Many fighters choose to leave Brazil to seek better training overseas. For Deiveson Figueiredo, that experience turned out to be the worst.
The flyweight talent had trained at Team Alpha Male for a few weeks prior to his win over John Moraga last year. Following a unanimous decision loss to top-ranked flyweight Jussier Formiga in March, “Daico” felt the need to dial it back.
“I decided to stay in Brazil this time to stay closer to my roots,” Figueiredo told MMA Fighting ahead of his UFC 240 clash with Alexandre Pantoja in Edmonton, Canada, Saturday night.