UFC Macau adds Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci, Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg, return of Wang Cong

UFC has announced multiple fights for its upcoming event in Macau.

UFC Fight Night 248 takes place Nov. 23 at Galaxy Arena in Macau, featuring a big bantamweight matchup between former 135-pound champion Petr Yan and former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo.

Wednesday, the promotion officially announced multiple new fights on social media for the return event to China.

A UFC-ranked top 10 matchup in the women’s strawweight division has been added. Former title challenger Yan Xiaonan will face Tabatha Ricci.

Xiaonan (17-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) returns to action for the first time since her title challenge loss against Zhang Weili at UFC 300. Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) enters on a two-fight winning streak, fresh off a unanimous decision win over Angela Hill at UFC on ESPN 62.

Another UFC-ranked top 10 bout is also on the card, this one in the light heavyweight division, between former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Carlos Ulberg.

Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) is on a two-fight winning streak, both by way of early stoppage. His last performance was a devastating knockout of Johnny Walker at UFC on ABC 6. Ulberg (10-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was a part of the UFC 303 fight shuffle, but was unable to compete. He will now enter his second fight of the year after a 12-second knockout of Alonzo Menifield.

In addition, Wang Cong will compete in her second UFC bout, taking on Gabriella Fernandes.

Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made waves in her promotional debut by flattening Victoria Leonardo in the first round. “The Joker” holds a kickboxing win over current UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

With the additions, the current UFC Fight Night 248 lineup includes:

• Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
• Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci
• Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg
• Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
• Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
• Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes
• Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang
• Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi – “Road to UFC” strawweight final
• Dong Hoon Choi vs. Kiru Sahota – “Road to UFC” flyweight final
• Balgyn Jenisuly vs. Su Young You – “Road to UFC” bantamweight final
• Bin Xie vs. Kangjie Zhu – “Road to UFC” featherweight final