UFC Battle Evening 248 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you’ll be part of us for dwell round-by-round protection and official outcomes starting at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). UFC Battle Evening 248 (ESPN+) takes place at Galaxy Area in Macau
Within the headliner, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) takes on former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC). Within the co-feature, current ladies’s strawweight title challenger Yan Xiaonan (18-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) meets Tabatha Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
Observe together with our round-by-round updates and official outcomes starting at roughly 3 a.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 6 a.m. ET for the principle card on ESPN+.
Benefit from the fights, everybody.
Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Recap: Though it was a back-and-forth struggle with quite a lot of momentum modifications, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan obtained a sweep of the judges’ scorecards in opposition to former flyweight titleholder Deiveson Figueiredo. The win positioned Yan again in shouting distance of champion Merab Dvalishvili.Outcome: Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by way of unanimous choice (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC)Division: BantamweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mike BeltranJudging: Sal D’Amato 50-45, David Lethaby 50-45, Clemens Werner 50-45
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci
Recap: Latest title challenger Yan Xiaonan, preventing for the primary time since h er loss to champion Zhang Weili earlier this 12 months, rolled to a simple win over Ricci to halt her momentum. Then she known as for a rematch in opposition to the champ, her countrywoman, who was seated cageside.Outcome: Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC)Division: Ladies’s strawweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Marc GoddardJudging: Mark Collett 30-27, Sal D’Amato 30-27, Vito Paolillo 30-27
Tune Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov
Recap: Muslim Salikhov is not any stranger to highlight-reel finishes, and the 40-year-old delivered one other one with a spinning wheel kick end of Tune Kenan. Salikhov additionally had a bonus-winning spinning wheel kick end of Andre Fialho in 2022.Outcome: Muslim Salikhov def. Tune Kenan by way of knockout (spinning wheel kick) – Spherical 1, 3:49Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Kenan (22-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Salikhov (20-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)Division: WelterweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mark Craig
Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes
Recap: Gabriella Fernandes was a large underdog to the undefeated 12-1 favourite Wang Cong, who was preventing on pleasant turf. However Fernandes clocked her with a head kick, sat her down with a punch, pounced on her and choked her briefly unconscious with a rear-naked choke for one of many largest betting upsets in UFC historical past.Outcome: Gabriella Fernandes def. Wang Cong by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 2, 3:49Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Fernandes (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Division: Ladies’s flyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Marc Goddard
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg
Outcome: Carlos Ulberg def. Volkan Oezdemir by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Ulberg (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)Division: Mild heavyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mike BeltranJudging: Mark Christie 30-27, Evan Area 29-28, Vito Paolillo 30-27
Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang
Zhang Mingyang
Recap: Zhang Mingyang picked up his second first-round end within the UFC in two fights – and added to a fairly superb general file of 18 wins, 18 first-round finishes.Outcome: Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by way of knockout (elbow) – Spherical 1, 2:25Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) def. Diaz (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: Mild heavyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Kevin Sataki
Balgyn Jenisuly vs. Su Younger You
Outcome: Su Younger You def. Balgyn Jenisuly by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: You (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Jenisuly (18-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: Highway to UFC bantamweight match finalBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mike BeltranJudging: Mark Christie 30-27, David Lethaby 29-28, Clemens Werner 30-27
Dong Hoon Choi vs. Kiru Sahota
Recap: Dong Hoon Choi slept Kiru Sahota with a large proper hand only a few seconds after one other one left Sahota shocked. In a short time, Choi, from South Korea, was being pulled off a reeling Sahota on the mat. Choi received the Highway to UFC flyweight match with the end.Outcome: Dong Hoon Choi def. Kiru Sahota by way of knockout (punch) – Spherical 1, 2:36Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Choi (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Sahota (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: Highway to UFC flyweight match finalBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mark Craig
Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi
Ming Shi, UFC Battle Evening 248
Recap: Ming Shi pulled off a giant betting upset when she knocked out 6-1 favourite Xiaocan Feng with a brutal head kick 46 seconds into the third spherical. Shi related her shin proper onto Feng’s jaw, then hit. her with a couple of punches on the canvas earlier than the ref jumped in. The win gave her the “Highway to UFC” ladies’s strawweight match crown – and likewise despatched Feng out of the sector on a stretcher and to the hospital for precautionary causes after the end, which left her unconscious and convulsing on the canvas.
Outcome: Ming Shi def. Xiaocan Feng by way of knockout (head kick) – Spherical 3, 0:46Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Feng (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Shi (16-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Division: Highway to UFC ladies’s strawweight match finalBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Kevin Sataki
Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
Outcome: Carlos Hernandez def. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel by way of break up choice (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Hernandez (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Tumendemberel (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: FlyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Marc GoddardJudging: Mark Collett: 29-28 Hernandez, Sal D’Amato: 29-28 Tumendemberel, Clemens Werner: 29-28 Hernandez
Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
Outcome: Lone’er Kavanagh def. Jose Ochoa by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Kavanagh (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ochoa (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Division: FlyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mark CraigJudging: Mark Christie 30-27, Evan Area 29-28, Vito Paolillo 29-28
Quang Le vs. Xiao Lengthy
Xiao Lengthy def. Quang Le, UFC Battle Evening 248 (by way of UFC)
Recap: Xiao Lengthy’s first UFC win got here courtesy of a deadly 1-2 about 90 seconds into the third spherical. The primary one shocked Vietnam’s Quang Le, and the second put him onto his butt. It took only a few on the bottom after that for Lengthy’s large dwelling win.Outcome: Xiao Lengthy def. Quang Le by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 3, 1:28Photos: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Xiao (27-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Le (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Division: BantamweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Mike Beltran
Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Nikolas Motta
MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (R-L) Nikolas Motta of Brazil punches Maheshate of China of their light-weight struggle through the UFC Battle Evening occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Outcome: Hayisaer Maheshate def. Nikolas Motta by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Images: UFC Battle Evening 248: Greatest pictures from MacauRecords: Motta (15-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Maheshate (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC)Division: LightweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Kevin SatakiJudging: Evan Area 30-27, David Lethaby 30-27, Vito Paolillo 30-27
BIG energy from Xiao Lengthy in his UFC debut :hearth: #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/YZfBEMNDPS
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 23, 2024
UFC Battle Evening 248 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 6 a.m. ET)
Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci
Tune Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov
Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg
Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)
Balgyn Jenisuly vs. Su Younger You
Dong Hoon Choi vs. Kiru Sahota
Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi
Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
Quang Le vs. Xiao Lengthy
Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Nikolas Motta
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