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Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo (born December 18, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also competed in the Flyweight division, where he is a former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion.[1] As of August 6, 2024, he is #5 in the UFC bantamweight rankings.[2]
Background
Figueiredo was born in Soure, Pará, Brazil, a small city on the isle of Marajó.[3] His father was a buffalo herder who practiced luta marajoara, a local folk wrestling style.[3] Deiveson has a younger sister and a brother – Francisco – who also is a professional mixed martial artist who was signed with the UFC.[3][4] He was a cowboy, working with his father at an animal farm until he was thirteen years old.[3] Around the age of nine, he followed his father's footsteps and began wrestling. He moved to Belém to attend high school and started training in capoeira.[3] He started training MMA under the tutelage of UFC Bantamweight Iuri "Marajó" Alcântara at the age of sixteen.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 José Ramirez (September 9, 2020). "UFC GOLD – From Beginning to Belt – Deiveson Figueiredo". Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz (November 27, 2020). "UFC signs Francisco Figueiredo, brother of flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo". mmafighting.com.
- ↑ "Cabeleireiro, mototaxista e lutador do UFC: a estrada de Deiveson Alcântara". sportv.globo.com/site/combate (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 2018-02-20.