UFC 256 poster launched
The poster for UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo’s file-breaking turnaround is official for the Dec. 12 pay-per-stumble on tournament.
The UFC on Thursday launched the poster for the iciness fight card, which marks the shortest time between title defenses for a UFC champion. Figueiredo notched his first flyweight title defense lower than two weeks previously at UFC 255 and afterward agreed to face Brandon Moreno – who picked up a first-round bewitch over Brandon Royval on the an identical card – true three weeks later at UFC 256.
2d-billed on the iciness fight card, however absolutely now now not 2d-fiddle in loads of fans’ minds, is a pivotal light-weight matchup between ex-interim champ Tony Ferguson and surging Charles Oliveira. Ferguson returns after a brutal loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 that dominated him out of a long-awaited fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Oliveira, basically the most prolific submission artist in UFC historical past, hopes to stable his first reveal for the belt against the sturdy Ferguson.
Uncover basically the most contemporary card for UFC 256 below:
Indispensable Card (ESPN+ pay-per-stumble on, 10 p.m. ET)
Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno
Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira
Kevin Holland vs. Ronaldo Souza
Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev
Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Andrea Lee vs. Gillian Robertson
Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba