This is the live blog for Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo, the bantamweight main event for Saturday’s UFC Macau card at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.
Song is currently No. 7 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Figueiredo close behind at No. 9.
This headlining bout presents Song (22-8-1, 2 NC) with another opportunity to prove he belongs among the elite after having mixed results against the likes of Sean O’Malley, Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, and Cory Sandhagen in the past. Song is coming
off of a loss to former UFC champion Sean O’Malley, but at 28, still has plenty of time to make a title run of his own, a run that could start with a showcase performance in his home country.
Figueiredo (25-6-1) has fought his way to a top 10 ranking since moving up a division from flyweight, where he won UFC gold twice. The 38-year-old is mired in a 1-3 slump, though like Song, his losses have come against the division’s best including Umar Nurmagomedov, Yan, and Sandhagen. It’s now or never for Figueiredo, who still hopes to fight for a title again.
Check out the Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo live blog below.
Preamble
Well, that was a disappointing performance by Zhang Mingyang, which puts even more pressure on Song to send the fans home happy. Can he put on a dominant performance against Deiveson Figueiredo or does the wily vet still have some tricks up his sleeve?
