UFC newcomer Deiveson Figueiredo stopped partying, drinking to become a pro fighter

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Deiveson Figueiredo will walk to the Octagon for the first time Saturday night, but he’s already a winner outside the cage.
Born and raised in Soure, a small city located 2,000 miles away from Rio de Janeiro, Figueiredo always enjoyed fighting, but it took a while for him to realize he had a future in it.
"I wasn’t focused, I wasn’t professional,” Figueiredo told MMA Fighting. "I have a different mindset now. I got older and evolved. You hav