Former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is set to return in a new weight class spotlight, headlining UFC Fight Night 277 against Song Yadong this Saturday.
Figueiredo will face Yadong in a five-round bantamweight main event at Galaxy Macau in China, marking his latest move after a storied run at 125 pounds.
The Brazilian held the UFC flyweight title and built one of the division’s biggest rivalries with Brandon Moreno. The pair fought four times in the UFC’s 125-pound division, the only tetralogy in the promotion’s history.
Their first bout ended in a draw. Figueiredo then lost his belt to Moreno in their second fight, regained it in the third, and lost the title again in their fourth meeting.
Now, Figueiredo turns the page with a main-event assignment against Song Yadong at bantamweight on Saturday in Macau.
