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Deiveson Figueiredo Remains Flyweight Best With Quickfire Guillotine Over Alex Perez – UFC 255 Highlights

FigueiredoAnd Still. Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo remains the undisputed UFC flyweight champion via a stunning opening-round guillotine win over Colin Oyama product, Alex Perez, with less than two minutes elapsed in the opening round. From his usual southpaw approach, Figueiredo scored a whipping round kick to the body, before Perez counter with a right-hook […]

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And Still. Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo remains the undisputed UFC flyweight champion via a stunning opening-round guillotine win over Colin Oyama product, Alex Perez, with less than two minutes elapsed in the opening round.

From his usual southpaw approach, Figueiredo scored a whipping round kick to the body, before Perez counter with a right-hook of his own. Initiating the wrestling exchanges, Perez had Figueiredo on his back for a moment after a brief heel-hook attempt, but unfortunately for the Team Oyama mainstay, fell into Figueiredo’s almost at this stage, patented guillotine from full-guard.

Almost squeezing his head free, Perez moved to an almost seated position as Figueiredo held on from the bottom, with the Dana White‘s Contender Series alum forced to tap as Figueiredo scored the first successful defence at the premier time of asking.

Forcing Perez’s hand to utilize his wrestling early due to his immense power, Figueiredo found the ultimage tide turning leverage when the Lemoore native elevated, resulting in the finish.

Already lining up his next title defence, Figueiredo spoke with UFC colour-commentator, Joe Rogan afterwards, calling for a pairing with fellow UFC 255 feature, Brandon ‘The Assassin Baby’ Moreno – who retained his number-one contender status earlier tonight with a late first-round stoppage of Brandon Royval.

Below, check out the highlights from Figueiredo’s quickfire successful title defence against Perez.

Deiveson Figueiredo Taps Alex Perez – UFC 255 Results

Deiveson FigueiredoIT’S TIME! The UFC 255 main event is finally upon us. Deiveson Figueiredo puts his 125lb title on the line against Alex Perez. Round 1: Both fighters are throwing hard at the start of round one. Figueiredo lands a head kick which gets a reaction from Alex Perez. The challenger is unfazed though and immediately […]

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IT’S TIME! The UFC 255 main event is finally upon us. Deiveson Figueiredo puts his 125lb title on the line against Alex Perez.

Round 1: Both fighters are throwing hard at the start of round one. Figueiredo lands a head kick which gets a reaction from Alex Perez. The challenger is unfazed though and immediately starts chasing down the champ. He lands a nice shot before getting a takedown. Things don’t go as planned on the mat. Figueiredo quickly locks up the guillotine choke and forces the tap.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Deiveson Figueiredo def. Alex Perez via submission in round one

UFC 255 Results: Figueiredo vs. Perez

FigueiredoLowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Closing the curtain on tonight’s event, an undisputed UFC flyweight title matchup between incumbent division best, Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo, and surging flyweight challenger, Alex Perez. Brazilian finishing […]

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LowKick MMA will be bringing you UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results throughout the night (Sat. 21st. November 2020) from the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Closing the curtain on tonight’s event, an undisputed UFC flyweight title matchup between incumbent division best, Deiveson ‘Deus Da Garra’ Figueiredo, and surging flyweight challenger, Alex Perez.

Brazilian finishing ace, Figeuriedo looks to score the first successful title defence of his 125-pound title reign, following a dominant rise to the vacant throne at UFC Fight Island 2 in July, where he dropped multiple-time title challenger, Joseph Benavidez on three separate occasions in the opening-round before nabbing a late rear-naked choke win.

Replacing former UFC bantamweight champion, Cody ‘No Love’ Garbrandt who was forced to withdraw due to a torn bicep, Team Oyama mainstay, Perez enters his first promotional title challenge under the UFC’s banner.

Originally scheduled to meet with Brandon ‘The Assassin Baby’ Moreno, Perez, who took home a high-profile opening-round finish of Jussier Formiga at UFC 250 in June – looks to notch Octagon gold and make it four wins in four.

Opening our double-header of flyweight title outings in a co-headlining affair is an undisputed 125-pound title pairing of the dominant, Valentina ‘Bullet’ Shevchenko, and former Invicta FC flyweight best, Jennifer Maia.

Attempting to score the fourth consecutive defence of her flyweight crown, Kyrgyzstan native, Shevchenko most recently featured in the co-main event of UFC 247 in February, taking a knockout win over fellow main card feature, Katlyn ‘Blonde Fighter’ Chookagian.

For Curitiba Chute Boxe trainee, Maia, the experienced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player finished original number-one contender, Joanne ‘JoJo’ Calderwood at UFC Vegas 5 in August – with a late first frame armbar stoppage, earning her spot opposite the poised Shevchenko.

