“This guy doesn’t deserve a title fight”- Deiveson Figueiredo wants Brandon Moreno to earn a fourth fight against him
Brandon Moreno vs Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo knew he had to fight the preceding champion, Bradon Moreno, for the fourth time in order to shut the doubters up once and for all and give fans another legendary fight of their massive rivalry. However, Figueiredo has changed his preference for his upcoming fight and this is due to reasons that are extremely serious not just for Figueiredo himself but for any athlete fighting at the highest of levels.
Moreno’s teammate was using some random filters online during an Instagram live, and they put on a monkey filter on Figueiredo. The champ was pissed off by this alleged racist gesture, and he took to Instagram to express his concern. He apologized to Dana White and asked for a fight against Kai Kara France instead.
Moreno said it was an honest mistake, and he apologized for the same. According to him, Figgy is just looking for an easy fight in France. Figueiredo doubled down on his claims during an interview with MMA Fighting, he said, “This fight against Brandon Moreno doesn’t interest me. He was racist with me, his followers constantly coming to my social media calling me monkey, Brandon Moreno’s coach posted a picture of me with a monkey face. This fight simply doesn’t interest me because of that. This guy doesn’t deserve a title fight for his racist attitude.”
“I have to be worried with his striking because it’s efficient”- Deiveson Figueiredo considers Kai Kara France a real threat to his throne
The champ was very much looking forward to the fight between Kai Kara France and Askar Askarov, he wanted Kai to win because of his interesting style. He was impressed by him when he knocked out Garbrandt, he said, “He knocked out Cody Garbrandt and has great striking, while the Russian only has that boring grappling game of his.”
Figgy believes even though Kai is a great striker, he is better than him, and his power would be too much for him to handle, “That’s why I want to fight that guy, a guy that believes in his hands. I believe a lot in my hands, too. I believe a lot in my jiu-jitsu, my wrestling. I think this match-up against Kai Kara-France favors me. I have to be worried with his striking because it’s efficient. He has a dangerous overhand. His style is similar to mine. I throw a lot os overhands, and one of us can land a powerful hand,” Figgy concluded.
Suryansh Thakur
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