Petr Yan wasn’t interested in being a steppingstone for Deiveson Figueiredo.
The former bantamweight champion showed he still has plenty left in the tank, as he outdueled his Brazilian foe for five rounds to capture a unanimous decision triumph in the UFC Macau headliner at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China, on Saturday. After enduring a three-bout skid that included a pair of contentious split-decision defeats from April 2022 to March 2023, “No Mercy” has rebounded to score back-to-back victories against Figueiredo and Yadong Song. Figueiredo, the former flyweight champion, suffers his first loss in four outings since moving up to 135 pounds.