AUSTIN, Texas – Rob Font is confident he’ll handle Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC on ESPN 52 , but it won’t be easy. Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) is a former UFC flyweight champion who will make his promotional bantamweight debut on Saturday’s main card at Moody Center. Although Figueiredo carries championship aura, Font (20-7 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) doesn’t consider notoriety any sort of factor in the fight’s preparation or outcome. “This guy has been fighting (Brandon) Moreno for the last 10 years, it feels like,” Font told MMA Junkie and other reporters Wednesday at a pre-fight news conference. “There’s a lot of film on him. You know he’s going to bring it.
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