Figueiredo Hospitalized Night Before UFC 256
UFC president DanaWhite has revealed that Deiveson Figueiredo is back in hospital, having been there the night 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.
“Last Saturday night I had a stomach infection,” Figueiredo said through a translator. “I was in the hospital until 2 a.m., came here to fight with my stomach full of wind, and didn’t know if I would fight well today, and that’s what happened. This fight went the distance, but I really won. Even with a bad stomach, I came here and won, defended what’s mine. I gave my blood with hour and came out with my hands raised.”
Deiveson’s manager Wallid Ismail confirmed the illness was related to his second cut to 125 pounds in 21 days.
It was an interesting moment in the commentary booth when Jon Anik and the gang revealed they knew about Figueiredo’s pre-fight hospital visit and didn’t say anything. While fans were kept in the dark until afterward, we can only hope the commission was made aware of the situation. UFC President, Dana White, didn’t confirm or deny that, instead just saying the Flyweight champion, “was obviously medically cleared.” “He had some … he didn’t feel good in the middle of the night last night so he went to the hospital,” White said at the post-fight press conference. “After this year, good luck getting me to flinch at anything. But yeah these things happen some times, especially this year. He went in, he got taken care of, you know. Anytime a guy goes to the hospital, you’re in danger. Obviously, we gave him … ‘Do you want to fight, or do you not want to fight, it’s up to you.’ He was obviously cleared medically, to fight. But he had the option to fight or not fight, and he wanted to fight.”
