A pivotal bantamweight bout headlines UFC Fight Night 248 as former 135-pound champion Petr Yan takes on former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo. This bout scheduled for five rounds is taking place Saturday, Nov. 23 at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

Dating back to the days when he watched Pride FC, Deiveson Figueiredo has been enamored of fighter nicknames. He needed one for himself and, despite not being a big fan of the critically acclaimed, uber-violent video games series,

Analyzing Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 248 odds between Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo, with MMA picks and predictions.

Deiveson Figueiredo wants to join the two-division title club and sees his UFC Macau fight vs. Petr Yan punching his ticket to a title shot.

Deiveson Figueiredo believes a victory over Petr Yan at UFC Macau would earn him a bantamweight title shot against Merab Dvalishvili.

Prospects and contenders will enter the Octagon looking to make a statement at UFC Macau. Here are our four key storylines to follow.

Among those weighing in were former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and ex-flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC), who meet in the 135-pound main event, and recent women’s strawweight title challenger Yan Xiaonan (18-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Tabatha Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who fight in the co-feature.

Find out all to know ahead of UFC Macau, headlined by a five-round bantamweight bout between two former champions, Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo.

Former two-time UFC flyweight champion has his sights set on championship glory in a second weight class as he prepares to face former bantamweight champion Petr Yan at UFC Macau.

Former bantamweight titleholder Petr Yan takes on ex-flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo in a crucial 135-pound showdown in China.

The Octagon returns to China for today's UFC Macau event, a thirteen bout fight card headliner by Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo.