Prelim Results | UFC Macau

The explosive Brazilian was the aggressor throughout, landing power shots and thudding leg kicks throughout while stalking Lee. After putting the South Korean on shaky legs earlier in the round, another right hand spun Lee to the canvas and gave Dias the opportunity to swarm for the finish.

Just a monstrous performance from the debuting Brazilian, who moved to 17-5 with the win, extending his winning streak four. Dias is 31 years old and seasoned, so a quicker move into the thick of the middleweight ranks could be in the offing after a debut win like this one to close out the prelims in Macau.

Ding was persistent with his forward movement and firing off low kicks, chopping away at Souza from the outset, but landing a disproportionate amount of his strikes to the lower limbs. By contrast, the towering Brazilian was largely headhunting, working behind sharp jabs and occasional heavy shots that created the greatest impact, including a second-round knee that had Ding reeling.

The judges were tasked with determining the victor and when the scorecards were tallied, it was Souza that came out on the happy side of the split decision verdict. This was a hard-fought win for the 24-year-old, who extended his winning streak to four and his record to 9-1 with the win.

Haddon, the first fighter from Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a UFC win, blanked “The Mongolian Murderer” in the opening round, dragging him to the canvas and dominating him for the entire frame. In the second, Haddon returned to the grappling and after the two men clambered to their feet along the fence, the Australian buried a knee into Aoriqileng’s midsection that sent him crashing to the canvas.

What an outstanding and emotional win for Haddon, who has been out of action since October 2024 and showed he’s the same kind of elite prospect as his teammate Quillan Salkilld. The well-rounded and skilled Perth man is another dangerous addition to the bantamweight ranks and definitely someone to watch going forward.

Tsuruya appeared to daze Gurule with a long strike early in the contest, but it was once he shifted into his grappling that the Road to UFC flyweight tournament winner really excelled. Just after the midway point of the round, Tsuruya climbed onto Gurule’s back and attacked the submission, pulling him backwards with him to the canvas and tightening his squeeze to draw out the tap.

The 23-year-old Japanese standout said going into the contest that he wanted to show he’s part of the young pack of talents climbing the flyweight ranks at the moment and did so with style on Saturday. Just a brilliant return to the Octagon for Tsuruya.

Hill showed a different level of aggression and intensity in this fight, attacking without concern of being taken down and mixing her striking weapons well. She landed advancing elbows and knees in close as well as a steady diet of long-range strikes that kept Xiong moving backwards for the majority of the contest, unable to land too much of substance in return.

This was a tremendous performance from the 41-year-old staple against the former ONE Championship superstar. Hill remains a crucial member of the strawweight ecosystem and should continue to find herself in competitive matchups like this going forward.

After failing to land a spot on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, Vera stuck around Las Vegas and landed a short notice opportunity up a division in Macau, and did the Peruvian ever make the most of it. Less than two minutes into the opening round, Vera put a left hook on the chin of Zhu Kangjie, sending the Road to UFC winner to the canvas, where he quickly followed up and pounded out a finish.

Just a brilliant performance for “El Gato Loco,” who extended his winning streak to 14 with his first UFC victory. A natural bantamweight, it will be fascinating to see how Vera does when he returns to his usual division next time out.

Amorim patiently stalked forward in the early going before closing the distance, initiating the clinch, and getting the fight to the canvas by diving on a leg lock attempt. Once they were on the ground, it was all Amorim, as the Brazilian jiu jitsu ace worked to north-south position and attacked an armbar, extending and torquing on the left arm of Lookboonmee until she had no choice but to tap.

That’s now five wins and five finishes inside the Octagon for Amorim, who joins a pack of standouts with five strawweight finishes, good for second in the division’s history. This was an outstanding return to the win column and debut with her new camp for the Brazilian finisher.