Song Yadong Leads Ufc Live Macau Card With 4am ET Prelims
ufc live in Macau started with the prelims at 4am ET and 1am PT, putting the first fights of UFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo in front of U.S. viewers before dawn. The event returned to Galaxy Arena with Song Yadong set for a pivotal main event against Deiveson Figueiredo.
Song Yadong Tops Macau
Song entered the card as the No. 5 ranked bantamweight contender, while Figueiredo brought the No. 7 spot and a resume that includes two UFC championships. That matchup gave the Macau show its clearest stakes, but the live page made the timing just as specific: prelims at 4am ET, then the main card at 7am ET.
The schedule turned the fight night into a split-shift watch for American fans. Anyone tracking the card early had a long runway before the main event window, with the opening slate serving as the first live look at a lineup built around established names, newcomers and prospects.
UFC Macau Prelims
The prelims mixed veterans with first-timers and fast-moving prospects. Angela Hill welcomed UFC newcomer Jingnan Xiong, Rei Tsuruya met Luis Gurule in a flyweight bout, and YiSak Lee faced Luis Felipe Dias in the featured prelim.
That featured prelim carried its own edge because both Lee and Dias were UFC newcomers. Dias arrived as a Dana White's Contender Series grad, which gave the matchup an added checkpoint feel for two fighters trying to establish themselves on the same card that carried Song and Figueiredo at the top.
Aoriqileng And Ding Meng
Two more bouts added specific pressure points to the lower half of the card. Aoriqileng returned after a 20 second knockout last October and fought Cody Haddon, while Ding Meng hunted his 29th professional KO against José Souza.
Those are the kinds of fights that can shape how a live card unfolds before the headline bout even begins. For viewers, the practical takeaway was simple: the UFC Macau prelims had already started at 4am ET, the main card followed at 7am ET, and the event page was set to update with official results, fight recaps and highlights throughout the morning.
