
F*ck, he felt me more than he felt Deiveson’s strikes. A slicing punch by Moreno forced a doctor stoppage in their. “He was giving interviews, talking to everybody, running. at 2:03 am ET 2 min read Getty Images Brandon Moreno has settled an all-time great rivalry with Deiveson Figueiredo. “He only got that wheelchair after I went there to talk to him,” Pantoja laughed. It’s still unclear when Moreno will defend his title next, but watching the Mexican on a wheelchair backstage could indicate a longer break. Pantoja said he’s willing to wait as long as it takes to face Moreno for the UFC title, but warns “the longer it takes, the worse it will be” for Moreno. I really want Brendon Moreno to come a better fighter, in his prime.” He’s a great athlete and has shown incredible evolution against Deiveson Figueiredo. I could say he was afraid of me, that he’s afraid of fighting me, but I doubt it, man. “And honestly, let’s be clear here, he lost twice to me. Lee AlexanderKLee Jan 27, 2022, 5:00pm EST 21 Comments / 21. I don’t want Moreno to put me on this villain role like I was trying to ruin his moment. UFC Latest News Brandon Moreno respects Henry Cejudo, but calls cornering of Deiveson Figueiredo an act of ‘revenge’ By Alexander K. I wasn’t being disrespectful, that’s not who I am. And was like, ‘Get out of here, let him enjoy his moment.’ F*ck you, man. Let’s fight next month? In two months? Tell me know much time you need. “Of course that I’m going to ask him when we’re going to fight. … I have a ton of respect for him, the family he’s built, his wife and kids, so when I go there to congratulate him and also work, of course, I’m not being disrespectful or trying to take anything away from his moment. I’ve known Moreno for a long time, we had a nice exchange on TUF and that’s what matters to me. I went there because I felt obligated as a UFC employee, I had to do something, to make an appearance, to create something, but I respect Moreno a lot.

“I was a little upset about that,” Pantoja said. Now campaigning for a trilogy bout with the UFC belt on the line after being recruited as the backup fighter at UFC 283, Pantoja said he did not enjoy being painted as a villain after the event with Moreno saying at the press conference that their post-fight interaction backstage started “very friendly”, but then he “started to look a little bit aggressive”. They met again two years later at UFC Chile, and this time Pantoja dominated to win a decision. Pantoja tapped Moreno with a rear-naked choke midway through round two, but the bout isn’t listed on his official MMA record since TUF bouts are considered exhibitions. I was like, ‘F*ck, this guy is willing to die here, brother.’ And he was. I landed the elbow and he’s bleeding, that’s the only time in my life that I thought about it during a fight. “There was a moment I landed and elbow on his face, that was the only time I felt sorry to be beating someone because we were both there for our families, for everybody. “It was a super tough fight, brother,” Pantoja said on this week’s Trocação Franca podcast. 1 seed, with Moreno being the last pick, and they met in the opening bout. Janu0 Brandon Moreno on Loss to Deiveson Figueiredo, Open to Having Fourth Fight in Mexico UFC 270 Watch on Anaheim, CA Even though he lost his title in a somewhat controversial decision former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno continued to keep the positive attitude when it comes to his fight career. Pantoja and Moreno were enlisted to compete at the 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2016, a special season that featured flyweight champions from various promotions. And looking back at one of those wins, Pantoja reveals it gave him a unique feeling.

In the main card opener, Johnny Walker thrilled the fans at Jeunesse Arena with a first-round KO of Paul Craig.With two wins over UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja is likely next in line for the title after the Mexican talent finished Deiveson Figueiredo to put an end to their tetralogy at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro. Andrade, whose fight with Murphy was at 125, asked for a rematch versus current strawweight champion Zhang Weili. Jessica Andrade tied Amanda Nunes’ record for most UFC wins by a female fighter at 15 with a dominant performance against former flyweight title challenger Lauren Murphy. Burns (21-5) is 2-2 in his last four and after his win Saturday called for a fight against former title challenger Colby Covington. Gilbert Burns made it look easy with a first-round submission win over Neil Magny.


Moreno stopped Figueiredo in both of the fights he won.
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Moreno regained the undisputed flyweight championship and he won the personal four-fight series with Figueiredo, 2-1-1.
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In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno put one of the great rivalries in UFC history in the rear-view mirror when he dominated Deiveson Figueiredo for the better part of three full rounds and stopped him when the ringside physician ruled that Figueiredo couldn’t see out of his right eye.
