A bantamweight fight with title picture implications served as Saturday’s UFC 324 featured preliminary card fight. Second-ranked 135-pound contender and former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov faced former two-time flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo . Figueiredo entered the fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ranked sixth in the division and coming off a win over Montel Jackson . The 38 year-old Brazilian failed to make weight on Friday, weighing in 2.5 pounds over the weight class limit. Nurmagomedov rebounded from his first career loss in has lasting with a decision win over Mario Bautista .
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