UFC 256: Figueiredo Vs. Moreno Fight Card: Prediction & Preview, Date & Location, Odds, Start Time

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno is set to take place on December 12, 2020, at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet in July at UFC 251.



However, Burns was pulled from the contest after he and his coach, Greg Jones, tested positive for COVID-19. In turn, Usman faced, and defeated Jorge Masvidal at that event. 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.

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. In turn, it was announced on November 9 that Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed to 2021.

A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling was originally scheduled to serve as the co-main event. 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.Those "personal reasons" were later revealed to be related to visa and travel issues.



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. Former Rizin FF Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape, who was expected to make his promotional debut a week later at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal, will serve as a potential replacement.

Check Out The Full Card Below:

Main card



Flyweight Championship Bout: Deiveson Figueiredo Vs. Brandon Moreno

Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira

Lightweight bout: Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev

Middleweight Bout: Kevin Holland vs. Ronaldo Souza

Heavyweight Bout: Junior dos Santos vs. Ciryl Gane

Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)

Featherweight Bout: Cub Swanson vs. Daniel Pineda

Women's Strawweight Bout: Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba

Featherweight Bout: Billy Quarantillo vs. Gavin Tucker

Women's Strawweight Bout: Tecia Torres vs. Sam Hughes

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)

Featherweight Bout: Chase Hooper vs. Peter Barrett

A middleweight rematch between Omari Akhmedov and Marvin Vettori was briefly linked to the event. The pairing met previously at UFC 219 in December 2017, when they fought to a majority draw. On October 13, it was announced that Akhmedov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ronaldo Souza.

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. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet in July at UFC 251.

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