Petr Yan’s resurgence as a bantamweight contender took another big step Saturday when he defeated fellow former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC Fight Night 248 main event.
Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) earned a unanimous decision victory over Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) in their headlining showdown at Galaxy Arena in Macau, putting himself back on the map as a title threat at 135 pounds.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Yan beating Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night 248.
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It's almost TIME @PetrYanUFC vs @Daico_Deiveson
[ #UFCMacau is LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/2EfY3dPj36
— UFC (@ufc) November 23, 2024
We're getting closer! Who you got?@PetrYanUFC vs @Daico_Deiveson
[ #UFCMacau is LIVE on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/r5ZfAAii93
— UFC (@ufc) November 23, 2024
Wake up! Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo are about to enter the cage for the #UFCMacau main event: Who ya got?!
Live results: https://t.co/8asxFETL8d pic.twitter.com/KerBMQ72YR
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) November 23, 2024
All set for another battle!
@Daico_Deiveson seeks to continue his BW ascent! #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/wBWWYh8AKX
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) November 23, 2024
All set for another battle!
@Daico_Deiveson seeks to continue his BW ascent! #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/wBWWYh8AKX
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) November 23, 2024
beautiful pic.twitter.com/Pj4jXRw50Q
— Josie Aldo (@JosieAldoMMA) November 23, 2024
10-9 Yan. Good start for Figgy but he couldn't capitalise. All the productive work for Yan. #UFCMacau
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) November 23, 2024
Figueiredo is freezing Yan with feints but he hasn’t followed up properly on them.
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) November 23, 2024
sublime. always a pleasure to see it https://t.co/9zuvIiA3oW pic.twitter.com/RlBcqhpjDg
— Josie Aldo (@JosieAldoMMA) November 23, 2024
A couple really nice shots from Figgy but Yan doing a vast majority of the work that round. 2-0 Yan
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 23, 2024
Yan dropped Figueiredo #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/F69FiGCxea
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 23, 2024
This fight is such a great reminder of why Petr Yan is a pleasure to watch. #UFCMacau
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) November 23, 2024
Yan making it look easy https://t.co/e00iFRifgE
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 23, 2024
Championship Rounds! #UFCMacau
How are you scoring Petr Yan vs Deiveson Figueiredo?! pic.twitter.com/kRnItx1ZA0
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 23, 2024
Figgy got a chin petr yan is starting to break him down beautiful upper cuts
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) November 23, 2024
Lots of action in this one!
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— UFC (@ufc) November 23, 2024
Figgy might have stolen round four with the knockdown!#UFCMacao
— Ian O'Neill (@ioneillmma) November 23, 2024
@PetrYanUFC you look damn good #UFCMacao
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) November 23, 2024
50-45 Yan @MMADecisions
Figgy was a live threat throughout. Great fight. #UFCMacau
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) November 23, 2024
Yan is so crisp with this striking
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 23, 2024
Un momento de respeto entre ambos guerreros! #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/t7E3Dj0aND
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 23, 2024
#UFCMacau results: Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Full coverage: https://t.co/8asxFEUiXL pic.twitter.com/ocXaKPNAj5
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) November 23, 2024
50-45 across the board! #UFCMacau
Petr Yan beats Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision pic.twitter.com/QvTu3JcvtP
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 23, 2024
I’m impressed @PetrYanUFC performance tonight #UFCMacao
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) November 23, 2024
A very proud son @PetrYanUFC | #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/hs3vjSSiL0
— UFC (@ufc) November 23, 2024
