{"id":356670,"date":"2020-07-21T08:19:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356670"},"modified":"2020-07-21T08:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:19:59","slug":"deiveson-figueiredo-says-he-closed-the-casket-on-joseph-benavidez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/deiveson-figueiredo-says-he-closed-the-casket-on-joseph-benavidez\/","title":{"rendered":"Deiveson Figueiredo says he \u2018closed the casket\u2019 on Joseph Benavidez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Deiveson Figueiredo earned the flyweight with a win over Joseph Benavidez. He already headed back to his home turf of Brazil on Sunday afternoon accompanied by his new UFC belt.<\/p>\n<p>Figueiredo and Benavidez first fought back in February, where it was Figueiredo <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/joseph-benavidez\/ufc-norfolk-results-deiveson-figueiredo-kos-joseph-benavidez-video\/\">who won by second-round knockout<\/a>. However the Brazilian missed weight, so he didn&#8217;t claim the flyweight belt.<\/p>\n<p>In their rematch, Figueiredo wanted to finish his rival for good, and he did that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/joseph-benavidez\/ufc-fight-island-2-results-deiveson-figueiredo-sleeps-joseph-benavidez-video\/\">with a first-round submission win<\/a>\u00a0to become the new flyweight champion.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C76ueskKk0c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>, the flyweight champion discussed his one-sided victory against Benavidez, how it went according to his plan and why he wants to fight the former champion, Henry Cejudo next.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deiveson Figueiredo \u2018Closed The Casket\u2019 After Taking Joseph Benavidez\u2019s Soul - MMA Fighting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C76ueskKk0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what I planned, I made weight,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I spent the whole day in the room breaking down the fight, what could happen, how I would dominate him in the cage and I saw myself shutting every door in all areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Figueiredo, he accurately predicted Benavidez&#8217; strategy and found the best way to counteract his offence which resulted in victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He would definitely come out with the same pace from the first fight, come in with the same volume of strikes and for me to stop this I would have to counter with my elbows,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He always comes with his head down, he even head-butted me in the first fight and then said I head-butted him, so this time I did not use my head to defend his headbutts, I used my elbow,&#8221; Figueiredo added. &#8220;And that&#8217;s how I managed to get him down and submit him, he was a bit out with the elbows, so I used the opportunity to end the fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deiveson Figueiredo did praise his flyweight rival for his strength and stated that he defended his position, but Benavidez&#8217;s efforts weren&#8217;t enough to defend himself from a loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that when I got the first knockdown he\u2019d lose [awareness] of what was happening inside the cage and I\u2019d be able to do whatever I wanted with him,\u201d Figueiredo said. \u201cAnd it happened. I knocked him down three times. His soul wasn\u2019t in his body anymore. And then I took what was left and closed the casket.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Deiveson Figueiredo earned the flyweight with a win over Joseph Benavidez. He already headed back to his home turf of Brazil on Sunday afternoon accompanied by his new UFC belt. 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