UFC Macau: Yan, Figueiredo Headline 2024 Card

The UFC returned to Macau on November 23, 2024, for its first event there in a decade. Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo topped the card at Galaxy Arena, while Oezdemir–Ulberg was a featured light heavyweight bout.

Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo headlined

Yan controlled the five-round bantamweight main event and earned a unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring it 50–45. The win marked UFC’s return to Macau after its previous visit in 2014. Yan Xiaonan also won a unanimous decision over Tabatha Ricci in the co-main event. UFC Macau main-card results · Official scorecards

Ulberg defeated Oezdemir on the main card

The light heavyweight matchup took place earlier on the main card. Ulberg won a unanimous decision over Oezdemir, with scores of 30–27, 30–27 and 29–28. Zhang Mingyang also stopped Ozzy Diaz by first-round TKO at 2:25. Official UFC event results

Road to UFC finals were part of the card

The event included three completed Road to UFC Season 3 finals. Shi Ming won the strawweight final by third-round head-kick knockout, DongHun Choi took the flyweight final by first-round knockout, and SuYoung You won the bantamweight final by decision. The featherweight final between Zhu Kangjie and Xie Bin was postponed, so not all four tournament finals took place that night. UFC preliminary results

A successful return to Macau

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo was the promotion’s fourth event in Macau and first since 2014. The card featured a bantamweight title-contender headliner, a pair of significant light heavyweight bouts and the Road to UFC tournament finals. The corrected record makes clear that the Oezdemir–Ulberg clash was an important supporting fight, while Yan and Figueiredo were the main event.

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