UFC Macau predictions

Song Yadong will headline UFC Macau on Saturday in front of his home crowd, facing former two-division champion Deiveson Figueiredo in a bantamweight main event. The 28-year-old Song has shown promise but has struggled against top-tier competition at 135 pounds, recently losing to Sean O'Malley and notching a controversial win over Henry Cejudo that was marred by an eyepoke incident. Figueiredo, now 38 and a two-time flyweight champion, has lost three of his last four fights, signaling that his window for title contention may have closed. Both fighters remain ranked in the bantamweight top 10 but have fallen short of title consideration after losses to various elite competitors in the division. For Song, an impressive home performance could reignite his championship aspirations, while Figueiredo needs a decisive victory to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving weight class where losses accumulate quickly at the elite level.