Brandon Moreno is not taking Deiveson Figueiredo and his threat to leave the UFC flyweight division seriously.
Moreno returns to the Octagon for a fight against Kai Kara-France at UFC 277 for the interim flyweight championship. Though sidelined with injuries to both hands, Figueiredo was unhappy seeing this fight get booked and threatened to leave the division. ‘Deus da Guerra’ would stay if given an increase in pay, a demand that has confused Moreno.
“I don’t know what he’s thinking right now,” Moreno told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “I don’t know if it’s really for the money or he’s kind of scared.