Deiveson Figueiredo collected his third win in the bantamweight division when he bested Marlon 'Chito' Vera at UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi.
Former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo made his third bantamweight appearance when he squared off with Marlon "Chito" Vera at UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi.Following a stoppage-loss to Brandon Moreno in the fourth title bout between the two men, Figueiredo moved up to bantamweight last year and defeated Rob Font before he bested one of the division's former champions in Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300.
Vera entered UFC Abu Dhabi after losing a lackluster unanimous decision to UFC Bantamweight Champion Sean O'Malley in March, and after a back-and-forth fight that came down to the final round it was Figueiredo who got the nod from all three judges for his third victory in a row.to Michael Chiesa, and the early part of the Abu Dhabi main card also featured big wins from Mackenzie Dern and
"Deus Da Guerra" was quick to call for a title shot against the winner of Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili following his big win, but UFC Abu Dhabi also featured another massive bantamweight bout with Cory Sandhagen taking on the unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov in the night's main event.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship.
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