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UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
The poster for UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateDecember 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)
VenueUFC Apex
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 12, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1][2]

Background

The promotion was initially targeting a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Kamaru Usman (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) and Gilbert Burns to serve as the event headliner.[3] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet in July at UFC 251.[4] However, Burns was pulled from the contest after he and his coach, Greg Jones, tested positive for COVID-19.[5] In turn, Usman faced, and defeated Jorge Masvidal at that event.[6] On October 5, it was reported Usman pulled out from this bout, citing more time needed to recover from undisclosed injuries and the bout was postponed.[7]

While not officially announced by the organization, the promotion was also targeting a UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion Amanda Nunes (also the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion) and former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Megan Anderson to serve as the event headliner.[1] In turn, it was announced on November 9 that Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to 2021.[8]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling was originally scheduled to serve as the co-main event.[9] Due to the aforementioned cancelations, they were then expected to headline the card. On November 22, Russian media revealed that the fight was also canceled due to personal reasons related to Yan and is expected to be booked at a later date.[10] Those "personal reasons" were later revealed to be related to visa and travel issues.[11]

Following his first title defense at UFC 255 on November 21, UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo is expected to headline this event against Brandon Moreno, who also fought at that same date. This booking represents the shortest turnaround between title fights by a champion in UFC history at just 21 days.[12][13]

Former Invicta FC and UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza (also The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned women's strawweight winner) was briefly scheduled to face Amanda Ribas at the event.[14] However on October 9, it was announced that Esparza was pulled due to undisclosed reasons.[15] Ribas was rescheduled against former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson at UFC 257.[16]

A middleweight rematch between Omari Akhmedov and Marvin Vettori was briefly linked to the event.[17] The pairing met previously at UFC 219 in December 2017, when they fought to a majority draw.[18] On October 13, it was announced that Akhmedov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza.[19] In turn, Vettori was removed from the contest to serve as a replacement for the main event of UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori a week earlier.[20] Kevin Holland, whom Vettori replaced due to a COVID-19 positive test, was rescheduled to face Souza at this event.[21]

A featherweight bout between Billy Quarantillo and Gavin Tucker is expected to take place at this event.[22] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at an event on April 25 that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][24]

Renato Moicano and Rafael Fiziev were expected to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[25] In turn, Moicano pulled out after testing positive for COVID-19 and the bout was rescheduled for this event.[26]

Fight card

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Brandon Moreno [a]
Lightweight Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev
Middleweight Ronaldo Souza vs. Kevin Holland
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane
Preliminary card
Women’s Flyweight Andrea Lee vs. Gillian Robertson
Early Preliminary card
Featherweight Gavin Tucker vs. Billy Quarantillo
Heavyweight Sergey Spivak vs. Jared Vanderaa
Welterweight Li Jingliang vs. Dwight Grant
  1. ^ For the UFC Flyweight Championship.

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Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nick Selbe (2020-08-21). "Report: Amanda Nunes to defend featherweight title in December bout vs. Megan Anderson". si.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2020-11-15). "2020 UFC event schedule: Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez, Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis among events". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. ^ Damon Martin (2020-09-01). "Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns targeted for UFC 256 in December". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  4. ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-06-09). "Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns headlines UFC 251 on 'Fight Island' in Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. ^ Mike Bohn (2020-07-03). "Gilbert Burns tests positive for COVID-19, out of UFC 251 headliner vs. Kamaru Usman". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. ^ Marc Raimondi (2020-07-12). "Kamaru Usman beats Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at UFC 251 to retain welterweight belt". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. ^ Ariel Helwani (2020-10-05). "Sources: Usman-Burns fight on Dec. 12 is off". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  8. ^ Staff (2020-11-09). "Megan Anderson says Amanda Nunes out of UFC 256, title fight pushed to 2021". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. ^ Mike Bohn (2020-10-14). "Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling bantamweight title fight set for UFC 256". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  10. ^ Staff (2020-11-22). "Yan vs. Sterling UFC title fight canceled". tass.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-22. (in Russian)
  11. ^ Jed Meshew (2020-11-24). "Morning Report: Petr Yan reveals why he withdrew from scheduled title defense against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  12. ^ Ariel Helwani (2020-11-22). "Sources: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno agree to fight at UFC 256". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  13. ^ Staff and Vinicius Giglio (2020-11-24). "Main & co-main events confirmed for UFC 256". ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  14. ^ Staff (2020-09-09). "UFC plans duel between Amanda Ribas and Carla Esparza for UFC 256 in December". globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-09-09. (in Portuguese)
  15. ^ Guilherme Cruz, Damon Martin, and Mike Heck (2020-10-09). "Carla Esparza no longer fighting Amanda Ribas at UFC 256". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  18. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-12-30). "UFC 219 results: Marvin Vettori, Omari Akhmedov slug their way to majority draw". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  19. ^ Andrea Ruggini (2020-10-13). "Marvin Vettori will face Jacaré Souza at UFC 256". fight.theshieldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2020-10-13. (in Italian)
  20. ^ Mike Bohn and John Morgan (2020-11-28). "Jack Hermansson vs. Marvin Vettori set as new UFC on ESPN 19 headliner". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  21. ^ Dave Doyle (2020-11-29). "Kevin Holland vs. 'Jacare' Souza added to UFC 256". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  22. ^ Nolan King (2020-10-28). "Billy Quarantillo and Gavin Tucker get their wishes, booked to fight at UFC 256". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  23. ^ Nolan King (2020-03-05). "Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker added to UFC on ESPN+ 31". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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