LAS VEGAS – Francisco Figueiredo scored a historic submission win at UFC on ESPN 35. Figueiredo (13-4-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) submitted Daniel da Silva with a kneebar this past Saturday at the UFC Apex and became the first flyweight in company history to do so. The brother of UFC 125-pound champion Deiveson Figueiredo explained that he didn’t expect da Silva to shoot on him, but he was ready for that position. “He surprised me with that takedown to start the fight,” Figueiredo told MMA Junkie at a post-fight news conference
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Francisco Figueiredo recaps historic kneebar win: ‘We worked on that drill a lot’ – MMA Junkie