Fights on Tap: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 among 15 UFC bouts announced

Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. The UFC returned to action…

By: Kristen King | 2 years ago
Fights on Tap: Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 among 15 UFC bouts announced
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Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions.

The UFC returned to action this week and added some new fights to its upcoming schedule. Fifteen of them were either announced or finalized, and a trilogy between two of the best flyweights in the world sits atop the list.

Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo have agreed to fight for the third and (presumably) final time at UFC 269 in December. Moreno and Figueiredo fought to a majority draw in their first outing at UFC 256, where they were immediately rebooked to meet again at UFC 263. The ‘Assassin Baby’ put a definitive end to the rematch after he submitted Figuieredo via third-round rear-naked choke to acquire the flyweight championship. Although he expressed interest in other contenders like Alexandre Pantoja for his first title defense, it appears as though Moreno must close this chapter with Figueiredo.

Bellator made a change to its Light Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament as Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson was forced out of his semifinal fight with Vadim Nemkov due to an undisclosed illness. His replacement is Julius Anglickas, who not only has the opportunity to dethrone Nemkov, but also move on to the finals of the $1 million tournament.

UFC Vegas 38 — October 2

Shanna Young vs. Stephanie Egger — women’s bantamweight

UFC Vegas 40 — October 16

Marcelo Rojo vs. Daniel Santos — bantamweight

UFC Vegas 41 — October 23

Tabatha Ricci vs. Maria Oliveira — women’s strawweight

Jonathan Martinez vs. Aaron Phillips — bantamweight

UFC 267 — October 30

Alessio Di Chirico vs. Albert Duraev — middleweight

UFC 268 — November 6

Ode Osbourne vs. CJ Vergara — flyweight

UFC Vegas 42 — November 13

Danilo Marques vs. Jailton Almeida — light heavyweight

UFC Vegas 43 — November 20

Adrian Yanez vs. Davey Grant — bantamweight

UFC Vegas 44 — December 4

Brad Tavares vs. Brendan Allen — middleweight

UFC 269 — December 11

Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo — flyweight

Ryan Hall vs. Darrick Minner — featherweight

Alex Perez vs. Matt Schnell — flyweight

UFC Vegas 45 — December 18

Raphael Assuncao vs.Ricky Simón — bantamweight

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Abusupiyan Magomedov — middleweight

Matt Sayles vs. Jordan Leavitt — lightweight

Announced Bellator fights:

Bellator 268 — October 16

Vadim Nemkov vs. Julius Anglickas — light heavyweight

Karl Albrektsson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov — light heavyweight

Jaylon Bates vs. Raphael Montini de Lima — bantamweight

Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Jaleel Willis — welterweight

Bellator 269 — October 23

Anatoly Tokov vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov — middleweight

Vladimir Tokov vs. Aymard Giuh — lightweight

Aiden Lee vs. Alexander Osetrov — featherweight

Gadzi Rabadanov vs. Alexander Belikh — featherweight

Darina Mazdyuk vs. Katarzyna Sadura — women’s flyweight

Announced Cage Warriors fights:

Cage Warriors 128 — October 1

Will Currie vs. Jonathan Bosuku — middleweight

Cage Warriors 129 — October 2

Dylan Hazan vs. Scott Malone — flyweight

Walter Cogliandro vs. Steve Aimable — featherweight

Alessandro Botti vs. Jamie Richardson — welterweight

Cage Warriors 130 — October 17

Max Rohskopf vs. Jordan Bailey — lightweight

Richie Miranda vs. Jamey Lynch — lightweight

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Kristen King
Kristen King

Kristen King is a writer for Bloody Elbow. She has covered combat sports since 2016, getting her start with outlets such as FanSided, MyMMANews and MMA-Prospects. She joined the BE team in 2020, covering a mix of news, events and injuries. In her time with BE, Kristen has created ‘Fright of the Night,’ a series that highlights some of the worst injuries in the sport.

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