“It would be pretty messed up”- Deiveson Figueiredo is against UFC introducing an interim belt for the flyweight division


“It would be pretty messed up”- Deiveson Figueiredo is against UFC introducing an interim belt for the flyweight division

Deiveson Figueiredo

After Deiveson Figueiredo beat Brandon Moreno in the trilogy fight at UFC 270, it was almost guaranteed that the two flyweight kings will run it back for the fourth time in 2022. Both Deiveson and Brandon are tied 1-1-1 in their three meetings with a win each and a draw.

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Figueiredo claimed he’d take on Moreno for a fourth fight, but he soon lost interest in it. Moreno was conducting an Instagram live, and his teammate accidentally used a monkey filter on Figueiredo. The champ found this racially offensive, and he dropped a social media post asking Dana White to book him against Kai-Kara France instead.

France is coming off from impressive back-to-back wins against Cody Garbrandt and Askar Askarov, Figueiredo was impressed by his performance, he called him out after his last win. He wrote, “Congratulations you dirty kiwi @kaikarafrance you just punched your ticket with the God of War. @theassassinbaby you just took the back seat. You are 0- 2 against @Pantojamma if you could beat him I’ll give you the next title shot. Let’s make it happen @danawhite.”

“The money has to be good”- Deiveson Figueiredo wants good money to defend his undisputed flyweight title

Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Figueiredo

Even after all these call-outs, Figueiredo seems to be forgetting that he’s actually suffering from a hand injury, and he can’t return to the octagon till October. The flyweight division is stacked with killers, and it is very possible that Dana White decides to introduce an interim belt to keep the gears moving.

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Figueiredo shared his idea on the thought during an interview with AG Fight, he said, “It would be pretty messed [up] on the UFC’s part [to create an interim belt]. I can’t fight for the belt and then they create another one? That way I’ll know they really don’t want me as the champion. I’ll have to rip off the head of whoever has that interim belt.” (H/T MMAMania.com)

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He added, “It took them over four months to create an interim title for Ngannou. I’ve just completed two months with mine. There’s no way they’ll make an interim belt. I’m not opposed to fighting, but I have to be 100 percent and the money has to be good. I need to value myself. I do what they like, I give them a show and I’ll charge that value as an athlete who sells fights.” (H/T MMAMania.com)

Also read – “This guy doesn’t deserve a title fight”- Deiveson Figueiredo wants Brandon Moreno to earn a fourth fight against him

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