Deiveson Figueiredo is eyeing Joshua Van and potentially a third reign as UFC flyweight champion.
It’s been almost four years since Figueiredo last competed at 125 pounds, the division where he twice held UFC gold. This Saturday, he continues his bantamweight journey as he takes on top prospect Payton Talbott on the main card of UFC 332 in Salt Lake City.
At media day Wednesday, Figueiredo entertained the suggestion of returning to flyweight and testing Van’s mettle.
“I’ve been asking the UFC and telling them I will make that weight very easy,” Figueiredo told MMA Fighting’s José Youngs via a Portuguese-to-English translator. “I’ve been asking them to just make the...
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