UFC returns to Galaxy Arena in Macau before dawn on Saturday with UFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo, a card built around a bantamweight main event and a long slate of prelims that begins at 4am ET, 1am PT. The main card opens at 7am ET, 4am PT, giving fans an early start to a show that stretches across several divisions.
No. 5 bantamweight contender Song Yadong is scheduled to meet former two-time UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo, who enters the bout ranked No. 7. The matchup gives Song, who is 10-4, a chance to strengthen his place near the top of the division against a veteran whose 24-fight UFC résumé and title pedigree still carry weight. Figueiredo is 10-2.
The rest of the lineup reflects the breadth of the Macau event. Loma Lookboonmee is set for Jaqueline Amorim in strawweight action, while Zhu Kangjie meets Rodrigo Vera at featherweight. Angela Hill welcomes Jingnan Xiong to the Octagon, Rei Tsuruya faces Luis Gurule in flyweight action, and YiSak Lee meets Luis Felipe Dias in the featured prelim, with both men making their UFC debuts. The source also lists middleweight among the prelim divisions, underscoring how many different matchups the card is trying to carry through the morning.
There is also a run of fights built around momentum and pressure. Aoriqileng is matched with Cody Haddon after Aoriqileng's 20 second knockout last October, a result that still hangs over his return. Ding Meng takes on José Souza while hunting his 29th professional KO, a number that points to why his fight is being watched closely. Luis Gurule's spot is notable too: he is making his second walk to the Octagon in just 14 days, a quick turnaround that adds another layer to a card already packed with movement.
The tension on a card like this is that so much of it comes before most of the audience is awake. Results, recaps, highlights and updates are expected to roll in live throughout the event, but the first test will be whether the early Macau start delivers the kind of action that justifies waking up for ufc live coverage at all. For Song and Figueiredo, that answer will come first, and it will shape everything that follows.
