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Bantamweight Main Event Between Petr Yan, Deiveson Figueiredo

On Saturday, November 23rd, former Bantamweight champion, Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan (17-5-0) and former Flyweight champion, Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1) will face off at the Galaxy Arena, Cotai, Macau for the main event. This will be the UFC’s first time fighting in China in 10 years.

Petr Yan is coming off a win in March over Song Yadong, by a unanimous decision. He is a confident and well-rounded fighter tauted by one UFC insider. The Insider also listed Yan’s strengths are his takedown defense and offense, his underrated striking, and his offensive wrestling. He tends not to be a backward fighter, and he consistently moves forward with a reach of 67”.