Two former champions set to headline UFC Macau as promotion returns to China: Find out date, time, venue, and announced fights
The UFC is finally set to host an event in Macau, China, for the first time in a decade. The world's premier mixed martial arts promotion last held an event there in August 2014, and it's no surprise that they're heading back there, given that the sport's popularity has grown significantly over the past few years.
This will mark the UFC's fourth visit to the special administrative region of China, and the event will go down at the 16,000-seater Galaxy Arena, Macau's largest indoor stadium. With the highly anticipated UFC Macau event just weeks away on Nov.23, the promotion recently announced the headliners for the card.
UFC Macau: Date, time, and venue
UFC Macau will go down on Nov.23 at the Galaxy Arena, which has previously hosted prestigious international sporting events like the men's and women's table tennis World Cup and the women's volleyball Nations League.
The Fight Night event is expected to kick off at 4 pm local time, with the main card starting at 7 pm. For those following the North American time zones, the prelims will start at 4 am, with the main card beginning at 7 am (Eastern Time). On the West Coast, prelims kick off at 1 am, and the main card starts at 4 am (Pacific Time).
For those in the UK, the prelims can be watched at 9 am, with the main card fights coming on at noon.
UFC Macau: Main event and announced fights
Per a recent X post, the UFC Macau event will be headlined by a bantamweight clash between Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo. Yan is coming off a decision win over Song Yadong at UFC 299, while Figueiredo is riding a three-fight win streak after outpointing Marlon Vera at UFC Abu Dhabi last month.
Elsewhere on the card, Yan Xiaonan will go up against Tabatha Ricci in a women's strawweight bout, while Volkan Oezdemir will fight Carlos Ulberg in a 205-pound clash.
Additionally, Song Kenan will take on Muslim Salikhov in a welterweight bout, with Wang Cong taking on Gabriella Fernandes in a women's flyweight contest. The Road to UFC 3 finals are also expected to go down at the Macau event.