Two former world champions, Russian Petr Yаn and Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo, will meet at the Macau Arena.The Russian fighter was the first to win the champion’s title. Exactly a year after him, the Brazilian achieved comparable accomplishments. Now they have to face the test of a 5-round fight again.
In 2016, the Russian Yan began a unique winning streak of 10 victories, which ended in the final with the winning of the UFC bantamweight championship title. The ex-champion stayed on his laurels for only six months. At the very first title defense, he was disqualified for striking a prohibited blow.
Figueiredo lost the title of champion in the third defense. After the defeat, both fighters could not recover for a long time. Both fighters started losing often, especially Jan. Both rivals emerged from the crisis almost simultaneously. Yan won the last fight in March, and Figueiredo in July. The Russian demonstrated a more confident victory and is considered the favorite in this fight.