The profession path of Deiveson Figueiredo has been some of the fascinating within the UFC’s historical past.
As soon as probably the most feared man within the flyweight division, “Deus da Guerra” has taken a much less violent method in his run at bantamweight. Now preventing for the quantity three spot towards Petr Yan, Figueiredo has considered one of his extra chaotic fights lined up.
However the 36-year-old has been right here earlier than. He’s been the highest contender, he’s been the champion. His combat with Yan at UFC Macau can be only a return to normalcy for Figueiredo.
Deiveson Figueiredo: New life at 135
After shedding his 4 combat rivalry to Brandon Moreno, Deiveson Figueiredo moved to 135. Since transferring up, the Brazilian is in a brand new type since transferring to his new division. A win over Petr Yan would put him one other step nearer to the coveted double champion standing.
Figueiredo’s rivalry with Moreno ended with him being a two time champion however misplaced a 1-2-1 document towards the Mexican. After a sequence of a number of onerous weight cuts, Figueiredo moved to bantamweight.
Since his arrival, he’s been spectacular. Figueiredo defeated Rob Font in a one sided affair, successful all three rounds on all three judges scorecards. He then opened the present up at UFC 300 and submitted Cody Garbrandt in spherical two. Most not too long ago, he defeated a former title challenger in Chito Vera. He’s prepared, now, for an additional enormous problem towards a former champion.
An plain resume
Figueiredo has been silently constructing an plain resume forward of UFC Macau. With wins over former champion Cody Garbrandt and former title challenger Chito Vera, the Brazilian is making it near-impossible to disclaim he’s the division’s high contender.
Now he faces Petr Yan, one other former champion, who’s seeking to climb the mountain once more himself. However for Figueiredo, who has confronted the cream of the crop all of his profession, that is simply one other day on the workplace. He’s fought Brandon Moreno, Joseph Benavidez, and Alex Perez at 125.
Petr Yan could also be a problem he’s by no means confronted this weekend. But when historical past reveals us something it’s that Figueiredo is constructed for this kind of combat. It’s the fights that he thrives in.
