{"id":38473,"date":"2026-05-26T21:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Deiveson-Figueiredo-expects-late-finish-of-Yadong-Song-at-UFC-Macau-201331"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:17:07","slug":"deiveson-figueiredo-expects-late-finish-of-yadong-song-at-ufc-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/deiveson-figueiredo-expects-late-finish-of-yadong-song-at-ufc-macau\/","title":{"rendered":"Deiveson Figueiredo expects late finish of Yadong Song at UFC Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/deiveson-figueiredo-expects-late-finish-of-yadong-song-at-ufc-macau.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Deiveson Figueiredo hopes to fight in Brazil after UFC Macau. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After losing three of his last four fights, former flyweight champ<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Deiveson-Figueiredo-110485\">Deiveson<br \/>\nFigueiredo<\/a> will look to get back on track against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Yadong-Song-103807\">Yadong Song<\/a><br \/>\nin the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-277-Song-vs-Figueiredo-111528\"><br \/>\nUFC Macau<\/a> headliner on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>After having fought in Macau in 2024, the Brazilian veteran is a<br \/>\nlittle more prepared this time around.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201cI fought <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Petr-Yan-186873\">Petr Yan<\/a> here<br \/>\nin 2024, but I arrived too late and a little heavy, I felt the jet<br \/>\nlag quite a bit (there&#8217;s a 12-hour difference) and had a tough<br \/>\nweight cut,\u201d Figueiredo told Sherdog.com. \u201cThis time I made sure to<br \/>\ncome with my family earlier and arrive in China lighter. Today is<br \/>\nMonday and I weighed 67 kilgrams (147 pounds).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaico\u201d also revealed that one of the advantages for this fight<br \/>\nwith Song was the fact that he split his training camp between<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/stats\/fightfinder?association=The+Fighting+Nerds\"><br \/>\nThe Fighting Nerds<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/stats\/fightfinder?association=Pitbull+Brothers\"><br \/>\nPitbull Brothers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI spent two weeks in each one,\u201d he said. \u201cI had an excellent<br \/>\nexperience with Jean [Silva] and Pablo Sucupira during those two<br \/>\nweeks in S\u00e3o Paulo at Fighting Nerds. In fact, it was Sucupira who<br \/>\ndevised the entire strategy for this fight. Then I finished my camp<br \/>\nin Natal at Pitbull Brothers, where Patrick and Patricio added some<br \/>\nmore details that I think will be very important in this<br \/>\nfight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite splitting his training camp between two schools known for<br \/>\ndistance control, Figueiredo assures that his main focus will be<br \/>\nelsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this fight, I want to bring my most aggressive version,\u201d<br \/>\nFigueiredo said. \u201cYadong is very fast and powerful with his<br \/>\nstrikes. But I also hit hard and change levels very quickly. I can<br \/>\ntake him down at any moment. I am very prepared for this fight, and<br \/>\nI will show that I am still alive in the category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked for a prediction on how he will beat the Chinese fighter,<br \/>\nFigueiredo stated: \u201cA submission in the fourth round, where Yadong<br \/>\nloses a lot of his speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>UFC in Brazil and Hall of Fame Dream<\/h2>\n<p>In case of victory, Deiveson already knows when and where he wants<br \/>\nto return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I don\u2019t get injured in this fight so I can return in<br \/>\nOctober fighting in S\u00e3o Paulo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Ketlen-Vieira-178961\">Ketlen<br \/>\nVieira<\/a>\u2019s UFC release last week, Figueiredo knows that even as a<br \/>\nformer champion, he has no guarantee of remaining employed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a doubt, when you go into a fight, there\u2019s obviously a<br \/>\nrisk, but I think in my case I always deliver good fights and<br \/>\nperform well,\u201d said Figueiredo, who is 14-6-1 since joining the UFC<br \/>\nin 2017. \u201cFurthermore, I\u2019ve always made myself available to the<br \/>\ncompany. In the fight against [Cory] Sandhagen I was sick and had a<br \/>\nbroken jaw, but since it was the main event. I didn\u2019t withdraw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think performance, history, and commitment are factors that the<br \/>\ncompany takes into account. I don\u2019t see myself being fired by the<br \/>\nUFC now. This company changed my life and my dream is to retire in<br \/>\nthe UFC and enter the Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Flyweight GOATs<\/h2>\n<p>Asked to choose the three greatest fighters in the flyweight<br \/>\ndivision, where he was once a champion, Figueiredo places himself<br \/>\nthird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Demetrious-Johnson-45452\">Demetrious<br \/>\nJohnson<\/a> is first because he broke all the [title] defense<br \/>\nrecords. Then I would put <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Henry-Cejudo-125297\">Henry<br \/>\nCejudo<\/a> who won the belt in two divisions [in second]\u2026 and I<br \/>\nwould come in third. I fought six times for the belt and I think I<br \/>\nmade history in that division. Then I moved up and continued<br \/>\nfighting the best in the bantamweight division, where I hope to<br \/>\ncompete for the belt again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his retirement plan, Deiveson points to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Glover-Teixeira-4655\">Glover<br \/>\nTeixeira<\/a> as his goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlover retired at 43 years old still fighting for the belt and<br \/>\ndelivering great fights. I have him as a reference,\u201d he said. \u201cI<br \/>\ntake good care of my body and eat well. I want to retire at 43 in<br \/>\nthe UFC.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deiveson Figueiredo hopes to fight in Brazil after UFC Macau. | Getty\/UFC After losing three of his last four fights, former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo will look to get back on track against Yadong Song in the UFC Macau headliner on Saturday. 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