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UFC Macau features a main event between former bantamweight champion Petr Yan and two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, with Yan ranked No. 6 and Figueiredo No. 7 in the latest MMA Fighting Global Rankings. The co-main event sees strawweight contender Yan Xiaonan facing Tabatha Ricci. The event takes place at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China, with a full card of fights including both main and preliminary bouts.
UFC 300 featured a series of intense fights, including Max Holloway's knockout victory over Justin Gaethje for the "BMF" belt, Zhang Weili's successful defense of her women's strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan, and Alex Pereira's win over Jamahal Hill in the light heavyweight championship clash. Other notable wins included Arman Tsarukyan's victory over Charles Oliveira, Bo Nickal's submission win over Cody Brundage, and Jiří Procházka's TKO win against Aleksandar Rakic.
UFC 300 features a stacked card with Alex Pereira defending his light heavyweight title against Jamahal Hill in the main event, while Zhang Weili takes on Yan Xiaonan in the co-main event, marking the first time two fighters from China will compete for a world championship in UFC history. Additionally, friends-turned-rivals Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway will vie for the BMF title, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira faces Arman Tsarukyan, and Kayla Harrison makes her UFC debut against former champion Holly Holm in the prelims.
Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women's strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300, marking the first time two Chinese athletes will fight each other in a title bout. The event, set for April 13 in Las Vegas, already has four current or former UFC champions booked for other matchups. Weili, ranked as the top pound-for-pound women's MMA fighter, has won three in a row, while Yan, ranked No. 7, is coming off a first-round knockout of former champion Jessica Andrade.