It surely wasn’t how he drew it up, but Deiveson Figueiredo smashed the record for the quickest turnaround between title defenses at UFC 256.
In the main event Saturday night, Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno—both fighting on just three weeks’ turnaround from their respective appearances at UFC 255—turned in a late candidate for “Fight of the Year.” Aided by a point deduction in the third round, the back-and-forth war went down in the books as a majority draw, allowing the Brazilian to retain his title. Nothing is set in stone yet, but an immediate rematch seems to be the likely next step.