Petr Yan aims for a place at UFC 310 in December, wants to face Deiveson Figueiredo

With only one fight in the last 17 months, former UFC champion [autotag]Peter Jan[/autotag] wants to return to the Octagon before the end of the year.

Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) ended his three-fight losing streak in March with a unanimous decision victory over Song Yadong at UFC 299, but suffered a torn ACL and meniscus that required surgery and prevented a quick return to competition.

Yan is now healthy and ready for training camp. He has applied for a spot in the last numbered event of 2024, UFC 310 on December 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (via X):

If Yan, No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie bantamweight rankings, could choose an opponent, he believes a showdown with No. 11-ranked Deiveson Figueiredo, a former multiple-time flyweight champion and 3-0 since moving up to the 135-pound division, would be the best fit (via X):

With most of the names between Yan and Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) either booked, coming off a loss or on a different trajectory, the clash seems to come at just the right time for both sides.

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