Deiveson Figueiredo claims he has no rooting interest in tonight’s UFC 277 interim title fight between Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France.
Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC), the reigning UFC flyweight champion, has been dealing with a hand injury for the past several months. It caused him to decline a title defense against Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) in what would be their fourth consecutive meeting, so the promotion opted to create an interim belt and bring Kara-France (24-9 MMA, 7-2 UFC) into the mix.
If one thing has been proven by the UFC over the years, it’s that the schedule stops for no one and the organization will continue pushing forward with events regardless of who is available. In this particular circumstance, though, Figueiredo said he didn’t have any issues.
