“Peter Yan is much better than the Brazilian Figueredo, I’ll give 80% for his victory” – Alekseeva

UFC fighter Irina Alekseeva believes that Russian Petr Yan is the favorite in the fight against Brazilian Deiveson Figueredo.

The fight will headline the UFC event in Macau on November 23. Yan, who competes at bantamweight, will face former UFC flyweight champion Figueredo after the Brazilian fighter said he would move up one division. After changing weight classes, Figueredo scored three victories over Rob Font, Cody Grabrandt and Marlon Vera. Petr Yang ended a three-fight losing streak by defeating Chinese fighter Sun Yadong in March.

– Peter has every chance of winning. It is clear that he has made adjustments to his preparation, has become more charged and is already challenging his opponents to fights. Judging by his social networks, he has a desire to fight, which I am very happy about, because there were rumors that he might give up fighting. I think it’s too early for him to leave. He is still too young and still needs to become a champion.

I’ll give 80% for Yan to win this fight. Figueredo will have a chance if Peter has some kind of injury. I don’t underestimate Figueredo, he is a good opponent, but Peter is much better than the Brazilian. The main thing is that Figueredo does not fight, otherwise it could turn out to be a boring fight. In a standing position, Peter will interrupt him and fight him himself if he has to. He’s good everywhere. And then we will wait for Peter’s rematch with Sean O’Malley,” Metaratings.ru quotes Alekseeva as saying.

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