{"id":687521,"date":"2026-05-22T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687521\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:55:11","slug":"ufc-macau-gets-short-notice-bout-as-fighter-bids-for-second-ufc-win-in-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687521\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Macau Gets Short-Notice Bout as Fighter Bids for Second UFC Win in 2 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a tough start to his UFC career, one fighter is moving up a weight class for the chance to potentially score back-to-back wins within two weeks of each other. <\/p>\n

The UFC returned home to Las Vegas last weekend for a fairly low-profile UFC Fight Night card that saw Arnold Allen stifle the rise of Melquizael Costa<\/a> in a featherweight main event, and next Saturday the promotion returns to Macau following a rare break this week. <\/p>\n

UFC Macau currently has 13 scheduled fights, and Marcel Dorff <\/a>reports that Luis Gurule is stepping in on short notice to square off with Rei Tsuruya at Galaxy Arena after Jesus Aguilar was forced off of the card due to injury. <\/p>\n

Luis Gurule Books Quick Turnaround After First UFC Victory<\/p>\n

A veteran of 14 professional MMA fights, Gurule earned a UFC contract in 2024 when he took split decision over the Nick Piccininni in a battle between undefeated flyweights on Dana White Contender Series. <\/p>\n

\u201cGrim\u201d was matched with Ode Osbourne for his promotional debut and suffered his first career loss when Osbourne stopped him with strikes in the second round. That result unfortunately kicked off a difficult run for Gurule, as he also dropped decisions to Jesus Aguilar and Alden Coria to fall to 0-3 since joining the UFC. <\/p>\n

\"Alden<\/p>\n

Alden Coria (red gloves) fights Luis Gurule (blue gloves) in a flyweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Toyota Center. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Returning to action at UFC Vegas 117 last weekend, Gurule secured his first UFC victory by taking a unanimous decision over Daniel Barez in what turned out to be the Spaniard\u2019s final UFC fight <\/a>before the promotion released him this week. <\/p>\n

\u00a0Rei Tsuruya Last Fought Against UFC Champion Joshua Van<\/p>\n

Gurule moves up to bantamweight at UFC Macau, where he\u2019ll try to build on the momentum of that win over Barez when he takes on Japan\u2019s Tsuruya. <\/p>\n

Still just 23 years old, Tsuruya earned the call to compete on Road to UFC after winning the Pancrase flyweight title in 2022. That victory brought his professional record to 6-0, and he secured three wins on Road to UFC before he also took a unanimous decision over Carlos Hernandez in his formal promotional debut at UFC 303.<\/p>\n

\"Joshua<\/p>\n

Joshua Van (red gloves) fights Rei Tsuruya (blue gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Tsuruya suffered his first loss against current UFC Flyweight Champion Joshua Van<\/a> in his last outing at UFC 313. After more than a year on the sidelines, he\u2019ll now look to stifle Gurule\u2019s bid to secure two wins in the span of two weeks when the pair meet at UFC Macau. <\/p>\n

UFC Macau Fight Card<\/p>\n

Main Event: Song Yadong vs. Deiveson Figueiredo<\/p>\n

Co-Main Event: Mingyang Zhang vs. Alonzo Menifield<\/p>\n

Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tallison Teixeira<\/p>\n

Kai Asakura vs. Cameron Smotherman<\/p>\n

Jake Matthews vs. Carlston Harris<\/p>\n

Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji<\/p>\n

Luis Felipe Dias vs. Yi Sak Lee<\/p>\n

Meng Ding vs. Jose Henrique<\/p>\n

Aoriqileng vs. Cody Haddon<\/p>\n

Rei Tsuruya vs. Luis Gurule<\/p>\n

Angela Hill vs. Jingnan Xiong<\/p>\n

Kangjie Zhu vs. Rodrigo Vera<\/p>\n

Loma Looknoonmee vs. Jaqueline Amorim<\/p>\n

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