Deiveson Figueiredo

Talbott put Figueiredo on the canvas with a right hand early in the round. An elbow along the fence then started his push for the finish, and Figueiredo was unable to recover once it landed. Talbott stayed on him with hard shots until Figueiredo covered up and referee Jason Herzog stepped in.

Key moments

• A right hand dropped Figueiredo early and set the tone for the co-main event.
• An elbow along the cage started the sequence that ended the fight.
• Talbott's follow-up strikes forced Figueiredo to cover up and the referee waved it off at 2:09.

Figueiredo found top control after Song’s head-kick misfire in a patient opening round, but Song’s right-hand work and second-round movement kept the fight from settling into Figueiredo’s rhythm. After Figueiredo failed a takedown and absorbed a head kick, he got Song down late and was caught in a guillotine at 4:42 of round two.

Key moments

• Figueiredo answered Song’s early leg kicks and right hand with a hard right hook, then spent the remainder of the opening round on top after Song fell on a head-kick attempt.
• Song landed three right hooks in round two and tripped Figueiredo after catching a kick.
• Figueiredo’s attempt to take Song down failed, and Song landed a head kick in the exchange.
• Figueiredo finally got Song down late in the round, but Song immediately locked a guillotine and secured the tap at 4:42.

Figueiredo found his best stretch in a late second-round rally, but Umar’s distance management and grappling control limited his openings throughout the three-round fight. Umar used kicks and top control to win a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all three cards.

Key moments

• Umar controlled the opening round through measured striking and grappling exchanges.
• Umar kept Figueiredo at range for most of the second round.
• Figueiredo produced his clearest rally late in the second round.
• Umar closed with kicks and top control before all three judges scored it 30-27.

Sandhagen pressed from the opening bell, landing with force while Figueiredo searched for leg locks and takedowns. Sandhagen defended the first grappling exchanges and landed ground strikes. He continued to control the striking and grappling in round two; during a leg entanglement late in the round, Figueiredo injured his knee and could not continue.

Key moments

• Sandhagen took the initiative with forceful striking as Figueiredo looked for leg locks.
• Figueiredo brought the fight to the mat in round one, but Sandhagen defended and finished the exchange on top.
• Sandhagen continued to lead in round two and attacked through a leg entanglement that ended with Figueiredo’s knee injury.
• The bout was stopped at 4:08 of round two, awarding Sandhagen a TKO victory due to injury.

Yan was the more active and effective striker through a competitive, give-and-take bout. Figueiredo staggered him in the fourth round, but Yan answered quickly whenever the Brazilian landed and took a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Yan was the more active and effective striker across the fight.
• Figueiredo staggered Yan in the fourth round.
• Yan quickly answered Figueiredo’s landed shots throughout the bout.

Figueiredo mixed counter wrestling with heavy exchanges to edge Vera over three rounds. Vera created openings with kicks and forward pressure, but a right hand knockdown in the final round gave Figueiredo the clearest decisive moment and helped secure the unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Figueiredo countered Vera's early combination with a well-timed takedown.
• Vera used up-kicks to scramble free, then threatened with a jumping knee as Figueiredo continued to pursue takedowns.
• Vera found success with punches as the fight became more competitive in the middle rounds.
• Figueiredo dropped Vera with a right hand in the final round and won by unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.

Figueiredo changed the fight with a takedown early in the second round after a measured opening frame. From half guard he moved through an arm-triangle attempt, flattened Garbrandt from back control and used mount pressure before following him up to finish with a body triangle and rear-naked choke at 4:02.

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Key moments

• Garbrandt opened with selective low kicks and kept the measured first round competitive.
• Figueiredo forced the first major turn by taking Garbrandt down early in round two.
• He moved through half guard, back control and mount while layering punches and choke attempts.
• A body triangle and rear-naked choke forced the tap at 4:02 of round two.

Figueiredo regained the flyweight title from Moreno in a five-round decision. Moreno buckled him with a right hand and clipped him with left hands, while Figueiredo answered with takedowns, back control and a heavy right hand at the end of Round 3. Moreno took him down in Round 5, the two traded heavy shots to the final bell and all three judges scored it 48-47.

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Key moments

• Moreno's right hand buckled Figueiredo in the first round, and Figueiredo recovered to take Moreno's back.
• Figueiredo used a bear-hug takedown in Round 3 and closed the round with a massive right hand.
• Moreno used double underhooks to take Figueiredo down in Round 5.
• The fighters traded heavy shots in the closing minutes, and all three judges scored the fight 48-47 for Figueiredo.

Figueiredo finished Benavidez inside one round in their flyweight title rematch. A right hook sat Benavidez down early, Figueiredo took the back and threatened a choke that Benavidez survived, then dropped him again and took mount before the rear-naked choke ended the fight at 4:48.

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Key moments

• A right hook from Figueiredo sat Benavidez down early in the first round.
• Figueiredo took the back and attacked a choke while Benavidez fought the hooks and survived a long stretch under attack.
• Figueiredo dropped Benavidez again late in the round and moved to full mount.
• The rear-naked choke stopped the fight at 4:48 of Round 1.

Figueiredo won a unanimous decision over Pantoja with head movement, heavy right hands and elbows. Pantoja's nose was bleeding in the first round, Figueiredo landed jabs, left hooks and elbows in Round 2, and he took Pantoja down to full mount in Round 3. Pantoja rallied late with a left and a right hand, but all three judges scored it 30-27.

Key moments

• Figueiredo caught Pantoja with a reactive takedown early in Round 1 and landed big right hands, and Pantoja was bleeding from the nose.
• In Round 2 Figueiredo mixed a jab, a left hook and an elbow, while Pantoja answered with a big right hand.
• Figueiredo took Pantoja down to full mount in Round 3 and kept landing step-in elbows.
• All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Figueiredo.

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