Deiveson Figueiredo suffered a nasty eye injury that saw him lose his UFC flyweight title to Brandon Moreno for the second time.
The rivals, who were fighting for a fourth time, first met in 2020 when Figueiredo retained his title by fighting to a draw with Moreno in a fight that he would have likely won had he not been deducted a point for to an illegal groin strike. Figueiredo lost his belt in their rematch when he was choked out by Moreno, but won it back in their trilogy fight last January.
As the fourth meeting got underway, Moreno shot for a takedown and managed to put Figueiredo on his back but the Brazilian defended well and quickly got back to his feet. The rest of the opening round was largely uneventful as both men didn't throw many strikes whilst trying to figure the other out. Moreno complained about an illegal kick from Figueiredo when he attempted a leg lock after being taken down again.
