UFC 256 pre-event facts: Charles Oliveira can become UFC’s most prolific finisher

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UFC 256 pre-event facts: Charles Oliveira can become UFC’s most prolific finisher

The UFC puts on its 11th and final pay-per-view of the year Saturday with UFC 256.

The event, which takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card that follows prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+, is headlined by a flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Brandon Moreno (18-5-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC). Both men compete just 21 days after their wins at UFC 255, making it the fastest title-fight turnaround in company history.

In the co-headliner, former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson (25-4 MMA, 15-2 UFC) returns to action against Charles Oliveira (29-8 MMA, 17-8 UFC), who is on a seven-fight winning streak.

For more on the numbers behind the event, check below for 70 pre-event facts about UFC 256.

UFC 256 pre-event facts: Charles Oliveira can become UFC’s most prolific finisher