{"id":911683,"date":"2026-10-01T01:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/911683\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T01:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:54:10","slug":"deiveson-figueiredo-targets-joshua-van-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/911683\/","title":{"rendered":"Deiveson Figueiredo targets Joshua Van title fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo returns to action against top Bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/latest-news\/470050\/latest-ufc-332-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-silva-vs-cong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 332<\/a>\u2019s co-main event this weekend (Sat., Oct. 3, 2026) inside Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">And \u201cDeus da Guerra\u201d may already be plotting his return to the division he once ruled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">During UFC 332 media day, Figueiredo revealed that he has asked UFC to send him back down to Flyweight for an opportunity to become a three-time champion against current 125-pound kingpin Joshua Van.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cWell, I\u2019ve been asking UFC and telling them I can make that weight very easily,\u201d Figueiredo told reporters through a Portuguese-to-English translator. \u201cI\u2019ve been asking them to just make the fight. I want that opportunity, and let\u2019s see if his boxing is as good as mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Of course, Figueiredo has a very hungry Talbott standing directly in front of him this weekend. The 27-year-old prospect is looking to add a former champion to his resume, but Figueiredo appears to have already decided that he wants to make one final run at Flyweight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cTwo hundred percent,\u201d Figueiredo said when asked if he was serious about returning to 125 pounds. \u201cIt needs to happen. UFC gives me the opportunity, I go out there and knock him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Seeing Figueiredo back at Flyweight would certainly be interesting, regardless of his age, if only because of the ridiculous power he carries for the division.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Nevertheless, the timing is a little strange.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That ship has sailed, and even if Figueiredo is serious about returning to 125 pounds, he will likely have to wait for No. 1 contender Manel Kape to receive his promised crack at Van.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Plus, before Figueiredo starts planning another brutal Flyweight cut, he still has Talbott ready to rock and roll in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">To check out the latest and greatest UFC 332: \u201cSilva vs. Cong\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-332-fight-card-start-time-live-stream-silva-vs-cong\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo returns to action against top Bantamweight prospect Payton&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":911684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,446572,1396,179146,355513,1647],"class_list":["post-911683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-332","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-on-paramount","tag-ufc-mma-social-media-videos","tag-upcoming-ufc-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/911684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}