The Octagon returns to China for in the present day’s UFC Macau occasion, a 13 bout combat card headliner by Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo.
Yan (17-5 MMA) will probably be returning to motion for the primary time since defeating Music Yadong by unanimous resolution at March’s UFC 299 occasion. That win snapped a three-fight dropping skid for the previous bantamweight champion, as ‘No Mercy’ had beforehand dropped three straight choices to Aljamain Sterling, Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvilli respectively.
In the meantime, Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA) will enter in the present day’s contest on a three-fight successful streak, his newest being a unanimous resolution victory over Marlon Vera this previous August. Previous to that, the previous flyweight champion had submitted Cody Garbrandt at April’s historic UFC 300 occasion.
UFC Macau is co-headlined by a girls’s strawweight bout that includes Yan Xiaonan taking up Tabitha Ricci.
Xiaonan (18-4 MMA) will probably be returning to motion for the primary time since struggling a call loss to Zhang Weili in a combat for the flyweight title at UFC 300. Previous to that setback, ‘Fury’ was coming off back-to-back wins over Mackenzie Dern and Jessica Andrade (see that right here).
In the meantime, Tabitha Ricci (11-2 MMA) most lately competed this previous August, the place she scored a unanimous resolution victory over Angela Hill. ‘Baby Shark’ has gone 6-1 over her previous seven Octagon appearances total.
Additionally featured on in the present day’s UFC Macau most important card is a extremely anticipated mild heavyweight contest between Volkan Oezdemir and Carlos Ulberg.
Oezdemir (20-7) will enter the bout on a two-fight successful streak, his newest being a knockout victory over Johnny Walker this previous June (see that right here). The previous title challenger has gone 3-2 over his previous 5 Octagon appearances total.
In the meantime, Carlos Ulberg (10-1 MMA) will probably be competing for the primary time since knocking out Alonzo Menifield at Might’s UFC St. Louis occasion. That victory marked ‘Black Jag’s’ sixth in a row, with 5 of these six wins coming by means of end.
Get all of in the present day’s reside outcomes and highlights under (refresh for updates):
UFC Macau Essential Card (ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET)
Petr Yan (135.5) vs Deiveson Figueiredo (135) –
Yan Xiaonan (116) vs Tabatha Ricci (115.5) –
Music Kenan (171) vs Muslim Salikhov (170.5) –
Wang Cong (126) vs Gabriella Fernandes (126) –
Volkan Oezdemir (206) vs Carlos Ulberg (205.5) –
Zhang Mingyang (205) vs Ozzy Diaz (205) –
UFC Macau Prelims (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)
Baergeng Jieleyisi (135) vs SuYoung You (135.5) –
Kiru Sahota (126) vs DongHun Choi (125.5) – Choi def. Sahota through KO (punch) at 2:36 of Spherical 1
Shi Ming (115.5) vs Feng Xiaocan (115) – Ming def. Feng Xiaocan through KO (head kick) at 0:46 of Spherical 3
Shi Ming with the brutal head kick KO! 😱 #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/dBrcxCTl11
MASSIVE HEADKICK Okay.O. FROM SHI MING 🤯 #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/Mi4ufMJ7Kh
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (125.5) vs Carlos Hernandez (125.5) – Hernandez def. Tumendemberel by break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
RIGHT ON THE BUTTON 😱
Lone’er Kavanagh (126) vs Jose Ochoa (125) – Kavanagh def. Ochoa by unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Xiao Lengthy (135) vs Quang Le (136) – Lengthy def. Le through KO (punches) at 1:28 of Spherical 3
BIG energy from Xiao Lengthy in his UFC debut 🔥 #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/YZfBEMNDPS
Maheshate Hayisaer (155.5) vs Nikolas Motta (155) – Motta def. Hayisaer by unanimous resolution (30-27 x3)
Who’re you selecting to win in the present day’s UFC Macau most important occasion between Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo?