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Report – Ex-Champion Cody Garbrandt set to fight Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 300 in April showdown

A pair of former Octagon champions join the current star-studded card at UFC 300 in April, as former undisputed bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt books a quickfire return to the Octagon, drawing former flyweight kingpin, Deiveson Figueiredo on April 13. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Garbrandt, a former undisputed bantamweight champion, most recently featured on the preliminary card of UFC 296 at the end of last year, landing a blistering opening round walk off KO win over Brian Kelleher to land his second consecutive victory.

Landing at the bantamweight limit at UFC Fight Night Austin at the beginning of December, former flyweight kingpin, Figueiredo turned in an impressive debut win at 135 pounds over common-foe, Rob Font.