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REPORT: DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO VS. BRANDON MORENO II SET FOR UFC 263

By David Tees on 2/25/2021 8:07 AM

A UFC Flyweight Title rematch is happening at UFC 263 according to Ariel Helwani of ESPN as Deiveson Figueiredo defends the gold against #1 Brandon Moreno.

Figueiredo (20-1-1) first met and fought Moreno to a majority draw in the main event of UFC 256 in December of 2020. Figueiredo is making the third defense of his championship, as he previously defended it against Alex Perez and the aforementioned Moreno. Figueiredo is competing in his fifth straight main event fight, going 3-0-1 in the previous four headlining bouts. 

Moreno (18-5-2) has won three of five during his second UFC run, with those wins coming over Kai Kara France, Jussier Formiga and Brandon Royval. Moreno is also a former LFA Flyweight Champion, but he relinquished the belt upon returning to the UFC. Moreno has suffered five losses as a pro MMA fighter and all of them came by way of decision.

UFC 263 takes place on Saturday, June 12 from a location to be announced and with a main event to be announced. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.