MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 22: (L-R) Petr Yan of Russia and Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil face off in the course of the UFC Combat Evening weigh-in at Andaz Macau on November 22, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Petr Yan regarded for his second straight victory within the UFC Macau important occasion on Saturday, taking up surging former flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo.
Since arriving within the 135lb division, Figueiredo had rattled off three straight wins. Yan, in the meantime, had earned his first victory since 2021 when he defeated Tune Yadong earlier this 12 months.
Figueiredo took down Yan within the first 30 seconds of Saturday’s important occasion and was in a position to get Yan’s again. Yan did a great job of controlling Figueiredo’s arms and was in a position to reverse place. Yan maintained management for just about the remainder of the spherical.
Yan was beginning to reap the benefits of the reads he made in spherical two, touchdown robust leg kicks and strikes upstairs. Figueiredo landed a heavy shot on Yan, which compelled Yan to should respect him a bit of extra. On the finish of the second spherical, Yan landed a good looking journey on the previous Flyweight Champion.
Yan dropped Figueiredo with a sneaky uppercut as Figueiredo went for a degree change. Midway via the third spherical, this battle was wanting like a traditional Petr Yan efficiency. Yan was discovering success and started teeing off on Figueiredo, exhibiting why “No Mercy” is his nickname.
The first shot that Yan was having success with was uppercuts. Figueiredo was making an attempt to bob and weave, however couldn’t get out of the best way of the strikes of Yan.
On the finish of spherical 4, Yan bought sloppy, and “Deus da Guerra” dropped him.
This battle was really a showcase bout for the UFC Bantamweight division. Yan regarded like his outdated self, whereas Figueiredo was additionally in high type. In spherical 5 each fighters have been barely respiration heavy. They each threw the most effective weapons out of their arsenal, strikes have been exchanged, with Yan getting the higher of most exchanges.
Official Consequence: Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by Unanimous Resolution (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
