It seems that Deiveson
Figueiredo gained’t be combating at UFC 290
in spite of everything.
The previous flyweight champion
confirmed to MMAFighting.com’s Trocação Franca podcast that he
has not been cleared to face Manel Kape
on the July 8 occasion. Figueiredo’s withdrawal was initially reported
by Canal
Encarada.
“I’m nonetheless injured,” Figueiredo stated. “I requested for a combat, instructed my
supervisor I needed to combat already, however when he gave me the combat
and I talked to my bodily therapist and my ophthalmologist, [they
said] my eyesight remains to be not 100%. There are days I see
issues regular, however there are days it’s not OK, particularly the times
after I practice, in order that they determined I needed to go the complete six-month
[medical suspension] the ophthalmologist gave me [after UFC
283].”
Figueiredo is coming off a third-round physician stoppage loss in his
tetralogy towards present flyweight king Brandon
Moreno. He was initially anticipated to maneuver to the bantamweight
division earlier than revealing that he would stay at 125 kilos.
Figueiredo isn’t anticipated to renew full coaching and sparring
till the top of July.
It’s at the moment unknown if Kape will obtain a alternative opponent
at UFC 290, which takes place on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas
and is headlined by a featherweight title tilt between Alexander
Volkanovski and Yair
Rodriguez.
