{"id":283786,"date":"2018-08-27T13:10:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283786"},"modified":"2018-08-27T13:10:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:10:46","slug":"ufc-lincoln-winner-deiveson-figueiredo-wants-henry-cejudo-or-demetrious-johnson-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/deiveson-figueiredo\/ufc-lincoln-winner-deiveson-figueiredo-wants-henry-cejudo-or-demetrious-johnson-next\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Lincoln winner Deiveson Figueiredo wants Henry Cejudo or Demetrious Johnson next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, on the main card of UFC Lincoln, Brazilian flyweight contender\u00a0Deiveson Figueiredo improved to a fantastic 15-0 overall with a brutal TKO stoppage of former title challenger John Moraga. Now, he&#8217;s eyeing the division&#8217;s very best fighters.<\/p>\n<p>In a post-fight interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/08\/deiveson-figueiredo-wants-henry-cejudo-will-take-demetrious-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie<\/a>,\u00a0Deiveson Figueiredo called for a fight with new UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. If he can&#8217;t get this opportunity, well, he says he&#8217;ll settle for the most dominant champion in UFC history, former flyweight champion Demetrious &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221; Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I have earned credit to ask for any of the top-5, even Cejudo,\u201d Figueiredo said after his stoppage defeat of Moraga. \u201cIf it\u2019s not Cejudo, make it Demetrious Johnson. I want one of the two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve earned credit to ask for either of the two,\u201d Figueiredo added. \u201cI knocked out a guy who\u2019s fought for the belt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the UFC roster in June of 2017,\u00a0Deiveson Figueiredo has gone 4-0,\u00a0knocking out Marco Beltr\u00e1n, defeating Jarred Brooks by decision, and knocking out Joseph Morales and John Moraga. Eight of his 15 wins have come by way of knockout, and five have come by way of submission.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think\u00a0Deiveson Figueiredo&#8217;s accomplishments have earned him a fight with Demetrious Johnson or Henry Cejudo? Join the debate in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/27\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, on the main card of UFC Lincoln, Brazilian flyweight contender\u00a0Deiveson Figueiredo improved to a fantastic 15-0 overall with a brutal TKO stoppage of former title challenger John Moraga. Now, he&#8217;s eyeing the division&#8217;s very best fighters. 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