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LOS ANGELES – UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno would like to return to the octagon in November against a new challenger. An immediate rematch with Deiveson Figueiredo is not on his immediate wish list.
“It’s obvious Figueiredo wants the next one because he lost the last one,” Figueiredo said during a media lunch on Tuesday. “But man, the last fight, I dominated him, in the first round, in striking, in grappling, in wrestling, so obviously I’m open to fight again with him. But I think he needs to fight with somebody.”
Figueiredo has called for a third fight after submitting to Moreno in the third round of their UFC 263 co-headliner. Their first meeting ended in a draw and “Fight of the Year” candidate that Figueiredo said was close because he had a tough weight cut. The Brazilian champ has talked about moving up a division to bantamweight, but recently pivoted back to Moreno.