The day after Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Brandon Moreno to regain the UFC flyweight title at UFC 270, I offered my full support for the booking of a fourth fight between the two top 125-pounders in the UFC. The UFC did not announce that fight in the aftermath of Figueiredo’s unanimous decision win in January. Instead, the promotion remained silent on the topic throughout February and most of March. Then the UFC shot itself in the foot — promotionally speaking — by working to put that fight together the same week of the Askar Askarov vs.
Editorial: UFC made a mistake in booking Figueiredo vs Moreno IV prior to UFC Columbus
