Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) showed the form that once led him to a UFC championship when he outclassed Figueiredo (24-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) over the course of five rounds to a win a unanimous decision at Galaxy Arena in Macau,

Petr Yan proved he's still among the elite in the UFC's bantamweight division with his performance in the main event of UFC Fight Night 248, and he wants to run it back against now-champion Merab Dvalishvili.

Following Merab Dvalishvili’s announcement of his upcoming fight against Petr Yan at UFC 313, one of his earliest critics was Umar Nurmagomedov. The Dagestani fighter took to his personal X account to share a pointed message.