UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

I just don't think you can take 10 rounds of Figuieredo's punches. I feel like the rematch of a brutal fight favors the puncher.

Peace out boys, enjoy the rest of ur night!

How the **** do so many people have perfect picks on this card..

Anyone wanna explain why a majority draw isn’t  considered a victory for the champion because figgy still has a belt 

But still a great PPV worth the money

Let them both rest up and run it back next time with a full camp. Kick ass card!!

Either bring back Mighty Mouse if you confendent he get his asskick by figgy or Moreno, or kept him in Asia because Figgy did more for the division in one year then Mighty Mouse did in 7. Bring back Mighty Mouse and the division will get shut again if he beat Figgy

Figgy would be one champion too if you get what I’m saying @duck

Feel bad for Tony

Don’t feel bad for tony you can only go so far training with inanimate objects. He reached his ceiling, maybe if he got some actual coaches and wasn’t playing with a baseball he might have won. (He throws a baseball like a 8 year old throws one with their off hand)

I'm okay with the draw, but it turns out one of the judges gave Moreno the 5th round, making it a draw. That's preposterous. 

But I don't agree with the draw.
I'm a big Moreno fan since his TUF run, and he was very competitive until the end in a great back and forth round, but I only scored round 4 for him...
Even with the point deduction, Figueiredo should have won that.
But anyway, I have nothing against a rematch, it was the real war the division needed, and it was great to see Figueiredo get pushed like that. Great cardio for a huge puncher like him, by the way.


Charles Oliveira had a tremendous performance, and he's clearly ready for a very top test next time, but it's hard to ignore that Tony is 37 years old, had a BRUTAL career in a BRUTAL division in a BRUTAL sport, just had some lihe changing injuries, came from the beatdown of the year against Gaethje, is dealing with some serious mental issues, etc... At this point he should take a long break or retire, or at the very worst take a big step down in competition. What about a rematch vs Michael Johnson (his last lost before the Gaethje fight), a Trinaldo little war, or a Cerrone rematch (since the first one was a great fight, stopped by injury) ?
I don't want to take anything away from Charles tho, he looked awesome, and I can't wait to see him face Nick Lentz for a fourth time ! No seriously, the winner of McGregor-Poirier 2 would be great, but anyone in the top 5 would be an awesome challenge.

What can you say about Holland... His weird style is fun as hell to watch, and who else (well, except Niko Price) could KO someone from the bottom ?
Souza is getting old tho... Should face some old veterans like him: rematch vs Rockhold could be interesting, or Weidman/Hall loser... Is Tim Boetsch retired ?
For Holland, a fresh matchup against another young lion would be more appropriate (Shahbazyan ?). But I really like the Chimaev idea. They are both very similar in hype, willingness to fight anyone anytime, and championship potential... Let's book that fight !

Gané did what he was supposed to do... We already knew JDS had a fading chin, and that Gané is a talented and composed kickboxer. It wasn't the best matchup to be honest, but at least now Gané can face a real test. I would love to see him against Rozenstruik... Two very good striking experts, with kickboxing experience and good cardio going at it, would give us a technical standup war AT HEAVYWEIGHT !!!
JDS should stop fighting. He had a tremendous career, huge wins over all time greats like Velasquez, Miocic, Werdum, Mir, Crocop, Hunt... He was a good champ, and there is nothing else to gain here in facing Walt Harris or Oleinik...

Swanson is still a beast ! At the very least a can be a dangerous gatekeeper to the top 10 for a few more fights... Who wouldn't love to see him face Barboza ? What about a rematch vs Stephens ?
Fiziev will be interesting to watch against a real top 15 lightweight. He looked excellent in his last couple fights...
Quanrantillo was a little disapointing, but I'm going to keep an eye on Gavin Tucker.
Hooper really looks like Askren's child. He wasn't doing great until the brillant finish, not great standup skills, but it's fascinating to see a young fighter evolve.

Well, that was fun to watch.
Have a nice day everybody.

I completely agree with everything except the Holland vs. Shahbazyan suggestion and that Fiziev looked "excellent" in this fight.
 My main reason for not wanting HollandxShahbazyan next fight is that I'm a Shahbazyan fan and I don't want to see the 23 year old get thrown to Holland after a humbling loss to Brunson, give him a step down to regain some confidence. Another super tough fight to such a young, potential star, fighter.


As for Fiziev, while it was a a highlight KO no doubt, he fought a grappler who, for whatever reason, thought it was a good idea to try to stand and trade with a world class striker. While Moicano most probably would have much more success taking this fight to the ground, (I know this is much easier said then done against somebody who can keep you at range with kicks) he was able to have some good flashes on the feet. I'm interested to see how Fiziev will do against someone much more committed to trying to grind him out and take it to the ground. 

Its basically as if the fight didn't happen. Figgy would still be champ, because he hasn't been beaten.

Why shouldn't everybody get 25 points if a fight ends in a draw?

Either do that, or allow us to predict that a fight will end in a draw - and it happens, give anyone who did predict the draw 500 points.

^  that’s the ticket!

Its interesting to see if Souza & JDS survive next cut. They are both still top 15 in their respective weight class but

Souza is 41 coming of 3 consecutive lost
and JDS is coming of 4 consectuvie KO lost.

I belived it all depend of how much they earn per fight. JDS have an advantage being at HW(weak division) and Arlovski still in the rooster following a smilar run in 2016-2017

* Edited at 12.13.2020, 11:27 AM ET *

Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno 2
Charles Oliveira vs Conor McGregor/Dustin Poirier winner
Tony Ferguson vs Diego Ferreira/Beneil Dariush winner
Kevin Holland vs Jack Hermansson
Jacare Souza vs Brendan Allen
Ciryl Gane vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Junior dos Santos vs Walt Harris
Rafael Fiziev vs Islam Makhachev/Drew Dober loser
Renato Moicano vs Marc Diakiese