UFC came back to Galaxy Arena in Macau on Saturday with Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo, a card built around a ranked bantamweight main event and an unusually early start for U.S. viewers. The prelims began at 4 a.m. ET, with the main card set for 7 a.m. ET.
That timing made the show a morning appointment in the United States, but the fight that drew the most attention in Macau was Song Yadong against Deiveson Figueiredo. Song entered the bout ranked No. 5 at bantamweight, while Figueiredo came in at No. 7 and as a former two-time UFC champion, giving the main event real weight even before a punch was thrown.
Jake Matthews gave the card one of its most one-sided performances, returning to action in Macau and thoroughly out-classing Carlston Harris from start to finish. In the same event, Zhang Mingyang was slated for the co-main event against No. 15 light heavyweight contender Alonzo Menifield, and the matchup carried a different kind of pressure: Zhang was trying to protect a 100 percent finishing rate while taking a step up in competition.
That is the shape of this Macau card. It paired a major UFC return to Galaxy Arena with a main event that could matter in the bantamweight title picture, and it did so before dawn in the United States, where fans had to choose between sleep and a live broadcast. For readers tracking the event as it happened, the immediate focus was on Song and Figueiredo, but the card also had a local layer, with Zhang representing the Chinese side of a lineup that featured high-level stakes across multiple bouts.
The unresolved piece is the result itself. Official results, scorecards and highlights were to follow on the event page, which meant the live show in Macau delivered the setting and the matchups first, while the final judgment on Song against Figueiredo had to wait for the cage-side verdict.
