Deiveson Figueiredo has a lesser-known sibling, who often goes unnoticed: ex-UFC star Francisco Figueiredo. The fighter’s last UFC fight pitted him against Amir Albazi at UFC 278. Francisco Figueiredo is the brother of former UFC Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

‘Sniper’ put up an impressive performance in his UFC debut as he defeated Rivera via a unanimous decision. The fight was very entertaining to watch as, while Rivera got almost double the strikes of Figueiredo, ‘Sniper’ got in 4 takedowns.

After the fight, Figueiredo had talked about how he wanted to finish Rivera early. He said, “I expected to knock him out. But I felt a little gassed in the first round. I don’t know if it was the grappling or takedowns. After that, I said, I was going to fight smart and just get this victory, then come back stronger.”

Figueiredo was very happy to get the victory and talked about giving a better performance next time around. He said, “I’m very happy to finally have my first fight in the UFC. It didn’t go the way I wanted, but it was a victory. You’re going to see me the next time. I look forward to coming back and showing who is Francisco Figueiredo.”

Francisco Figueiredo wants to silence critics after brother Deiveson Figueiredo lost his title

Deiveson Figueiredo lost his UFC title to Brandon Moreno at the UFC 263 event. ‘Daico’ performed admirably well, however, lost via a 3rd round submission. After the fight, few people went on to criticize Figueiredo and his brother was certainly not happy with that.

He said, “I was very motivated by that, I saw so many people talking crap. My brother was coming off several wins, fantastic fights, and he lost once and he’s not good anymore? Many people talking sh*t.”

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‘Sniper’ seemed very motivated to show everyone how good he and his brother are. The fighter is very confident in his brother’s ability and is confident he will win back the title soon. After Brandon Moreno & Rob Font, Deiveson Figueiredo is now lined up for a UFC 300 brawl – for a potential $300K bonus, if he sleeps Cody Garbrandt. Meanwhile, ‘Sniper’ will be cheering his brother from the stands at the T-Mobile Arena. What do you think of this sibling duo’s bond & support? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!