Overview
- Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Montel Jackson by split decision in the co-main event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
- Judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, and 28-29, reflecting a close bout decided on early control.
- Figueiredo secured takedowns and top position in the first two rounds, while Jackson rallied late with strikes and leg kicks to take the third on all cards.
- The result snapped Figueiredo’s two-fight losing streak and ended Jackson’s six-fight winning run, marking Jackson’s first career split-decision defeat.
- After Figueiredo’s callout, champion Merab Dvalishvili posted that he is waiting for him, and Figueiredo said he is ready to return again as soon as year-end.