2024-11-21 - Martial Arts Kleinanzeigen™

UFC Fight Night 248 Weigh-in Results: All Fighters Make Weight

Heading full steam into Saturday night 😮‍💨@PetrYanUFC comes in at 135.5 pounds for #UFCMacau

[ Live SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus | 6amET/3amPT ] pic.twitter.com/SNXMcSZS4H

— UFC (@ufc) November 22, 2024 The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its return to China with a 13-fight Fight Night card.

All 26 fighters on the card made weight for UFC Fight Night 248. That includes the two former champions in the main event, Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo, who both came in under 136 pounds. The card will move on as planned, with all fights streaming from the Galaxy Arena in Macau.

A former 135-pound champion, Yan (17-5) is looking to show he still is a danger to all fighters in the division. "No Mercy" rebounded from a three-fight skid by winning a decision over Yadong Song in his last outing. The 31-year-old Russian stepped on the scale at 135.5 pounds.

Meanwhile, Figueiredo (24-3-1) has looked great since moving to banta…

Grant Dawson to Collide With Diego Ferreira at UFC 311 in California on Jan. 18

A few years later, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is trying again with an interesting lightweight tilt.

On Thursday, Fight Bananas brought to light the rebooking between Grant Dawson (22-2-1) and Diego Ferreira (19-5) for Jan. 18. The two 155ers will come to blows at UFC 311 inside of the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The pairing has since been confirmed by Dawson on his Instagram on Thursday. This will be the second attempt to put this bout together, as the two were previously booked for UFC Fight Night 193 in 2021 only for a Ferreira injury to scuttle the matchup.

Dawson bounced back from his first loss in years in a big way, outworking Joe Solecki and stopping Rafa Garcia in 2024. The defeat, a 33-second knockout to Bobby Green, put an end to a nine-fight unbeaten streak in the Octagon that included victories over names like Jared Gordon and Julian Erosa. With an 82% finish rate in tow, “KGD” worked his way to the promotion in 2017 as part of the first season of …

Taisei Sakuraba, Son of MMA Pioneer, to Debut Against Yusuke Yachi at Rizin 49

2nd generation fighter Taisei Sakuraba set to make his MMA debut in RIZIN, 31 December 2024. He brings a judo black belt background along with the amateur and catch wrestling lineage of his father, Kazushi. #RIZIN @KS_SAKU39 @rizin_PR pic.twitter.com/vR9ZdXKHfm

— Sᴛoo Fᴜʟᴛᴏɴ (@_StewartFulton) July 29, 2024 A Sakuraba will be competing in MMA again very soon.

In preparation for the Rizin 49 Decade event on Dec. 31, Rizin Fighting Federation sent out a press release announcing a trio of new matchups for the show at the Saitama Super Arena. Most notable of the three is the debut of Taisei Sakuraba (0-0), son of MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba. He will be competing at 155 pounds, and his first bout in a ring will be against longtime vet Yusuke Yachi (27-14).

Sakuraba first began training while a teenager, studying judo until it blossomed into full-bore MMA practice. The youngster made his way on the scene in 2023, appearing at Quintet 4 and tapp…