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Deiveson Figueiredo: Umar Nurmagomedov undeserving of UFC title shot

Deiveson Figueiredo: Umar Nurmagomedov undeserving of UFC title shot

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Deiveson Figueiredo is positive that he needs to be initially in line versus freshly crowned UFC bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili. The previous UFC flyweight kingpin has actually gone 3-0 up until now at 135-pound with wins over Rob Font, Cody Garbrandt and Marlon Vera, and was at The Sphere this previous Saturday to see Dvalishvili dismiss Sean O'Malley in the primary occasion of UFC 306 and discuss his name at the post-fight interview. "I was viewing the battle and in the end he took a look at me, I was 10 meters far from him, and he began pointing at me," Figueiredo stated in an interview with MMA Fighting. "I was rooting for him since now we can make this battle take place. I believed he would call me out in the cage however he discussed my name in interviews, and I'm here, male." ...
Merab Dvalishvili: Deiveson Figueiredo should have UFC title shot more than Umar Nurmagomedov

Merab Dvalishvili: Deiveson Figueiredo should have UFC title shot more than Umar Nurmagomedov

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September 5, 2024 8:45 pm ET Merab Dvalishvili argues that Deiveson Figueiredo is a more worthwhile No. 1 competitor than Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in the UFC 306 centerpiece Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas. The primary card airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews. UFC CEO Dana White stated Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will get the next title shot versus the winner of O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili following his UFC on ABC 7 centerpiece win over Cory Sandhagen in August, however a minimum of one side of the battle does not see him as deserving. Dvalishvili makes the case previous flyweight champ Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) has a remark...