UFC Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga was not impressed by Deiveson Figueiredo missing weight at UFC Norfolk and leaving the division without a champion.
Deiveson Figueiredo missed weight for his vacant Flyweight title fight against Joseph Benavidez, coming in 2.5lbs over the championship weight limit. It made him ineligible to win the title, despite winning the fight via TKO in the 2nd round. In the end, missing weight cost Figueiredo the title, creating a negative scenario for the Flyweight division that contenders like Jussier Formiga are unhappy about.
Formiga, who is the only man to beat Figueiredo in his professional MMA career at UFC Nashville, wasn’t happy that Figueiredo missed weight, which ended up leaving the division without a champion. See what Formiga told MMAFighting.com about his take on this whole situation below.
“This belt deserved an owner, even if it was Deiveson or Benavidez, but Deiveson f*cked up by missing weight. It really was very unprofessional. I don’t know what happened, I can’t judge the guy, but if you’re fighting for the belt you can’t miss weight. It’s bad for the division, for the UFC, for the public,” Formiga said.
Formiga hopes that the UFC doesn’t shut down the Flyweight division, just because of 1 fighter not being professional enough to make the weight.
“There was a rumor that the division was going to end, but then Cejudo went there and beat Demetrious. That was good, but then he quickly left to bantamweight. Okay, at least the division is not stuck anymore. But all fighters can’t pay for one fighter’s mistake. Deiveson was the one that fcked up. Okay, he went there and won, but the whole division can’t pay for his fuckp, right?” Formiga said.
Formiga is scheduled to fight top Flyweight contender Brandon Moreno at UFC Brasilia, which takes place on 14th March, 2020 in Brasília, Brazil. He believes that since Figueiredo missed weight, it should put the winner of his upcoming bout in a great position to fight for the vacant title.
“(Figueiredo) left the belt vacant and we don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m fighting Brandon in two weeks and I think this fight can decide a lot of things. We’ll see what happens,” Formiga said.
This article first appeared on CLOSEDGUARDMEDIA.com on 4th March, 2020.
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