time. Rather, he wanted to take on Kai Kara-France as his next title defense. This was quickly shut down by the UFC and Dana White. 

The champion recently announced that he would be undergoing surgery, which meant that he would be out of action till December at the very least. The UFC therefore, set up an interim title fight between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France for UFC 277. The champion was not pleased at the very least by this decision and in a recent interview voiced his frustrations about the same. 

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Deiveson Figueiredo right to be angry at the UFC?

He said, “I was upset, because I didn’t expect this from the UFC. A few months ago I did the last fight and the event already puts an interim belt? I’m in disbelief. I can prove it because I didn’t accept the fight because of the injury and I would still question [the fight] for not being so close. I’ve always provided great shows for the event and I feel undervalued for this interim belt.”

He continued,  “I am very disappointed. I confess to you that I seriously think about leaving the category. Who saved this division was me, Henry Cejudo, and with this one from the UFC, I’m honestly about to make decisions. I hope I don’t take them, but if I do, I’ll leave the division and go up to [135 pounds].”

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