Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo is official.
This weekend, Yan and Figueiredo face off in a battle of former champions in the main event of UFC Macau and on Thursday evening the official weigh-ins took place with both men successfully making weight. Yan came in at 135.5 pounds, making use of the one-pound allowance for non-title fights, while Figueiredo made championship weight at 135 pounds on the dot.
Heading full steam into Saturday night @PetrYanUFC comes in at 135.5 pounds for #UFCMacau
[ Live SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus | 6amET/3amPT ] pic.twitter.com/SNXMcSZS4H— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
Our #UFCMacau main event is a go @Daico_Deiveson hits the scale at 135 pounds!
[ Live SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus| 6amET/3amPT ] pic.twitter.com/8OQdEZR0nE— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
We can’t wait for this one @PetrYanUFC vs @Daico_Deiveson
[ #UFCMacau | SATURDAY | Live on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/q50lylhISz— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
In the co-main event, Yan Xiaonan and Tabatha Ricci also made weight, coming in at 116 pounds and 115.5 pounds respectively. This will be Xiaonan’s first fight since coming up short in her strawweight title shot against Weili Zhang at UFC 300 back in April. Ricci, meanwhile is riding a two-fight winning streak.
Ready to dominate on home turf @YanXiaonan hits the scale at 116 pounds ahead of #UFCMacau
[ Live SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus | 6amET/3amPT ] pic.twitter.com/hiIOOxapri— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
Looking to climb the strawweight ranks with a victory @TabathaRicci weighs in at 115.5 pounds! #UFCMacau
[ Live SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus | 6amET/3amPT ] pic.twitter.com/u69qTBiOqA— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
All strawweights eyes will be on this one @YanXiaonan vs @TabathaRicci
[ #UFCMacau | SATURDAY | Live on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/EUodQz1254— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024
All 22 of the other fighters active for Saturday’s show in Macau also made weight.
Check out the official UFC Macau weigh-in results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ at 6 a.m. ET)
Petr Yan (135.5) vs Deiveson Figueiredo (135)
Yan Xiaonan (116) vs Tabatha Ricci (115.5)
Song Kenan (171) vs Muslim Salikhov (170.5)
Wang Cong (126) vs Gabriella Fernandes (126)
Volkan Oezdemir (206) vs Carlos Ulberg (205.5)
Zhang Mingyang (205) vs Ozzy Diaz (205)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ at 3 a.m. ET)
Baergeng Jieleyisi (135) vs SuYoung You (135.5)
Kiru Sahota (126) vs DongHun Choi (125.5)
Shi Ming (115.5) vs Feng Xiaocan (115)
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (125.5) vs Carlos Hernandez (125.5)
Lone’er Kavanagh (126) vs Jose Ochoa (125)
Xiao Long (135) vs Quang Le (136)
Maheshate (155.5) vs Nikolas Motta (155)
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