UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event will take place on December 12, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns was initially scheduled to serve as the event headliner.
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UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event will take place on December 12, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. UFC Welterweight Championship bout between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns was initially scheduled to serve as the event headliner. However, Usman pulled out of the bout citing more time needed to recover from undisclosed injuries and the bout was postponed. A UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson was also scheduled to take place at this event.
A middleweight rematch between Omari Akhmedov and Marvin Vettori was briefly linked to the event. The pairing met previously at UFC 219 in December 2017, when they fought to a majority draw. Renato Moicano and Rafael Fiziev were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. In turn,Moicano pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19 and the contest was rescheduled. Andrea Lee was expected to face Gillian Robertson in a women’s flyweight bout at thisEvent. However,. Lee pulled out in early December due to a broken nose and
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