We’ve obtained a really thrilling bantamweight match up coming to us this fall between a pair of former world champions in no. 3 ranked Petr Yan (17-5) and no. 5 ranked Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1), who’re anticipated to headline Street to UFC 3’s season finale, also referred to as UFC Struggle Night time 248.
UFC FN 248 is to go down on November 23, 2024, dwell from the Galaxy Area in Macau, SAR, China.
Former ACB and UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has had one of many larger falls from grace in current reminiscence, although he’s nonetheless seemingly pretty much as good as he’s ever been.
Following wins in his first seven-straight octagon bouts over the likes of Teruto Ishihara (KO), Jin-Soo Son (UD), Douglas Silva de Andrade (TKO), John Dodson (UD), Jimmie Rivera (UD), Urijah Faber (KO), and Jose Aldo (TKO), Yan has since gone 2-4 over his newest six appearances, although not with out extreme controversy.
First he’d lose his title instantly after claiming it in his disqualification defeat to Aljamain Sterling, a combat he was dominating. He then defeated Cory Sandhagen, profitable the interim title in doing so, earlier than dropping to Sterling of their rematch (SD), a combat many scored for him.
Subsequent got here one other very controversial defeat, this one to future, now former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (SD), earlier than he was fully shut down by present champion Merab Dvalishvili (UD).
That was actually the one true defeat of his profession as his different three contained in the octagon all got here with controversy, the primary defeat of his profession coming in an ACB title combat towards Magomed Magomedov (SD) additionally being disputed, a defeat he avenged 13 months later (UD).
Yan adopted up his three-fight dropping skid with a win over Music Yadong (UD) earlier this 12 months in March.
Former two-time UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo alternatively would win his first four-straight octagon bouts towards Marco Beltran (TKO), Jarred Brooks (SD), Joseph Morales (TKO), and John Moraga (TKO) earlier than struggling his first profession defeat to Jussier Formiga (UD).
Following that loss Figueiredo would go on to defeat present UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (UD), Tim Elliott (guillotine choke), Joseph Benavidez twice (KO, rear bare choke), and Alex Perez (guillotine choke), profitable the flyweight title in his rematch with Benavidez and defending it towards Perez.
Figueiredo would then battle to a draw with fellow two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, earlier than going 1-2 towards him over the course of his subsequent three fights, dropping the rematch (rear bare choke), profitable the trilogy (UD), and dropping the quadrilogy (TKO).
Subsequent, he’d transfer as much as 135 lbs, and he’s gone 3-0 since with wins over the likes of Rob Font (UD), former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt (rear bare choke), and Marlon Vera (UD).
It is a combat many people have been calling for following Figueiredo’s transfer as much as the UFC‘s bantamweight division, and now we get to see it go down over the course of 5 rounds.
Who wins this bantamweight contenders bout taking place at UFC FN 248?
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