A pair of former Octagon champions be part of the present star-studded card at UFC 300 in April, as former undisputed bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt books a quickfire return to the Octagon, drawing former flyweight kingpin, Deiveson Figueiredo on April 13. from the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Garbrandt, a former undisputed bantamweight champion, most not too long ago featured on the preliminary card of UFC 296 on the finish of final 12 months, touchdown a blistering opening spherical stroll off KO win over Brian Kelleher to land his second consecutive victory.
Touchdown on the bantamweight restrict at UFC Battle Night time Austin at the start of December, former flyweight kingpin, Figueiredo turned in a powerful debut win at 135 kilos over common-foe, Rob Font. The victory propelled the Brazilian to the quantity eight rank on the bantamweight restrict.
Cody Garbrandt x Deiveson Figueiredo added to UFC 300
And as per an preliminary report from Brazilian outlet, AgFight, Cody Garbrandt is slated to struggle Deiveson Figueiredo on the bantamweight restrict as a part of one other large addition to UFC 300 on April 13.
“Breaking: UFC forwards Cody Garbrandt vs. Deiveson Figueiredo to UFC 300, in Las Vegas, on April 13.” AgFight posted on their X account tonight.”
Previous to his victory over Kelleher in an enormous knockout triumph again in December, Ohio native, Garbrandt turned in a unanimous determination win over short-notice opponent, Trevin Jones at UFC 285 again in March.
A former undisputed bantamweight champion, former Staff Alpha MMA staple, Garbrandt snatched the title from then-gold holder, Dominick Cruz in a masterful championship problem at UFC 207 in 2016.
For Figueiredo, the previous two-time undisputed flyweight champion made his long-anticipated bantamweight bow at UFC Austin again in December, returning to the Octagon for the primary time since his fourth struggle with Brandon Moreno again final January, dropping a physician’s stoppage TKO loss within the pair’s title unification pairing.
Figueiredo was initially scheduled to struggle Garbrandt in an undisputed flyweight title struggle at UFC 255 again in November 2021, till Alex Perez changed the latter on short-notice, after he suffered an harm.
Moreover, final evening UFC CEO, Dana White confirmed the reserving of an all-Chinese language strawweight title struggle of historic proportions at UFC 300, as Zhang Weili takes on compatriot, Yan Xiaonan in a showdown.
Who wins at UFC 300 in April: Cody Garbrandt or Deiveson Figueiredo?
