UFC on ESPN+ 106 live results: Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

For the first time in over a decade, the Octagon travels to China for UFC action as UFC On ESPN+ 106 takes place at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.

The main event is one of the best match-ups of the year, and a pivotal bout in the bantamweight division, as former UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan takes on former UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo.

Yan is looking for his second straight win, while Figueiredo is looking to stay perfect at 135 pounds after winning his first three fights in the division. The winner could be in line for a title shot.

In the co-main event, former title challenger Yan Xiaonan looks to get back into the win column as she takes on Tabatha Ricci, winner of two straight bouts.

Also on the main card is a welterweight bout between Song Kenan and Muslim Salikhov; as well as a pair of light heavyweight bouts as Volkan Oezdemir takes on Carlos Ulberg in a battle of top-ten ranked fighters; and Zhang Mingyang fights the debuting Ozzy Diaz.

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> Lightweights- Maheshate (10-3, 2-2 UFC) vs. Nikolas Motta (14-5 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

They’re feeling each other out and doing nothing in the first minute. Motta lands a pair of leg kicks. Motta connects with a left hook as Maheshate lands a knee. Motta lands another left hook. Motta lands a pair of jabs. Motta rushes forward and Maheshate lands a flurry and Motta slips to his butt but gets up and Maheshate lands some more with a knee to the body. Motta with a left hook to the body. They trade leg kicks. Motta with a pair of stiff body kicks. They trade in close range. Motta with a right hand and lands some follow-up shots. Motta with a leg kick. Motta lands a flurry and drops Maheshate but he gets up and they trade wildly. 10-9 Motta.

Maheshate lands a knee. Motta with a leg kick and lands a left hook. They trade in a brief clinch. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Motta lands a right hand. Motta with a hard leg kick. Maheshate lands a jumping knee. Motta lands a stiff calf kick. They trade jabs. Motta lands a left hook and lands a couple of follow-up shots. Motta with a high kick. Maheshate lands a leg kick. Maheshate lands two solid right hands. He lands another as Motta backs up. 10-9 Maheshate, 19-19.

Motta with a pair of body kicks as Maheshate lands a combo. Motta drops Maheshate with a right hand and jumps on the back. He lands with the hooks in. Motta looking for a choke from the back but Maheshate fights it off. Maheshate is able to scramble out and they get to their feet. Maheshate lands a pair of standing elbows. Motta with a solid left hook. Motta with a left hand and Maheshate lands a combination. Motta with a left hand. Both are looking tired. Maheshate with a front kick. They trade in close range. Maheshate lands a right hand. Maheshate with an elbow. Motta with a solid left hook. They trade and Motta stuns Maheshate. 10-9 Motta, 29-28 Motta.

Official Result- Nikolas Motta def. Maheshate by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- Xiao Long (26-9, 0-1 UFC) vs. Quang Le (8-1, 0-1 UFC)

Le lands a body kick. Long with a stiff leg kick. Le lands a solid combination. Long with a pair of leg kicks and Le fires back with a leg kick. Le lands a big combination. Le connects with a right hand. Le with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Le lands a left hook. Long with a left hand. They trade in close range as Long connects with a nice left hand. Le with a jab. Le lands a body kick. Le with a left hook. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Le with a body kick. Long lands an elbow. Long landing with more volume as the round goes on. Le lands a right hand and Long lands a combo. They trade right hands and Long lands a late flurry. 10-9 Long.

Le lands and Long slips to his knees but pops right up. Long lands a right hand and a leg kick. Long lands a combination. They trade inside the pocket as Le lands a solid left hook. Long lands a right hand. Le lands a right hand and Long goes to one knee for a moment and they then have a wild exchange. Long lands a right hand and Le lands a combination as Long was rushing in. Le lands a hard combination. Le gets a takedown and jumps on the back on a scramble as they stand. They tie up against the fence but separate. Long lands a right hand. They trade in close range. Long with a big flurry late. 10-9 Long, 20-18 Long.

Long lands a flurry as he pushes Le to the fence but they circle away. Long lands a right hand. Long lands and they scramble to the mat and back to the feet. Long lands a combination. Le with a body kick. Long drops Le with a combination and a hammerfist puts Le out! Great finish from Long to pick up the win.

