MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Petr Yan of Russia punches Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil of their bantamweight battle in the course of the UFC Struggle Evening occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Petr Yan regarded for his second straight victory within the UFC Macau primary 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 Track Yadong earlier this yr.
Figueiredo took down Yan within the first 30 seconds of Saturday’s primary occasion and was in a position to get Yan’s again. Yan did 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 sturdy leg kicks and strikes upstairs. Figueiredo landed a heavy shot on Yan, which pressured Yan to must respect him somewhat extra. On the finish of the second spherical, Yan landed a gorgeous 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 trying like a basic Petr Yan efficiency. Yan was discovering success and commenced 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 way in which of the strikes of Yan.
On the finish of spherical 4, Yan obtained sloppy, and “Deus da Guerra” dropped him.
This battle was actually a showcase bout for the UFC Bantamweight division. Yan regarded like his previous self, whereas Figueiredo was additionally in high type. In spherical 5 each fighters had been barely respiration heavy. They each threw the perfect weapons out of their arsenal, strikes had been exchanged, with Yan getting the higher of most exchanges.
Official Outcome: Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by Unanimous Determination (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
