UFC Fight Night 248 predictions: Tight race with ex-champs Yan, Figueiredo in Macau

The UFC is back in Asia this week with the a pair of former champions atop the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 248 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang

Records: Diaz (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Mingyang (17-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Past five: Diaz 4-1, Mingyang 5-0

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Diaz +270, Mingyang -340

Junkie pick results: Mingyang 10, Diaz 1

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg

Records: Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Ulberg (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)

Past five: Oezdemir 3-2, Ulberg 5-0

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Oezdemir +200, Ulberg -245

Junkie pick results: Ulberg 8, Oezdemir 3

Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes

Records: Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Fernandes (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)

Past five: Cong 5-0, Fernandes 3-2

Division: Women’s flyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Cong -950, Fernandes +625

Junkie pick results: Cong 11, Fernandes 0

Song Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov

Records: Kenan (22-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Salikhov (20-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)

Past five: Kenan 2-3, Salikhov 2-3

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Kenan +160, Salikhov -190

Junkie pick results: Kenan 8, Salikhov 3

Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci

Records: Xiaonan (18-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)

Past five: Xiaonan 2-3, Ricci 4-1

Division: Women’s strawweight

Rankings: Xiaonan No. 4, Ricci No. 9

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Xiaonan -175, Ricci +145

Junkie pick results: Xiaonan 10, Ricci 1

Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Records: Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC)

Past five: Yan 2-3, Figueiredo 4-1

Division: Bantamweight

Rankings: Yan No. 5, Figueiredo No. 12

Odds (as of 11.22.24): Yan -305, Figueiredo +245

Junkie pick results: Figueiredo 6, Yan 5

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