Deiveson Figueiredo

See the top Twitter reactions to Brandon Moreno's title unification bout win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC 283 co-main event.

He was better in that moment AND overall. He's complaining he got poked in the eye, but it was a punch. Doesn't look like an eye poke or scrape to me. Heavy left for Moreno, Figgy with a body shot and eats a couple hooks. 1-2 from Moreno. Left hook from Moreno. Low kick from Moreno. [January 22, 2023] No win was more critical than this one, though, because the Mexican advanced from interim to undisputed champion with the win. Elbow from Moreno as they break the clinch.

The first tetralogy in UFC history came to a close on Saturday, as Brandon Moreno finished Deiveson Figueiredo in their fourth meeting across a span of 25 ...

Moreno mixed up his offensive attacks well, although Figueiredo did force him to defend dangerous submission attempts in the first and second rounds. Moreno won the rematch in June 2021, before dropping a close decision in the third fight last January. The victory closes out the first tetralogy in UFC history.

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The right hand touches the forehead on the other side.” it was 100 per cent a clean punch thrown,” added Felder. But his thumb is on the forehead. “He does not catch him on the eye. I thought it was an eye poke but there is nothing much I can say. There was a moment of drama in the third round after a big left from Moreno appeared to hit the eye of Figueiredo, who immediately protested and tried to call on the refs to stop the fight.

Figueiredo was looking to defend his flyweight title against Moreno at UFC 283, but the fight was waved off when the Brazilian couldn't see out of his eye.

Figueiredo announced he will move up to bantamweight for his next fight and congratulated Moreno on his title win despite the pair's bitter rivalry. The eye of Figueiredo swelled up when Moreno landed a left hook and the Brazilian complained about his rival landing an illegal eye poke, which was disproved on the instant replay. Figueiredo was being outgrappled by Moreno and did land some good elbows off of his back, but was likely down two rounds and needed to change his gameplan.

The first tetralogy in UFC history came to a close on Saturday, as Brandon Moreno finished Deiveson Figueiredo in their fourth meeting across a span of 25 ...

Moreno mixed up his offensive attacks well, although Figueiredo did force him to defend dangerous submission attempts in the first and second rounds. Moreno won the rematch in June 2021, before dropping a close decision in the third fight last January. The victory closes out the first tetralogy in UFC history.