A flyweight championship trilogy between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo is in the works for UFC 269.
ESPN was first to report the matchup, which is expected to be finalized soon. UFC 269 takes place on Dec. 11 at an as yet to be determined location and also includes a women’s bantamweight title tilt pitting Amanda Nunes against Julianna Pena.
According to ESPN, the UFC was intially considering a bout between Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja, but a knee injury won’t allow Pantoja to compete again before the end of the year.