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Defending the title of champion in the weight category of up to 125 pounds (or 56.7 kg) in the main duel of the UFC 256 tournament held at the APEX facilities in Las Vegas on Sunday morning just 21 days ago. Deivesonas Figueiredo (20-1-1) once again he kept the belt around his waist.
Figueiredo, who defeated Alex Pérez less than a minute ago in less than 2 minutes, faced much more serious challenges this time, and after five rounds of intense and dramatic fighting, the judges announced a draw with the last one who had also fought ago. only 21 days. Brandonu Moreno (18-5-2) – 47-46, 47-47, 47-47.
After the fight, the UFC president Dana White’as acknowledged that this is one of the best fight weight categories in history at up to 125 pounds, and there has been no shortage of praise from fighters on social media for both contestants in the night’s main event.
The fight began with the kick of D. Figueiredo from the turn, and after only 40 seconds the fighters moved to the ground floor. Vsigi didn’t stay there long and the fight continued in a standing position again. Figueiredo made several strong blows to the helmet, while Moreno responded with blows to the head. The fighters spent the rest of the time on their feet and only managed to take stronger hits on a few occasions, while D. Figueiredo had only a slight advantage, but it was probably enough for the referees to give him the first round.
Midway through the second round, the referee had to stop the fight, as D. Figueiredo lay on his back and poked his opponent’s head with a finger in B. Moren’s eye.
After the break, the fighters again exchanged blows, and at the end of the round, Figueiredo was knocked back to the ground. Still, with 20 seconds to go, the fighters resumed the fight in a standing position.
Before the third round, doctors examined Moren’s very swollen right eye and allowed the fight to continue. Halfway through the round, Moreno received clean blows, but his strength was not such that D. Figueiredo lost his concentration. 1 min 50 sec. At the end of the assault, Figueiredo had kicked the leg and struck Moren in the crotch, after which the latter fell to the ground, exclaimed in pain and for a time was unable to continue the fight. For such action, the judge deprived D. Figueiredo of a point. For the remainder of the round, the fighters continued to trade shots, but neither gained a more significant advantage.
In the fourth round, after a couple of minutes, D. Figueiredo gained the upper hand when he even made some successful blows to Moren’s face, but the latter also responded with very precise blows after a while. At the end of the round, Figueiredo leaned on his back for a while, but still managed to get to his feet, but missed some precise shots from Moren as he got up.
If in the first two rounds D. Figueiredo beat the opponent according to the accentuated shots, then in the third B.Moreno already made more of them, while in the fourth both fighters made 27 accented shots each.
In the fifth round, D. Figueiredo became more cautious and attacked less aggressively. Figueiredo was pushed to the edge of the cage 40 seconds before the end of the fight, but about 10 seconds later he managed to tip Moreno over and take the final shot.
When the gong that announced the end of the battle sounded, the combatants hugged each other, sparing no praise for each other. Soon after, Figueiredo burst into tears and spent time in the technician’s arms.
Aaaaaaannd STILL!
🏆 @Daico_Deiveson retains its title in a majority draw. # UFC256 pic.twitter.com/zPJzAPvvFe
– UFC (@ufc) December 13, 2020
After the fight, Moreno admitted to shrugging in the fifth round, but it wasn’t a big deal and it felt good.
“I knew it was a very, very close fight,” Moreno said. “At the end of the round I tried to turn Figueiredo around, but I injured my shoulder. I know I’m fine, now I’m really excited right now. I feel very happy. I really wanted this belt, but it’s the way it is. We need a revenge fight. For me, for Figueiredo, for all the fans “.
Figueiredo revealed that yesterday he had spent up to 2 hours a night in the hospital because he had contracted a stomach infection and did not know how it would affect him in this fight.
“If they want to build him against me in another fight, I’m open to it. Maybe with a full training camp, I could neutralize their abilities,” said Figueiredo.
D.Figueiredo hit 121 shots out of 209, while B.Moreno – 124 out of 226. B.Moreno hit his head more often (89% vs. 67%), but D.Figueiredo hit the body more often (24% versus 9%) and performed more foot strikes (7% versus 0%).
The fight between Figueiredo and Moren was declared the best fight of the night, for which both fighters earned an additional 50,000 each. AMERICAN DOLLAR. Another 50 thousand. Kevin Holland and Rafael Fiziev, the best performers of the night, received checks in US dollars.
All UFC 256 tournament results:
Draw in the fight between Diveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno (47-46 D.Figueiredo, 47-47, 47-47)
Charles Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Mackenzie Dern defeated Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Kevin Holland defeated Ronaldo Souz with a knockout (rounds) – Round 1, 1:45
Cirylas Gane defeated Junior Dos Santos with a TKO (rounds) – Round 2, 2:34
Cub Swanson defeats Daniel Pineda with a knockout (rounds) – Round 2, 1:52
Rafael Fizievas defeated Renato Moicano by knockout (rounds) – Round 1, 4:05
Gavin Tucker defeated Billy Quarantillo by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Tecia Torres defeated Sam Hughes by technical knockout (medically stopped) – Round 1, 5:00
Chase Hooper beats Peter Barrett on a heel hook – Round 3, 3:02
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