{"id":167859,"date":"2025-02-19T13:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=167859"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:31:36","slug":"m80-budega-vivas-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-released","title":{"rendered":"M80 announces departures of Budega and Vivas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//02//m80-budega-vivas-departure-large.jpg/" alt=\"Image of Budega and Vivas on a dark grey and flurescent green background\" class=\"wp-image-167860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-departure-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-departure-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-departure-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-departure-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/m80-budega-vivas-departure.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M80 releases Budega and Vivas. Image credit: M80<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e32c1ba\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>M80<\/strong> has announced the release of its Rainbow Six Siege coach <strong>Matheus &#8216;Budega&#8217; Figueiredo<\/strong> and its Team Manager <strong>Igor &#8216;Vivas&#8217; Vivas<\/strong> following the conclusion of the 2025 Six Invitational.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e32c9b1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The news follows Budega receiving a <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//m80-budega-two-year-suspension-six-invitational/">two-year suspension<\/a> from all of <strong>BLAST<\/strong>&#8216;s R6 tournament circuit after an altercation between the former coach and <strong>DarkZero Esports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf60e32e378\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-166621\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//m80-budega-two-year-suspension-six-invitational/" target=\"_blank\">M80 coach Budega receives two-year suspension following Six Invitational altercation<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-160735\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//m80-announces-beastcoast-acquisition/" target=\"_blank\">M80 announces Beastcoast acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-160716\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//rainbow-six-siege-esports-world-cup-2025/" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Six Siege added to 2025 Esports World Cup line-up<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e32f48a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In addition to Budega, Vivas also received a $10,000 (~\u00a37,946) fine along with a minor misconduct penalty. M80&#8217;s ex-Team Manager is eligible to attend future BLAST R6 events.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e32fc25\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>On February 17th, 2025, <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////x.com//M80gg//status//1891525731747778629/">the organisation <\/a>noted: &#8220;Today we say goodbye to two of the key pillars of our Rainbow Six Siege program the last two years.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e330390\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;We owe so much to the work Budega and Vivas put in and want to say thank you and good luck in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e330af9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The encounter between Budega, Vivas, and DarkZero Esports took place following the<a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//m80-coach-ban-at-six-invitational/"> team&#8217;s 2-1 defeat<\/a> during the Group Stage of the Six Invitational 2025.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e331253\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>After losing to DarkZero, the team dropped into the elimination bracket where M80 was defeated 2-0 by Japanese team CAG Osaka.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e3319b8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>As a result of the defeats, M80 ended the 2025 Six Invitational with a top 16 placement, taking home $55,000 (~\u00a343,695) in prize money.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e332129\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>M80 is yet to reveal replacements for Budega and Vivas for the 2025 season. The organisation is one of 20 teams that form the <strong><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//11//rainbow-six-esports-revenue-programme/">R6 Share<\/a><\/strong> programme, an initiative designed to generate revenue for esports organisations fielding Rainbow Six rosters.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e3328ba\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>M80 isn&#8217;t the only entity looking to revamp and refresh in 2025. In fact, the Rainbow Six Siege ecosystem looks set to embark on a new era this year.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf60e33301b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>During the Six Invitational, Ubisoft unveiled <strong><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//ubisoft-rainbow-six-siege-x-announcement/">Rainbow Six Siege X<\/a><\/strong>, the next evolution of the developer and publisher&#8217;s tactical shooter.  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