Former UFC champions make the long journey to Macau, China. Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo could be fighting for a UFC championship again with a strong performance at UFC Fight Night on Saturday.
Yan vs. Figueiredo will be the main feature of the UFC's early morning card in China. Yan and Figueiredo are ranked No. 3 and No. 5 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. The winner will likely be behind only Umar Nurmagomedov and possibly Sean O'Malley in the pecking order. Yan is aiming for the bantamweight title again after a career slump; Meanwhile, former flyweight champion Figuiredo is aiming to become a two-division champion. It's a fantastic fight that guarantees quality and action. Yan Xioanan and Carlos Ulberg are among the other notable fighters on the card.
UFC 310 has a new main event after welterweight champion Belal Muhammad pulled out with a bone infection. UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title against a UFC debutant, former Rizin champion Kai Asakura, on December 7th. The fight was originally the co-main event of UFC 310. Shavkat Rakhmonov was originally scheduled to challenge welterweight champ Muhammad, but instead opted for a co-main event fight with Ian Machado Garry.
Joaquin Buckley was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night alongside Garry on December 14th, but will now face former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington instead.
Check out the current UFC event schedule for 2024 below. Be sure to check back with this page as we have more information on upcoming UFC events throughout the year.
Upcoming UFC schedule
| UFC fight night | November 23rd | Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo | Bantamweight | Macau, China | ESPN+ |
| UFC 310 | Dec 7th | Alexandre Pantoja (c) against Kai Asakura | Flyweight title | Las Vegas | ESPN+ PPV |
| UFC fight night | Dec 14 | Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley | Welterweight | Tampa, Florida | ESPN+ |
