If and when an expected fourth matchup between current UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo and new interim titleholder Brandon Moreno does materialize, Jason House believes there will be much more on the line than a simple title unification.
With the two fighters currently deadlocked at 1-1-1 through their first three meetings, the Iridium Sports Agency boss said he's excited to see Moreno add to his increasingly impressive legacy by closing out the series, which would mark the first time in UFC history two athletes have faced off in the octagon four different times.
"That fourth fight is a huge fight," House told MMA Underground. "It's a huge opportunity, both monetarily and for our legacy. For me, most importantly, was the legacy. To be able to do a quadrilogy, to do the fourth one, to have this opportunity to put this all to bed, that's what I wanted."
Moreno and Figuereido first met in December 2020, with the Brazilian holding the title at the time and settling for a draw in one of the year's best fights. In a June 2021 rematch, Moreno claimed the title with an impressive third-round submission of "Deus da Guerra," however Figueiredo earned it back earlier this year with a hotly contested decision win at UFC 270 in January, leveling the career series.
After UFC officials expressed interest in booking the historic fourth meeting between the two top flyweights, Moreno (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-2 UFC) could have waited for Figuereido (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC), who is currently on the mend with a few nagging injuries. Instead, he elected to stay busy and take an interim title fight with dangerous Kiwi Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at this past weekend's UFC 277 event.
