song yadong He pulls off a tight guillotine choke and finishes it off. Deiveson Figueiredo. Photo: Reproduction / UFC
Couldn't Deiveson FigueiredoThe Brazilian, who traveled to China to face song yadongHe couldn't withstand his opponent's youth and was ultimately submitted with a guillotine choke in the second round. The fight was the main attraction of... UFC Macau, an event held this Saturday morning (30).
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As a result, Deiveson Figueiredo, who is a former flyweight champion, suffered his fourth loss in his last five fights. He has a professional record of 25 wins and seven losses.
On the other hand, Yadong defends his fifth position in the bantamweight rankings and is recovering from his loss against Sean O'Malley in January. The Chinese fighter has a record of 23 wins, nine losses, and one draw.
Song Yadong saves Chinese event in Macau.
song yadong (left) kicks the Brazilian in the head Deiveson Figueiredo (right). Photo: Reproduction / UFC
the fight between song yadong e Deiveson Figueiredo It started cautiously. The Chinese fighter took the initiative with a high volume of strikes, while the Brazilian circled the octagon and waited for the best moment to attack. The fighter from Pará also attempted two takedowns, which were always well defended.
At the end of the first round, Yadong attempted a high kick, but missed and fell. The Brazilian took advantage of the moment and landed some strikes from above.
In the second round, after being at a disadvantage in the initial round, Yadong increased the intensity, but Deiveson offered no answers. Unable to find his footing, the Brazilian attempted a takedown, but the home fighter seized the opportunity to lock in a tight guillotine choke and end the fight.
The result had a special flavor for the fans, since before the main fight the local fighters had not yet managed to win, with six losses and one no-contest.
UFC Macau Results
MAIN CARD
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): song yadong finished Deiveson Figueiredo with a guillotine 4m42s from R2
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield derrotou Zhang Mingyang by knockout at 4m15s of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Sergei Pavlovich derrotou Tallison Teixeira by knockout 39s into R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Kai Asakura derrotou Cameron Smotherman by knockout in 1 minute and 50 seconds of round 1
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jake matthews derrotou Carlston Harris in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Alex Perez x Sumudaerji ended in No Contest (no result) at 1m45s of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Luis Felipe Dias defeated Yi Sak Lee by knockout in round 1.
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): José Henrique Souza defeated Ding Meng by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Cody Haddon defeated Aoriqileng by knockout at 2m11s of R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): King Tsuruya finished Luis Gurule with a rear naked choke at 3m19s of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Angela Hill defeated Jingnan Xiong by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Rodrigo Vera defeated Zhu Kangjie by knockout at 1:50 of round 1.
Straw weight (up to 52,2 kg): Jacqueline Amorim finished Loma Lookboonmee with an arm lock at 4m04s of R1,
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