Not all that long ago, it was a pretty big fight.
Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo were champions and pound-for-pound fixtures bridging 2020 into 2021 – having won their titles at bantamweight and flyweight just seven days apart during the UFC's COVID-addled run on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi.
They're sharing turf at 135 pounds these days, though, which means their Fight Night matchup at Galaxy Arena in China's seaside Macau region is especially important as the veterans, now 31 and 36, respectively, aim to stay within striking range of another shot.
Yan is ranked third at bantamweight though he's won just twice in six fights since ascending to a vacated throne with a TKO defeat of Jose Aldo at UFC 251.