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Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway

UFC 270 faceoff: Brandon Moreno, Deiveson Figueiredo have first trilogy-fight staredown

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo had yet another faceoff on Thursday’s following the UFC 270 pre-fight press conference.

Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) and Figueiredo (20-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) are set to clash in a third consecutive UFC flyweight championship bout – all of which have occurred within a 406-day stretch. They’ve spent more than 30 minutes in the octagon together, and even more time outside of it when including all the media obligations.

The pre-fight staredowns between Moreno, 28, the reigning 125-pound titleholder, and Figueiredo, 34, have ranged from pleasant to confrontational, so it was relatively unknown what was going to happen when they came face-to-face for the first time ahead of UFC 270.

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