Francisco Nazareno da Costa Figueiredo Junior was born on October 23,1989 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
13 Facts About Francisco Figueiredo
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Francisco Figueiredo is the younger brother of the two-time and former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
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Francisco Figueiredo's father was a buffalo herder who practiced luta marajoara, a local folk wrestling style.
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Francisco Figueiredo was the first brother to move to Belem to attend high school and started training in capoeira at the age of 13.
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Francisco Figueiredo worked as a bartender and assistant in a sushi kitchen before concentrating full time on his fight career.
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Francisco Figueiredo was scheduled to appear at Jungle Fight 103 against Klinger Pinheiro, the reigning bantamweight champion, but the event was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Francisco Figueiredo made his UFC debut against Jerome Rivera at UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs Magny on January 20,2021.
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Francisco Figueiredo was scheduled to face Jake Hadley on March 19,2022, at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Aspinall.
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However, Francisco Figueiredo withdrew from the event due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Allan Nascimento.
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Francisco Figueiredo faced Daniel da Silva on April 30,2022, at UFC on ESPN: Font vs Vera.
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Francisco Figueiredo won the fight via kneebar submission in the first round.
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Francisco Figueiredo faced Amir Albazi on August 20,2022, at UFC 278.
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Francisco Figueiredo lost the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of first round.