ABU DHABI – Alexandre Pantoja wants nothing more than to avenge his loss to Deiveson Figueiredo . Pantoja has won four of his past five, with his lone loss coming by decision to Figueiredo a year ago at UFC 240. He rebounded with a big first-round knockout win over the streaking Matt Schnell this past December, but the loss to Figueiredo set him back from his title aspirations. Pantoja (22-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will face Askar Askarov (11-0-1 MMA, 1-0-1 UFC) on Saturday at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi looking to cement himself as the No. 1 flyweight contender. Later that night in the main event, Figueiredo will rematch Joseph Benavidez to crown a new flyweight champion.
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Alexandre Pantoja rooting for Deiveson Figueiredo to win so they can run things back – MMA Junkie