The UFC aims to capitalize on Deiveson Figueiredo’s dominance at UFC 255 and a ready-made fight with surging contender Brandon Moreno, and the promotion doesn’t want to wait.
Rather than book the champ and No. 1 contender in the next three to six months, UFC President Dana White wants it to happen next month. The fighters have verbally agreed to face off at UFC 256.
“We’re going to keep him here,” White told reporters after Saturday’s pay-per-view at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. “He’s not going to fly back to Brazil.