A pivotal bantamweight bout is headed to the UFC’s return occasion in China.
Former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo takes on former bantamweight champ Petr Yan in a five-round principal occasion Nov. 23 at UFC Battle Night time 248 from Galaxy Area in Macau. An individual with data of the state of affairs confirmed the reserving to MMA Junkie on Wednesday following an preliminary report from Leo Guimaraes.
Figueiredo additionally has posted concerning the struggle on social media.
Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) scored his third straight win since transferring as much as bantamweight when he defeated Marlon Vera at UFC on ABC 7 in August. Figueiredo hoped to get a title shot in opposition to newly topped champion Merab Dvalishvili however should undergo a former champion first.
After dropping three straight to Aljamain Sterling, Sean O’Malley, and Dvalishvili, Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) rebounded with a win over rising contender Tune Yadong at UFC 299 in March.
With the addition, the present UFC Battle Night time 248 lineup contains:
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Petr Yan
- Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
- Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang
- Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi – “Highway to UFC” strawweight last
- Dong Hoon Choi vs. Kiru Sahota – “Highway to UFC” flyweight last
- Balgyn Jenisuly vs. Su Younger You – “Highway to UFC” bantamweight last
- Bin Xie vs. Kangjie Zhu – “Highway to UFC” featherweight last
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