""The camp here at Pitbull Brothers was perfect," he said. "The resources here are excellent. Sparring partners like Leandro Higo from [PFL] only made me push myself to the best every day, and thank God we reached the end of the camp without injury. You can be sure I'll deliver a great fight. My goal is to win via knockout or submission.""
""Everyone knows he has a good grappling game, but he's going to face a different opponent, a former champion, and one punch from me can change everything," Figueiredo said. "In any case, fighting against favorites only increases my motivation.""
""I have many more fights than him. I'll be aggressive, blocking takedowns and landing hard punches. We know that when we block his takedowns, he gets frustrated, like other Russian fighters," said Figueiredo. "If he takes me down, I'll be working a lot on my offensive scramble game," Figueiredo said. "My jiu-jitsu is very sharp for this fight.""
Deiveson Figueiredo enters UFC 324 as an underdog against Umar Nurmagomedov, who opened as a 10-to-1 favorite. The former flyweight champion treats the underdog status as additional motivation. Training camp at Pitbull Brothers provided strong resources and high-quality sparring, including sessions with Leandro Higo, and concluded without injury. Figueiredo intends to press the action, block takedowns, land hard punches, and employ an offensive scramble game if taken down. Jiu-jitsu preparation is emphasized alongside a clear goal to finish the fight by knockout or submission. A win would lead to pursuit of a rematch with Petr Yan.
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