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Results:

Main Card: (PPV – 10 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Deiveson Figueriedo (C) vs. Alex Perez

Flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs. Jennifer Maia

Catchweight (175.5-pounds): Mike Perry vs. Tim Means

Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Cynthia Calvillo

Light Heavyweight: Mauricio Rua vs. Paul Craig

Preliminary Card: (ESPN2/ESPN+ – 8 p.m. ET)

Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royvel

Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright

Flyweight: Antonina Shevchenko vs. Ariane Lipski

Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Nicolas Dalby

Early Preliminary Card: (ESPN2/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass – 6:30 p.m. ET)

Welterweight: Alan Jouban vs. Jared Gooden

Middleweight: Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Welterweight: Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez Staff Predictions

Deiveson FigueiredoIn the UFC 255 Deiveson Figueiredo is set to make his first flyweight title defence against Alex Perez who is the first-ever Contender Series fighter to compete for UFC gold. Who’ll emerge as the 125lb champion? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think… Jordan Ellis: It’s hard to pick against Deiveson Figueiredo in this one. […]

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In the UFC 255 Deiveson Figueiredo is set to make his first flyweight title defence against Alex Perez who is the first-ever Contender Series fighter to compete for UFC gold. Who’ll emerge as the 125lb champion? Let’s see what the LowKickMMA staff think…

Jordan Ellis: It’s hard to pick against Deiveson Figueiredo in this one. The Brazilian looked flawless when picking up the title and seems to be going from strength to strength. For me, this opportunity has come just a little too early for Alex Perez who I expect to be outgunned for as long as this fight lasts.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Karim Nathan: For the main event I feel like a lot of people aren’t giving Perez the props he deserves, he is on a good run in the flyweight division and just stopped the guy that beat Figueiredo. I still feel that Figueiredo should be able to get it done but I wouldn’t be totally surprised by an upset here. Figueiredo’s last two performances have been something amazing and the last one against Benavidez might be up there with the best title performance’s ever. Im going with a Figueiredo third round KO.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Alex Lough: Let me start off by saying that even though he’s not as big of a name, I think Alex Perez is a much better fight than Cody Garbrandt. He’s a very technical striker with an extremely slick ground game who isn’t as… chinny, as Cody. I think his game offers more of a threat to Deiveson Figueiredo than Garbrandt’s boxing. That being said, I still have to side with Figueiredo. He just has obscene power that would hold up at 145, and while his submission game mainly consists of snatching dudes necks, it could be enough to make Perez hesitate to shoot in. I expect it to be a good fight, and Perez could steal it if it goes into the later rounds, but look for Figueiredo to put it away in the third.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Abhinav Kini: Figueiredo vs. Perez is a heck of a fight between two genuinely exciting fighters. Perez has the volume and wrestling while Figueiredo has the power, precision and submissions. I believe (or hope) this could be a Fight of the Night but it will more than likely be a Performance of the Night with Figueiredo getting the KO/TKO in the 2nd or 3rd round. His power is just too much for that division and it will be hard for Perez to avoid it for 25 minutes in my opinion.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Lewis Dunn: I think we are witnessing a new era of the men’s flyweight division. Off the back of two dominant victories against multiple-time title challenge Joseph Benavidez. I think we are going to see Figueiredo make easy of work of Perez and begin a title run that I believe will last for a long time. Of course, this is MMA and anything can happen. But, if Perez is to win he will need to drag Figueiredo into deep waters and enter the championship rounds. We are still to see how good of a gas tank Figueredo has, where cardio is a big part of Perez’s game. Tire out Figueiredo and capitalize. However, I don’t think Perez will survive past round 3 and we will see Figuerido get his hand raised. My prediction Figueiredo by KO/TKO round 3.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Ryan MacCarthy: This is gonna be an awesome fight. Figueiredo is a heavy favorite for very good reasons though. He’s a -300 favorite while Perez is at +230 dog here. I like Figueiredo winning this fight, but that doesnt mean Perez can’t pull off the upset. He certainly can. Figueiredo and Perez are similar in that they both have power in both hands. They like to go forward and look for the finish. I think Figueiredo is more powerful than Perez. That’s why I love this sport, though, maybe Perez can win. I do think Figueiredo is a little bit slow. He doesn’t have combinations, he throws one punch at a time, maybe two. A Combination of speed and power will be key for victory for either of these men. I see Figueredo finishing this in the later rounds.

Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo

Dana White: Alex Perez & DWCS Represent MMA’s Evolution

Dana White believes that all fighters signed from Dana White’s Contender Series, past and future, can view Alex Perez as a model for what the show is all about. In Season 1 of Dana White’s Contender Series, Alex Perez earned a contract by submitting Ke…

Dana White believes that all fighters signed from Dana White’s Contender Series, past and future, can view Alex Perez as a model for what the show is all about. In Season 1 of Dana White’s Contender Series, Alex Perez earned a contract by submitting Kevin Gray in the first round. Upon entry into the promotion, […]

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