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Petr Yan opens as slight betting favorite to beat Deiveson Figueiredo in UFC Macau banger fight

Set to return to the main event scene for the first time since March of last year, former bantamweight champion, Petr Yan has opened as the slightest of betting favorites to defeat former flyweight king, Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night Macau next month.

Yan, a former undisputed and interim bantamweight champion, snapped his losing skid back in April at UFC 299, turning in a hard-fought unanimous decision win over Song Yadong to bring a halt to a three-fight losing run.

As for Figueiredo, the former undisputed flyweight champion improved to 3-0 since his move to 135lbs last year, most recently landing an impressive decision win of his own over former title chaser, Marlon Vera – becoming the first fighter to drop the Ecuadorian in their Saudi Arabia pairing.