Petr Yan showed he’s still very much among the elite of the bantamweight division Saturday when he won every round of his UFC Fight Night 248 main event against Deiveson Figueiredo. After an ACL injury sidelined him for eight months, Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returned looking as sharp as ever when he delivered a clinical unanimous decision beating of fellow former UFC champ Figueiredo in their headlining bout at Galaxy Arena in Macau, and now there’s calls for him to fight for the belt once more. One of those calls came form reigning 135-pound champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) himself, who again pushed the already-named next challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to the wayside and pitched a rematch with Yan , who he defeated by lopsided decision in March 2023, for a rematch at UFC 313 on March 8 in Las Vegas. Related UFC Fight Night 248 takeaways: Petr Yan reminds us all he's still a title threat Petr Yan calls for rematch against UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili UFC Fight Night 248 social media reactions: Petr Yan's win over Deiveson Figueiredo leads to praise from champ Is there any chance Yan’s performance can leapfrog him over Nurmagomedov
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