Official Result- Xiao Long def. Quang Le by knockout (punches) at 1:28 of Round 3

> Flyweights- Lone’er Kavanagh (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jose Ochoa (7-0 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

They trade leg kicks. Ochoa with a high kick. Kavanagh with a pair of leg kicks. They trade kicks. Kavanagh with a hard inside leg kick. They continue to land kicks as most of their punches are missing. Kavanagh lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands another right hand. They trade leg kicks and we have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and trade kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Ochoa lands a left hook. 10-9 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands to the body. Kavanagh with a leg kick and then another. Kavanagh lands a big right hand and Ochoa briefly goes to the mat but pops right up. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks as Kavanagh lands a combo. Kavanagh with another solid right hand. Kavanagh landing more as the round goes on. Ochoa with a left hand and then Kavanagh lands to the body and head. Ochoa lands to the body. They tie up and Ochoa lands to the body and Kavanagh looks for a takedown. Ochoa has the back and jumps up and looks for a choke. Ochoa looks for it late. 10-9 Kavanagh, 20-18 Kavanagh.

Kavanagh lands a leg kick. Ochoa with a pair of leg kicks. Ochoa lands a body kick. Kavanagh lands and Ochoa slips to the mat and Kavanagh runs Ochoa down. Kavanagh lands a body kick. Ochoa with a pair of body kicks. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with another hard body kick. Ochoa lands a right hand. Kavanagh lands a head kick. Kavanagh with a jumping body kick. They trade body kicks. Kavanagh with a high kick. Ochoa looks for a takedown but Kavanagh defends. Kavanagh with a spinning wheel kick. 10-9 Kavanagh, 30-27 Kavanagh.

Official Result- Lone’er Kavanagh def. Jose Ochoa by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Flyweights- Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Carlos Hernandez (9-4, 2-3 UFC)

Hernandez pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown but Tumendemberel defends. Hernandez lands a leg kick and Tumendemberel attacks the body. Hernandez lands a head kick and gets a takedown. Hernandez works to the back as he looks for the neck. They scramble to the feet. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands a right hand. Hernandez with a combination. Tumendemberel lands a left hook and a flurry that hurts Hernandez and they go to the mat. Tumendemberel looked for an arm but Hernandez scrambles up and has the back. 10-9 Tumendemberel.

Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Tumendemberel lands a groin kick and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade jabs. Hernandez scores a takedown. They scramble and Hernandez passes to half-guard. They get to their feet but Hernandez gets it back down into the half-guard. Hernandez lands and they scramble up. Hernandez has the body lock and drags it back down. Tumendemberel is able to get up but not much happens. 10-9 Hernandez, 19-19.

Tumendemberel pressing forward and lands a right hand. They trade inside the pocket. Tumendemberel pressing forward. Hernandez with a pair of leg kicks. Tumendemberel lands a right hand. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel lands as he defends a takedown attempt. Hernandez lands. Tumendemberel pressing forward but not doing much. Tumendemberel lands a pair of right hands that hurt Hernandez and Hernandez gets a late takedown. Close fight. 10-9 Tumendemberel, 29-28 Tumendemberel.

Official Result- Carlos Hernandez def. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

> Road to UFC Season 3 Women’s Strawweight Finals- Ming Shi (16-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Xiaocan Feng (10-2, 0-0 UFC)

Feng with a pair of leg kicks. Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a left hand. Feng with a body kick. Shi lands a body kick and Feng lands a combination. Shi with a leg kick. Feng with a combo. Shi grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence. Shi gets the takedown. Shi gives up her back and Feng has the hooks in. Feng looking for a choke. They scramble to their feet. They trade kicks. Shi lands a body kick. Shi with a high kick as Feng lands a right hand. 10-9 Feng.

Shi with a body kick as Feng lands a punch. Feng lands a right hand. Feng lands a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Feng lands a right hook and then a body kick. Feng lands a right hand as Shi lands a left hook. Feng with a leg kick. Feng with another leg kick. They trade and Shi looks for a takedown against the fence. They break and trade. 10-9 Feng, 20-18 Feng.

Shi with a front kick and a left hand. Shi lands a massive head kick that knocks Feng out cold and she lands some un-needed follow-up shots. Wow! What a finish from Shi.

Official Result- Ming Shi def. Xiaocan Feng by knockout (head kick) at :46 of Round 3

> Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Finals- Kiru Sahota (12-2, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dong Hun Choi (8-0, 0-0 UFC)

Choi lands a leg kick. Choi with more leg kicks as he keeps the distance. Choi lands a few solid punches. Choi drops Sahota with a right hand and Sahota is out right away and it is all over! Beautiful finish from Choi.

Official Result- Dong Hun Choi def. Kiru Sahota by knockout (punch) at 2:36 of Round 1

> Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Finals- Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-5, 0-0 UFC) vs. Su Young You (13-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

You with a high kick. You lands a right hand and then a left hook. They switch stances. You gets a takedown. You controlling and landing from the top. They get to their feet and stay locked up as You gets Jieleyisi back to the mat. You works to the mount as he lands from the top. You with lots of punches as he ends the round strong. 10-9 You.

