2. Deiveson Figueiredo is a problem
[autotag]Deiveson Figueiredo[/autotag] is a really scary dude. I was seated cageside for his knockout of Benavidez in their first fight in February, and that was a brutal finish. Say what you want about the controversy with the head butt, but he put Benavidez away in a highlight-reel manner.
The performance in the rematch was even better, and given what Figueiredo went through to get there, I wouldn’t want to be a flyweight contender. From a false positive COVID-19 test to a delayed arrival in Abu Dhabi to a mandatory quarantine that led all the way to the final hours before weigh-ins, Figueiredo had to overcome a mountain of obstacles to get his hands on that UFC flyweight belt.
Give the circumstances, Figueiredo’s performance was sensational. He didn’t have a moment of worry as he dropped and out-positioned Benavidez all around the octagon until finishing the fight with a slick rear-naked choke.
Figueiredo has shown a very well rounded game during his UFC run. He can knock opponents out and submit them too, and it’s going to take a Herculean to take that belt off him now.
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