UFC bantamweight prospect Song Yadong and light heavyweight Khalil Rountree earned $50k for their performances at UFC Vegas 50.
Yadong seized his moment in the UFC Vegas 50 co-headliner against former title challenger Marlon Moraes, knocking him out with a vicious uppercut in the first round. He has now won three straight and appears to be on the verge of a top 10 spot.
Check out Yadong’s violent knockout below.
SONG YADONG SHUT MORAES' LIGHTS OUT
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 13, 2022
Yadong is a protege of MMA legend Urijah Faber down at Team Alpha Male.
Yadong wasn’t the only one who shut the lights out on his opponent. Rountree overcame a slow start against Karl Roberson to blitz him with a barrage of strikes in Round 2.
Rountree landed a stiff body kick along with a series of hooks that sent Roberson collapsing to the canvas.
ROUNTREE FOLDED HIM
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 13, 2022
Rountree has now won back-to-back fights.
In one of the most miraculous in-fight comebacks in recent memory, UFC middleweight Cody Brundage survived a near TKO finish from Dalcha Lungiambula to choke him out with a guillotine. He sunk in the choke by allowing Lungiambula into his guard off of a takedown attempt.
WHAT A COMEBACK FOR @CodyBrundage185
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 12, 2022
The UFC Vegas 50 prelims began with a wild flying knee knockout by the undefeated Azamat Murzakanov against Tafon Nchukwi in his UFC debut.
A flying knee knockout to start #UFCVegas50
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 12, 2022
Murzakanov is a former Dana White’s Contender Series standout and could be a light heavyweight to watch in 2022.
Yadong, Rountree, Brundage, and Murzakanov all cashed in a $50k post-fight bonus check and will look to continue their positive momentum later in 2022.
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