![]() ![]() In this particular fight, the referee took a point because Figueiredo had committed an eye poke earlier in the contest that was not penalized. MMA referees are allowed to take a point for a groin strike at any time, but generally, a referee gives several warnings for a low blow foul before a point was taken. But I can go faster (in the next) fight, I guess.” Like, ‘Yes please, I need to rest at that moment.’ Because I tried to keep going really fast in the fight because I knew Figueiredo was getting tired in the fight. I think the first time when the referee told me you can rest a little bit, it was my first time saying yes. I don’t say it was intentional, but man, it was a nasty kick directly to my balls. It was very, very painful because he threw a really, really hard direction there. “Nah man, at that moment it was very painful. Like, ‘You’re fine?’ I said, ‘Yes, no problem.’ We have three kids so I don’t care, no problem,” Moreno joked. ![]() ![]() Speaking to TMZ Sports, Moreno explained how the low blow was “very painful,” suggesting that his wife was more worried than he was himself about the groin strike. In that round, Figueiredo landed a brutal low blow on Moreno, and referee Jason Herzog took one point for the foul, which ultimately led to the draw. It was a very competitive fight that turned out to be a draw because of a foul that occurred in the third round of the fight. At the end of the five rounds, the judges scored the bout a majority draw, and UFC president Dana White has since confirmed the rematch is happening in 2021. ![]() Moreno and Figueiredo went the full 25 minutes in a classic fight that headlined UFC 256. UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno described the “very painful” low blow in the Deiveson Figueiredo fight as “a nasty kick directly to my balls.” ![]()
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