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#4. UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3
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The trilogy between UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to take place on Jan. 22. The pair have put on two spectacular fights thus far. In their first encounter in Dec. 2020, the pair of flyweights went to war.
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The flyweight title bout would result in a majority draw. Following the fight, the world was in agreement: the two flyweights needed another fight to determine a clear winner. The first fight was controversial.
After the champion, Figueiredo landed an illegal shot to the groin, he was deducted one point in round three. In their next contest, the results were vastly different.
Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo met in their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 263. The fight only lasted three rounds. Brandon Moreno became the first Mexican-born UFC champion after defeating Figueiredo with a rear-naked choke in round three.
The two flyweights will face each other in a long awaited grudge match in Jan 2022. With roughly six months of preparation on both sides, the fight should be fireworks.
If the first two title fights are any indication, this grudge match is likely to deliver another 'Fight of the Year' candidate.
#3. Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold vs. Sean Strickland
An unlikely grudge match emerged in 2020 between former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and Sean Strickland. After Sean Strickland put on a 5-round beating on Uriah Hall in July, the middleweight contender is gaining steam fast at 185-pounds. Additionally, 'Tarzan' is riding a 5-fight winning streak.
The promotion looked to pair Strickland with Rockhold next. Pre-fight trash talk ensued and would reach a climax when the two started exchanging threats with each other. Strickland threatened to beat up Rockhold in a parking lot, one of the few things Strickland said he was going to do.
For his part, Luke Rockhold fired back at Sean Strickland. The former middleweight champion said that if not for the UFC, Sean Strickland would be selling meth out of a trailer. While the two combatants were scheduled to meet at UFC 268, the fight is seemingly on ice after Rockhold was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury.
Given how active Strickland has been, some are surprised that he is yet to schedule another fight. Strickland has maintained that the former champion never planned to make it into the cage. After the November match-up fell apart, the fight remains one of the more anticipated grudge matches of 2022.
