UFC Fight Night 277 live results: Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
After a week off, UFC actions returns as the Octagon travels back to China for UFC Fight Night 277, taking place at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.
The main event is a five-round bout in the bantamweight division as Song Yadong takes on former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Both men are looking to get back into the win column following losses at UFC 324 in January, and a win here will get them right back into the title picture.
The co-main event is a light heavyweight battle pitting Zhang Mingyang against Alonzo Menifield with a spot in the 205-pound rankings on the line. Also on the main card is a battle of ranked heavyweights as Sergei Pavlovich battles Tallison Teixeira; a bantamweight fight between Kai Asakura and Cameron Smotherman; and a flyweight tilt pitting Alex Perez against Sumudaerji.
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> Women’s Strawweights- Loma Lookboonmee (10-4, 7-3 UFC) vs. Jaqueline Amorim (10-2, 4-2 UFC)
Lookboonmee lands a calf kick. Lookboonmee lands another leg kick. Amorim shoots for a takedown as she pushes Lookboonmee against the fence. Amorim has the body lock on as Lookboonmee is defending. Amorim drops down and attacks a leg as they scramble to the mat, but she ends up letting go and lands from the top. Lookboonmee with a few elbows from the bottom. Amorim passes guard to north-south position, but she moves back into side control and lands a couple of short punches. Amorim looking to attack an arm. Amorim locks in an armbar. It is in deep and Lookboonmee is trying to fight it off, but she ends up tapping! Amorim picks up the submission win.
Fight Result- Jaqueline Amorim def. Loma Lookboonmee by submission (armbar) at 4:04 of Round 1
> Featherweights- Zhu Kangjie (21-4 1 NC, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rodrigo Vera (21-1-1, 0-0 UFC)
> Women’s Strawweights- #14 Angela Hill (18-16, 13-16 UFC) vs. Jingnan Xiong (19-2, 0-0 UFC)
> Bantamweights- Rei Tsuruya (10-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luis Gurule (11-3, 1-3 UFC)
> Bantamweights- Aoriqileng (26-12 1 NC, 4-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Cody Haddon (8-1, 1-0 UFC)
> Welterweights- Ding Meng (35-9, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Henrique (8-1, 0-0 UFC)
> Middleweights- Yi Sak Lee (8-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Luis Felipe Dias (16-5, 0-0 UFC)
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> Flyweights- #11 Alex Perez (26-10, 8-6 UFC) vs. Sumudaerji (19-7, 6-4 UFC)
> Welterweights- Jake Matthews (22-8, 15-8 UFC) vs. Carlston Harris (19-7, 4-3 UFC)
> Bantamweights- Kai Asakura (21-6, 0-2 UFC) vs. Cameron Smotherman (12-6, 1-2 UFC)
> Heavyweights- #3 Sergei Pavlovich (20-3, 8-3 UFC) vs. #15 Tallison Teixeira (9-1, 2-1 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- Zhang Mingyang (19-7, 3-1 UFC) vs. #15 Alonzo Menifield (17-6-1, 10-6-1 UFC)
> Bantamweights- #5 Song Yadong (22-9-1 1 NC, 11-4-1 UFC) vs. #7 Deiveson Figueiredo (25-6-1, 14-6-1 UFC)
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