Deiveson Figueiredo fears losing sight after eye injury and is taken to hospital for tests

The most controversial moment at UFC 283 was due to the eye injury suffered by Deiveson Figueiredo, which determined his loss to Mexican Brandon Moreno, now the new flyweight champion. The Brazilian was taken to a hospital in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, to find out the seriousness of the injury suffered.

Deiveson didn’t even participate in the athletes’ press conference after the Ultimate. Dave Shaw, UFC’s international vice-president, limited himself to saying that he had no new information about the athlete.

When contacted, the UFC confirmed that “he was transported to the hospital to have his eye injury checked”. After the fight, Deiveson expressed fear of losing his sight. Although the bleeding has been contained, there is fear of injury to the eyeball.

— I can’t say it was a finger in the eye. I took the hit and unfortunately closed my eye. I think it was a serious injury, God protect me and I don’t lose my sight – said Deiveson.

The controversy happened in the third round. Brandon Moreno landed a beautiful cross on Deiveson, who complained that the Mexican’s finger had gone into his eye. Herb Dean was unable to stop the fight before Moreno landed a mount. On the ground, the Mexican had a wide advantage.

On the replay, you could see that the Mexican’s fingers were touching the Brazilian’s eye, but you can’t tell if it was intentional. The arbitration ruled that the touch was legal. The fact is that Deiveson didn’t make it back to the fourth round, giving the victory to Brandon Moreno.

In the interview after the fight, the boos from the fans barely allowed the Mexican to speak. A glass was thrown into the octagon. The Brazilian, on the other hand, was greeted with shouts of “champion”.