Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his professional debut in February 2011 against a fellow debutante Aluisio Ferreira. As of November 23, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings.
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Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the current UFC Flyweight Champion. As of November 23, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Deiveson was born in the small city of Soure, Para, Brazil where buffaloes roam freely. He was a cowboy, working with his father at an animal farm until he was thirteen years old. He started training MMA after he met Iuri Marajo at the age of sixteen.
He made his professional debut in February 2011 against a fellow debutante Aluisio Ferreira. In late 2014, he signed with Jungle Fight, and was scheduled to make his first appearance with the organization at Jungle Fight 75 against Rayner Silva. His next fight came on October 28, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida against Jarred Brooks. He won the fight via split decision. He faced Tim Elliott on October 12, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 19.
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