You connects with a right hand. You lands a head kick as Jieleyisi lands. You looks for a takedown but Jieleyisi defends. You lands a leg kick. You connects with a solid right hand. You with an uppercut. Jieleyisi lands in close range. Jieleyisi tries a spin attack and falls to the mat as it allows You to get on top. You landing from the top as he has Jieleyisi pinned to the mat. You with more elbows from the top. 10-9 You, 20-18 You.

You with a head kick. They trade. Jieleyisi misses a big right hand. You lands a leg kick. They trade punches. Jieleyisi lands a right hand as You also lands a right hand. You with a high kick. Both are circling around. You with a high kick and Jieleyisi lands an uppercut. Jieleyisi chasing You down and lands a left hand. You is landing more. You with a right hand. You lands a kick. Jieleyisi gets a takedown. You holding on as Jieleyisi does nothing. 10-9 You, 30-27 You.

Official Result- Su Young You def. Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- Zhang Mingyang (17-6, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ozzy Diaz (9-2, 0-0 UFC)

Mingyang lands a pair of leg kicks. Mingyang with a left hand. Mingyang with a leg kick and then another. Diaz lands a right hook. Mingyang with a side kick. Mingyang drops Diaz with a short elbow and starts teeing off from the top and it is all over! What a finish from Mingyang!

Official Result- Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by TKO (strikes) at 2:25 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- #8 Volkan Oezdemir (20-7, 8-6 UFC) vs. #10 Carlos Ulberg (10-1, 6-1 UFC)

Oezdemir with a pair of leg kicks. He lands some more. Oezdemir with a pair of left hands then a right hand. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a right hand and a hard leg kick. Ulberg lands a knee. Oezdemir with a right hand. Oezdemir with a left hook as Ulberg lands a leg kick. Oezdemir with a left hook. They trade left hooks. They have an exchange against the fence. Ulberg with a jab. Ulberg lands a quick flurry. Oezdemir lands to the body and head then a head kick. 10-9 Oezdemir.

Both land left hooks as they’re trading back and forth to start the second. They trade jabs and right hands. Oezdemir with a jab and a leg kick. Oezdemir lands and chases Ulberg around. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir with a right hand. Ulberg lands a jab. They trade leg kicks. Oezdemir pressing forward and lands some kicks. They trade in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Ulberg lands late. Close round. 10-9 Ulberg, 19-19.

Ulberg lands a left hand. Oezdemir lands a flurry with a right hand. Ulberg with a combination. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends. Ulberg with a right hand. They trade jabs. Ulberg with a big right hand followed by a left hook. They’re both landing in close range. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a jab. Oezdemir shoots for a takedown but Ulberg defends and lands a body kick. Oezdemir with a leg kick as Ulberg lands a combo. 10-9 Ulberg, 29-28 Ulberg.

Official Result- Carlos Ulberg def. Volkan Oezdemir by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Women’s Flyweights- Wang Cong (6-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (9-3, 1-2 UFC)

Fernandes lands a leg kick. Cong with a leg kick. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a leg kick then attacks the body and lands a combo as Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a body kick. Cong with a right hand to the body. Cong lands a head kick. Cong lands a side kick to the body. Cong with a hard right hand. Cong lands to the body as Fernandes lands a right hand. Fernandes with a left hand. Fernandes looks for a takedown and pushes it against the fence. They separate and Fernandes lands a left hand. Cong lands a side kick. 10-9 Cong.

Cong with a right hand and a body kick. Cong lands a leg kick. Cong with a right hand. Fernandes lands a right hand. Cong lands a side kick and a right hand. Cong with a body kick and then a leg kick. Fernandes lands a body kick. Cong with a combination and lands a body kick. Fernandes with a solid leg kick. Fernandes lands a head kick and they stumble down. They get up and Fernandes lands a left hand that drops Cong and she jumps on the back. Fernandes locks in a rear-naked choke and Cong goes out cold! A huge upset from Fernandes as she gets the finish.

Official Result- Gabriella Fernandes def. Wang Cong by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:49 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Song Kenan (22-8, 6-4 UFC) vs. Muslim Salikhov (20-5, 7-4 UFC)

They trade several leg kicks to get things started. Kenan with a combination. Salikhov just misses a spin kick but lands a calf kick. Salikhov with a leg kick. Kenan with a spin kick but Salikhov counters with a heavy calf kick. Kenan wobbles Salikhov with a right hand and looks for a takedown but Salikhov defends. Kenan lands a knee to the groin in the clinch and timeout is called. They get back to action and trade leg kicks. Salikhov connects perfectly with a spinning wheel kick right to the jaw of Kenan and Kenan goes down and is out! What a finish from Salikhov!

