Brazilian flyweights Francisco Figueiredo and Daniel da Silva will collide at UFC’s Fight Night show on April 30, MMA Fighting confirmed following a report from Twitter user Igor Melotto.
Brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, Francisco (12-4-1, 1 NC) reenters the octagon nine months after losing a decision to Malcolm Gordon, which dropped his UFC record to 1-1. Figueiredo was 31 and beat Jerome Rivera to make his UFC debut on January 2021..
Da Silva (11-2), a teammate of Alex Oliveira in Brazil, is a former Shooto Brazil title contender who lost his UFC debut to Jeff Molina in October 2021. “Miojo” 25, finished in all five of his 11 victories, six submissions, with the exception of one ending in round 1.
The UFC has yet to officially announce the April 30 card and its headlining bout. Current fights include Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko and Gina Mazany against Shanna Young.
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