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Dana White reveals Deiveson Figueiredo has been hospitalised for a second night in a row following draw at UFC 256
- Deiveson Figueiredo retained flyweight title after a draw with Brandon Moreno
- Brazilian defended his flyweight title for the second time in three weeks
- He spent the evening before the fight in hospital and returned there after
UFC president Dana White has revealed that Deiveson Figueiredo is back in hospital, having been there the day before his fight with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256.
Figueiredo and Moreno fought to a thrilling majority draw, with Figuereido setting a UFC record with two defenses of his flyweight title in three weeks.
Just 21 days after Figueiredo (20-1-1) stopped Alex Perez for his first title defence at UFC 255, the Brazilian returned to the cage and survived a perilous stalemate with Moreno (18-5-2), who also fought at UFC 255.
Deiveson Figueiredo was hospitalised following his fight with Brandon Moreno
White revealed that Figueiredo was admitted to hospital on Friday evening, just 24 hours before the bout.
The UFC chief did not confirm if the champs hospital visit was related to his weigh cut, merely saying he had some sort of illness.
And Figueiredo spent a second night in hospital following his five-round war in Las Vegas.
Speaking after the bout, White said: ‘We’ve got to give these guys some time off – but you absolutely, positively do that rematch,’ White told reporters following the event.
‘I had Figueiredo winning the fight,’ White said. ‘(After) the point deduction, the whole fight turned. Moreno started coming on stronger. He probably won that round without the point deduction. That’s when the whole fight started to turn.’