Official Result- Muslim Salikhov def. Song Kenan by knockout (kick) at 3:49 of Round 1

> Women’s Strawweights- #2 Yan Xiaonan (18-4 1 NC, 8-3 UFC) vs. #10 Tabatha Ricci (11-2, 6-2 UFC)

Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Ricci is circling around. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with another big right hand. Xiaonan with a combination and a body kick then a leg kick. Ricci has landed nothing three minutes in. Xiaonan with a leg kick. Xiaonan with a body kick then a front kick to the stomach. Xiaonan lands a right hand. Xiaonan with a left hand and then another. Xiaonan lands again. Ricci landed zero strikes in the round. 10-9 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan lands a big combination that wobbles Ricci. Ricci is able to score a takedown but Xiaonan quickly gets up and they separate. Xiaonan wobbles Ricci with a right hand. Xiaonan with another combination. She backs Ricci up with a combination ending with a head kick. Xiaonan with a body kick. Ricci is struggling badly on the feet. Xiaonan lands a combination. Xiaonan lands another big combination. Xiaonan with a stiff jab. Ricci lands a right hand. Ricci pushes it against the fence but Xiaonan lands. 10-9 Xiaonan, 20-18 Xiaonan.

Xiaonan with a big left hook. Ricci lands a right hand. Xiaonan lands a right hand and then the jab. Xiaonan lands a leg kick. They trade inside the pocket. Ricci is finally landing some but Xiaonan is way ahead on volume. Xiaonan lands a hard right hand followed by a body kick. Xiaonan with a flurry of shots as Ricci comes forward. Ricci shoots for a takedown but Xiaonan defends. Xiaonan with a jab. Xiaonan lands a left hook. Xiaonan with a big flurry late ending with a head kick. 10-9 Xiaonan, 30-27 Xiaonan.

Official Result- Yan Xiaonan def. Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Bantamweights- #3 Petr Yan (17-5, 9-4 UFC) vs. #5 Deiveson Figueiredo (24-3-1, 13-3-1 UFC)

Figueiredo with a body kick and shoots for a takedown. Figueiredo is able to get an inside trip to get Yan to the mat. They scramble as Figueiredo is looking for the neck and some form of choke. Figueiredo has the back with the body triangle on. Yan is able to spin into Figueiredo’s guard. Yan with some short punches from the top. Yan with a pair of hammerfists from the top. Figueiredo is able to scramble up and Yan lands a knee as they break. 10-9 Yan.

Yan with some side kicks. Yan with a pair of leg kicks. Yan lands a high kick. Yan with a hard body kick. Yan lands a series of kicks. Figueiredo lands a body kick. Yan with a body kick and lands a right hand. Figueiredo wobbles Yan with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Figueiredo lands a leg kick. Figueiredo looked to find a takedown but just fell to the mat but popped right up. Yan scores on a leg kick. Figueiredo tries a takedown but Yan defends. Figueiredo with a combination. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Yan with a body kick and gets a late takedown. 10-9 Yan, 20-18 Yan.

Yan lands a leg kick. Figueiredo lands to the body. They trade kicks. Figueiredo scores a takedown but Yan is able to get out from the bottom and back to the feet. Yan drops Figueiredo with an uppercut and jumps on top. Yan with some hammerfists from the top. They work to the fence and get up. Both land some leg kicks. Figueiredo with a right hand. Yan lands a body kick. Yan with a right hand as they clinch. Yan lands an uppercut and then a combination. Yan with another combination with an uppercut then lands a flying knee. Yan lands a left hand. Figueiredo with a body shot. 10-9 Yan, 30-27 Yan.

They trade and Yan gets a brief takedown as they scramble up. Both are landing and circling around. Yan with an uppercut that knocks Figueiredo’s mouth piece out. They trade and Figueiredo puts his mouth piece back in. Yan with a head kick that just grazes Figueiredo. Yan with a combination and lands an uppercut. Yan lands inside the pocket. Figueiredo lands a right hand to the body. Yan lands a left hand and a flying knee. Yan with an uppercut. Figueiredo lands a left hand. Figueiredo lands a right hand and Yan goes down for a moment and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body. Yan with a knee to the body. 10-9 Figueiredo, 39-37 Yan.

Both connect as Figueiredo lands a right hand. Yan connects with a left hand. Yan lands a combination. Figueiredo with an elbow. Figueiredo with a left hand then a right hand. Yan with a body kick. Yan with an uppercut. Yan pressuring as Figueiredo lands to the body. Yan lands a spinning back fist. Yan with a left hand. Yan with an elbow and Figueiredo lands a knee to the body, but Yan answers back with a right hand. Yan with a switch kick to the body. Figueiredo with a question mark kick. Figueiredo lands a pair of big right hands. Yan with an uppercut. Yan lands a left hand. Yan lands a side kick then a hard body kick. Yan with a left hand. Fantastic fight. 10-9 Yan, 49-46 Yan.

Official Result- Petr Yan def. Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)