Song Yadong Meets Figueiredo in UFC Macau Main Event
song yadong met Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event at UFC Macau on Saturday morning at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, China. The bout paired No. 7 against No. 9 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, putting two ranked bantamweights back into the title-picture conversation at the same time.
Galaxy Arena on Saturday morning
Song entered looking to rebound from a recent loss to Sean O'Malley, while Figueiredo arrived after a 1-3 slump. That combination made the matchup less about style points and more about staying visible in a crowded bantamweight tier, where one loss can push a contender down the queue fast.
No. 7 vs. No. 9
Song was ranked No. 7 at 135 pounds, and Figueiredo sat at No. 9. Those numbers set the stakes before the opening bell: one fighter was trying to steady his climb, and the other was trying to stop the slide that had followed his run as a two-time UFC flyweight champion.
Figueiredo’s championship history gave the main event extra weight, but the rankings told the sharper story. A former champion sitting outside the top five and a rising contender coming off a loss made this a test of position as much as talent, with the winner better placed to stay in the conversation and the loser facing a harder route back.
UFC Macau undercard results
The rest of the card moved quickly. Luis Felipe Dias stopped Yi Sak Lee by TKO with strikes at 3:40 of round 1, José Souza edged Ding Meng by split decision with scores of 30-27, 28-29, and 29-28, and Cody Haddon finished Aoriqileng by TKO with strikes at 2:11 of round 2.
Rei Tsuruya submitted Luis Gurule with a rear-naked choke at 3:19 of round 1, Angela Hill beat Xiong Jing Nan by unanimous decision with 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27, Rodrigo Vera knocked out Zhu Kangjie with punches at 1:50 of round 1, and Jaqueline Amorim submitted Loma Lookboonmee with an armbar at 4:04 of round 1. Those results left the main event as the night’s clearest ranking fight, with Song and Figueiredo carrying the most direct title implications on the card.
For Song, the practical value was simple: a ranked win over a former champion would strengthen his case to stay near the front of the 135-pound line. For Figueiredo, it was the chance to halt a 1-3 run and keep his name attached to meaningful bantamweight matchups rather than a long rebuilding stretch.
