Petr Yan was spectacular at UFC Macau to the point champ Merab Dvalishvili wants him next over unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov.

Petr ‘No Mercy’ Yan admits he was badly rocked by Deiveson Figueiredo in the fourth round of their UFC Macau main event showdown.

Merab Dvalishvili was easily convinced when Petr Yan called for a bantamweight title rematch between the pair after UFC Fight Night 248. Former champion Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) delivered an emphatic

In the UFC Macau main event two former champions, Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo, were looking to make a significant impact in the bantamweight division

Petr Yan is a case study on how fortunes can change in the blink of an eye in the UFC. After bursting onto the scene in 2018, ripping off eight straight wins on his way to capturing the bantamweight championship, he lost his title to Aljamain Sterling in a still somewhat controversial DQ loss via an illegal knee to the head in the spring of 2021.

Petr Yan will look to enter the bantamweight title picture at UFC Fight Night 248. Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) in Saturday's main event (ESPN+) at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

Deiveson Figueiredo was as humble as it gets in the aftermath of his UFC Fight Night 248 main event loss to Petr Yan. Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) saw his perfect run since moving up to bantamweight spoiled by fellow former champion Yan (18-5 MMA,