Report | Deiveson Figueiredo targeted to move up to bantamweight to face former UFC champion Dominick Cruz

Figueiredo vs. Cruz

Deiveson Figueiredo (21-3-1) lost his flyweight title back in January as he suffered a TKO loss to Brandon Moreno. The fight was the fourth straight against the Mexican as the two went 1-1-1 before that scrap. Figueiredo is a two-time UFC flyweight champ and defended his belt once while holding notable wins over Moreno, Alex Perea, Joseph Benavidez, twice, Alexandre Pantoja, and Tim Elliott among others. Figueiredo was supposed to fight Manel Kape on Saturday at UFC 290 but he wasn’t medically cleared to compete.

Dominick Cruz (24-4) suffered a KO loss to Marlon Vera back in August to snap his two-fight win streak as he beat Pedro Munhoz and Casey Kenney by decision. Prior to that, he lost by knockout to Henry Cejudo at UFC 249 in May 2020 in his return to the sport for the bantamweight title. In his career, the former UFC bantamweight champion holds notable wins over Urijah Faber, TJ Dillashaw, Demetrious Johnson, and Joseph Benavidez among others.

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