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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Brandon Moreno of Mexico punches Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil in their flyweight championship bout during the UFC 256 event at UFC APEX on December 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Brandon Moreno of Mexico punches Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil in their flyweight championship bout during the UFC 256 event at UFC APEX on December 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The UFC flyweight division is one of the most underrated ones in the promotion. The speed and technicality in these fights are genuinely something to be in awe of. Two of the most talked of personalities in the flyweight division are Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.
The flyweight mixed artists have been going back and forth during media junkets and the fights themselves. Progressing like the Yin and Yang, these two fighters tend to keep besting each other in every fight they’ve fought.
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UFC has decided to go with Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno 4 for the UFC flyweight title next, sources say. The hope is to do it in July. https://t.co/ZA38Pj1mWv
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 22, 2022
Here’s how it is. While the first one was a draw, Moreno took the second; and Figueiredo opened his account in the trilogy. Without a definitive winner, the UFC has reportedly decided to go with the fourth fight between the two.
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While some fans may have liked the idea, many others didn’t. Here are some of the top fan reactions.
We don’t need to see the same fight 4 times in a row🤦♂️ Just do Figgy vs Askar/Kai winner and Moreno vs Pantoja 3. The 4th fight can happen after those matchups
— Combat Sports Insider (@combat_insider) March 22, 2022
Just eliminate this division. If there is no one else to fight for the title, just end it.
— Randy Ren (@RandyRen4) March 22, 2022
Good. It’s really 1-1 since first one was a draw.
— Jomar Aurelio (@jomarTWOS) March 22, 2022
So, what you’re saying is, the rest of the division should change their weight or go on vacation for the next 2-3years until we finish the best of 7 series with these two cats?
— Ian Ebbitt – Slip The Jab Podcast 🔥🎙 (@IanEbbitt) March 22, 2022
This is bullshit man they fight 3 times let give other fighters a chance why 4th fight so soon
— Vinay (@Vinay21121444) March 22, 2022
Is a fourth fight necessary between the same two fighters?
Repeated matchmaking has regularly been in dispute in the UFC. The rule of thumb for making the same rematch repeatedly is usually to determine a winner despite fighting once or twice before. Trilogies are pretty common in the UFC, but a fourth fight, not as much.
Making repeated fights due to a lack of stylistic matchups is something that the UFC and the fans should be concerned about. This issue points to the organization’s failure and the lack of exciting fighters on the roster at any given time.
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However, in the case of these two fighters, the story is slightly different. If fans were to negate these two fighters’ draw, both men are equal in their wins. This leads to a disruptive end, which gives a nondefinite winner. However, a fourth fight will possibly put to rest the debate of who the better flyweight is.
Given the fact that it will be their fourth consecutive fight, it seems unnecessary. The bout could’ve been better placed after a few other fights for the champion and the number one contender.
What do you think?
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