![]() ![]() Pick: Brandon Moreno to win (-125) Michael Pounders The two sit at -110 a piece right now, so it’s a pick em fight. If he can, I do see a clearer path for Moreno as he can wear down Figueiredo, and minimize some of the brute damage that is offered in his direction. I think that Moreno needs to address the low kick game of Figueiredo and being the more aggressive wrestler this time around can also help that issue. I think both men know they can hurt each other with their punches. By keeping up a pace in these exchanges, Moreno’s scrappy style of grappling can pay out, and because Figueiredo has a habit of exposing his back to roll, if he does this a tad sluggishly due to fatigue in the later rounds there will be opportunities for Moreno to take the back once again. Figueiredo also has great leg locks but typically controls the position and executes his roll on his terms not so much in a wild scramble. This is also why working from double under-hooks and to the body lock is safer. In terms of where they want to be on the ground, Moreno has to always be careful of exposing his neck if he level changes because Figueiredo has such a nasty guillotine. ![]() Even if he cannot complete the positions, forcing Figueiredo to scramble only benefits the better endurance athlete Moreno. However, with 2/11 takedowns landed, Figueiredo is a far less effective wrestler and when Moreno was the one attacking the takedowns he was getting them. The reason we saw this less last time around was that Figueiredo actually took the initiative and looked for counter-wrestling opportunities, which caused Moreno to take his foot off the gas in this regard. In their first two fights, Moreno was the one who tied up the body lock every time Figueiredo over-committed and came crashing in, and he had significant success getting him to the floor. ![]() Moreno can wear down Figueiredo if he is the more proactive wrestler. It’s important that Figueiredo makes these investments because in pure cardio and volume Moreno is hard to match, and Figueiredo needs to do something to deteriorate Moreno over 5 rounds instead of hunting solely for the finish early on. Even if Moreno can raise his guard, taking the kicks on his forearms will break down his defenses and could even damage his shoulder again. The damage to the leg paid more dividends in the later round than any punch Moreno landed earlier in the fight, so that’s a payoff he has to figure out.įor Figueiredo, the calf kick, along with his mid-level kicks are so effective because they are so evidently damaging as long as they land on something. In their third encounter, Moreno did very well to land his right cross to counter the kick but both would still land. ![]() What he has to be most careful of is Figueiredo’s low calf kick. However what has been most successful for Moreno is initiating exchanges with his jab and also landing last with his left hook, by being first and third in his combinations he is able to out-land Figueiredo. It’s often bait so that he can move and counter with a big right hand. The two have consistently had to adapt to one another both inside and between fights which put them in a very unique position going into their fourth matchup.īrandon Moreno stands in an odd stance, with open hands and a chin up in the air. Figueiredo had opened as a moderate betting favorite for the first two fights at UFC 256 in 2020 and UFC 263 in 2021.įew fighters know each other in the octagon as well as Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo with over an hour of fighting between them. Betting Oddsĭeiveson Figueiredo will enter the UFC 283 co-main event as a slight betting underdog for the second time in this rivalry. Moreno betting odds and our staff predictions, breakdown, and picks before UFC 283. With the win, Moreno claimed the interim title and earned himself another shot at Figureido and the UFC Flyweight Championship. Moreno’s record is as stated above but with the inclusion of a TKO win against Kai Kara-France at UFC 277 in July last year. He reclaimed the title with a unanimous decision win at UFC 270 in January last year in a bout that won “Fight of the Night” honors. Later, in a rematch in June 2021, Figueiredo lost the title to Moreno after being submitted in round three. Figueiredo initially retained the title at UFC 256 when the pair fought to a majority draw. The main event of the evening is a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill.įigureido’s recent fight record is nothing but fights against Moreno dating back to 2020. Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno will face each other for the fourth time this weekend when they meet at UFC 283.įigueiredo, now a two-time champion of the flyweight division, will defend his title against the former champ in the co-main event of the special pay-per-view that’s set to take place at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this Saturday. ![]()
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