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Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo Headline UFC Macau

A win for either top-10 bantamweight would move that fighter materially closer to a title shot.

Overview

  • The main event between No. 5 Song Yadong and No. 7 Deiveson Figueiredo is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, at Galaxy Arena in Macau.
  • The UFC has finalised the full main and prelim cards and confirmed the event will stream on Paramount+ with prelims at 4am ET and the main card at 7am ET for North American viewers.
  • Early betting markets heavily favor Song, with sportsbooks listing him around -600 to -625 and Figueiredo roughly +400 to +440.
  • Song returns to fight in his home country after a string of close losses to elite 135-pound opponents and says this bout is 'very important' to his title push.
  • Figueiredo, a two-time former flyweight champion, says he feels '100%' as he seeks a rebound from recent setbacks to re-establish himself in bantamweight title contention.