Deiveson Figueiredo meets Jussier Formiga in a flyweight bout at UFC Nashville on Saturday night, and reacted to the news of T.J. Dillashaw’s “adverse” USADA findings.
Dillashaw announced on Tuesday he has relinquished the bantamweight title when informed of a potential positive drug test following his loss to Henry Cejudo in January. That finding affects the future of both weight classes since Dillashaw and Cejudo were campaigning for an immediate rematch at 135 pounds.
Figueiredo expected that a win over No. 1 ranked flyweight Formiga on Saturday would convince the UFC to book him against Cejudo for the 125-pound championship next.