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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Brandon Moreno: Deiveson Figueiredo’s ‘weight is always a question,’ but not focus at UFC 283

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brandon Moreno is slightly concerned with Deiveson Figueiredo making weight.

Interim flyweight champion Moreno (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-2 UFC) will attempt to unify the belts against reigning champ Figueiredo in Saturday’s UFC 283 co-main event at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and early prelims on ESPN+.

Although Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) only has missed weight once in February 2020 against Joseph Benavidez, which made him ineligible to win the vacant title, Moreno recalls how big Figueiredo looked when they faced off in July after he captured the interim title with a TKO of Kai Kara-France.

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