DALLAS – Alexandre Pantoja isn’t too sure the title unification bout in his division will go down before 2022 is over.
The UFC flyweight contender doesn’t think champion Deiveson Figueiredo will be prime to return later this year to unify the flyweight belts with interim champion Brandon Moreno. Pantoja (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) sees the champion out of form and is beginning to question his future.
“I don’t know if Deiveson Figueiredo is ready to fight in December,” Pantoja said at the UFC 277 post-fight news conference. “He looks so fat. He says he has an injury in his hand and finger, but he looks fat. He can run, lift, but I don’t know, maybe he needs to find a better place to train. But in my position, I need to go back to the gym, work hard, and stay ready for whenever the UFC calls me.”
