The Mexican Brandon Moreno defeated Deiveson Figueiredo by technical knockout after a medical arrest due to a eye injury of the Brazilian star, unifying the UFC flyweight title and winning the first championship tetralogy in the co-main event held since Rio de Janeiro.
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A few hours after getting into the cage against his archrival, the Mexican champion announced that he had opened an OnlyFans account
Is he second reign de Moreno as champion of the category, following his historic ascension to the throne in 2021. It is the first title change to occur in a medical stoppage since Rich Franklin defeated Evan Tanner for the middleweight title at UFC 53 in June 2020. 2005.
The fight turned in the third round with a left cross from Moreno that found its place on the right side of Figueiredo’s face midway through the round, cutting him under the eye. Figueiredo protested what he thought might have been a prick to the eye, and the blow had a devastating effect on the Brazilian. He landed on his back shortly after the blow and spent the rest of the round in defensive mode on his back.. The eye was very swollen and bloody
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Between rounds, the doctor examined Figueiredo’s eye and recommended a stoppage of combat. Figueiredo said after the fight that he would be moving up to try his luck at 135 pounds.
It is worth mentioning that Moreno was ahead on the cards score of the three judges at the time of stoppage: 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27. He outscored Figueiredo in total strikes 85 to 24 and had a 6:52 time of control compared to just 35 seconds for Figueiredo.
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In this way, the Mexican ruined a function that was designed to become a Brazilian party. And it is that the Tijuana native had a hostile reception, although emotions increased as soon as the final result was announced, which led to deafening boos being heard in the venue and later attacks.
“The Assassin Baby” showed his guts to the Rio fans by loudly shouting “¡Viva México, perros!” when the transmission was preparing to interview him to find out what he thought of the victory and the title obtained against a great rival.
Once he received the flyweight title and after thanking his rival, Moreno set out on the road to the dressing room, although he had to do it at full speed and accompanied by security elements due to the attacks he suffered from the stands.
In the transmission it was possible to clearly see how liquids and objects rained down, among which soda cans could be seen, although this did not intimidate the Mexican, who even came out with a huge smile.
Moreno arrived at the meeting with mark of 20 wins, 6 losses and 2 tieds, with the mission of putting the name of Mexico back on top, after being crowned as the first Mexican wrestler to be world champion.
For his part, Figueiredo arrived recovered from his physical discomfort and will return to the cage after a year to confirm why he is one of the best in this category. The one born in Pará, he had a mark of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie, and he will arrive motivated to the match because he will fight again in his country, something he has not done since 2018.
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