Analysis of the biggest UFC Fight Night 248 storylines, including Petr Yan's push back into bantamweight title contention.

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#UFCMacau results: Petr Yan tops Deiveson Figueiredo in exciting battle, calls out Merab Dvalishvili

Petr Yan is back in the title discussion at bantamweight. At UFC Fight Night 248, Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) masterfully defeated Deiveson Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45). The event took place Saturday at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China. It only took Figueiredo less than half a minute to drag Yan down to the canvas at the start of the fight. Yan eventually worked his way into a controlling position on t…

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In a battle of former UFC champions, Petr Yan outdueled Deiveson Figueiredo for a unanimous decision victory at UFC Fight Night in Macau, China.

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Yan outduels Figueiredo in battle of ex-champs

Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo have each won multiple championship fights during their respective UFC careers, and the pair of former two-time titleholders engaged in a fantastic five-round Fight Night main event on Saturday in Macau.  
Yan handed Figueiredo his first loss since the former flyweight champion moved up to the bantamweight division, earning a unanimous decision and firmly reinserting himself into the title conversation at 135 pou…

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Petr Yan still a title threat after UFC Macau win over Deiveson Figueiredo

Russian mixed style fighter (MMA) Peter Yan made a statement after winning the UFC Fight Night 248 Absolute Fighting Championship tournament in Macau, China. Ian X reached out to Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili on social media and announced his desire to have a revenge. “Let's do it again! I promise the fans won't be disappointed,” he wrote. On November 23, Ian defeated Brazilian Figueiredo in the tournament's main bantamweight match. The fig…

Российский боец смешанного стиля (ММА) Петр Ян сделал заявление после победы на турнире Абсолютного бойцовского чемпионата UFC Fight Night 248 в китайском Макао. Ян в соцсети X обратился к грузинскому бойцу Мерабу Двалишвили и заявил о желании провести реванш. «Давай сделаем это снова! Обещаю, фанаты не будут разочарованы», — написал он. 23 ноября Ян победил бразильца Фигейреду в главном поединке турнира в легчайшем весе. Схватка завершилась поб…

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Petr Yan returns to the title race after an epic evening at UFC Macau

The UFC landed in China to host a big event with a lot of Asian presence. Despite this, the stellar fight was a duel of former champions that pitted the Russian Petr Yan against the Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo . Yan defeated by unanimous decision the former champion of the lower weight in a clash in which it seemed that the Russian was going to win easily, but in which Figueiredo pulled out the champion caste and complicated the contest in the…

La UFC aterrizaba en China para albergar un gran evento con mucha presencia asiática. Pese a esto, la pelea estelar era un duelo de excampeones que enfrentaba al ruso Petr Yan contra el brasileño Deiveson Figueiredo . Yan venció por decisión unánime al excampeón del peso inferior en un choque en el que parecía que el ruso iba a ganar con facilidad, pero en el que Figueiredo sacó la casta de campeón y complicó la contienda en los últimos asaltos.…

Petr Yan vence a Deiveson Figueiredo y vuelve a la carrera del título de la UFC

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Petr Yan defeats Deiveson Figueiredo and returns to the UFC title race

UFC Macau's main event was a back-and-forth firefight for the ages. Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo put out a slugfest, jam-packed with uninterrupted action through and through.

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UFC Macau: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo: Full video highlights

Today's UFC Macau event was headlined by a key men's bantamweight bout featuring Petr Yan taking on Deiveson Figueiredo.

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Pros react after Petr Yan defeats Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Macau

Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo  Petr Yan looks ready to make another bantamweight title run. On Saturday, Yan picked up a unanimous decision win over Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event of UFC Macau, in a vintage performance from the former 135-pound champion. Though Figueiredo was highly competitive throughout, Yan simply out-worked the former flyweight champ to take a clean sweep of the judges’ scorecards, 50-45 and put himself back in the…

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#UFCMacau takeaways: Petr Yan reminds us all he's still a title threat (via @MikeBohn)

#UFCMacau takeaways: Petr Yan reminds us all he's still a title threat (via @MikeBohn)

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