protagonist of UFC Macau, this Saturday (23), alongside Petr yan, Deiveson Figueiredo believes he has a 'shortcut' to defeat the Russian in the main fight of the event, but he doesn't necessarily think about using it.
In a recent interview with journalist Kevin Iole, the 'God of War' stated that he feels far superior to the Russian in grappling, but assured that he intends to test himself against his rival's striking and aims to win by knockout.
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“I saw his flaws and he is a bit of a threat in the kickboxing department, but I’m not going to compare his grappling to mine because I think I’m much better. I’m a threat in grappling, he doesn’t want to fight me on the ground. He would be taken down and submitted. But I want to use my power in my hands and I want to knock him out in this fight,” said the Brazilian.
Deiveson Figueiredo arrives for the UFC Macau on a three-game winning streak and is undefeated since moving up from flyweight (up to 56,7 kg), the category in which he was champion, to bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg).
On the other side, Petr yan recently bounced back from a three-fight losing streak in the Octagon. The former bantamweight champion is coming off a win over song yadong in March this year, in UFC 299.
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