The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined b…
The UFC on ESPN 8 bonuses have been released. On May 16, the UFC held another event inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The event was held behind closed doors, meaning no fans were in attendance. The card was headlined by a heavyweight battle. In the main event, Alistair Overeem and Walt […]
Kicking off the UFC Florida main card is an exciting bantamweight tilt between Marlon Vera and Song Yadong. Round 1: Vera starts off with a couple of leg kicks. Yadong responds with a right hand that is blocked. Yadong fires a low kick soon after. Vera blocks a head kick. Yadong blocks a body kick […]
Kicking off the UFC Florida main card is an exciting bantamweight tilt between Marlon Vera and Song Yadong.
Round 1: Vera starts off with a couple of leg kicks. Yadong responds with a right hand that is blocked. Yadong fires a low kick soon after. Vera blocks a head kick. Yadong blocks a body kick soon after. Yadong lands a stinging jab. Vera responds with a big leg kick. Yadong catches a body kick and has Vera clinched. They separate. They are starting to get more active now with both connecting. They clinch with Vera up against the fence. Vera reverses and Yadong is up against the fence now. The round comes to an end.
Round 2: Vera lands a body kick. Yadong responds with a right hand to which Vera lands a leg kick. Vera lands another leg kick. Yadong attempts a 1-2 which is blocked. He works the body soon after. Vera catches a body kick and loands up on Yadong up against the fence. Yadong lands a big right on the counter. Vera is advancing a lot more now. Yadong lands a nice shot to the body before connecting with a big right. Yadong catches a head kick but is unable to punish Vera. Vera connects with a knee and now has Yadong up against the fence again as he lands knees to the thigh. They start to brawl with elbows and punches before going back to the center of the Octagon. Vera lands a huge body shot. The round ends with them swinging.
Round 3: Vera lands a big knee. Yadong has him up against the fence now and lands a knee. Vera reverses and trips Yadong, almost getting into full mount. Vera rips the body as Yadong gets up and they separate. Yadong lands a big jab as Vera was attempting a leg kick. Yadong is gaining momentum and confidence now as he lands a left hook. They are brawling now as some fatigue is settling in. Vera lands a big knee to the body. Vera clinches him up against the fence before tripping him again. Yadong gets to his feet though. Vera sprawls on a Yadong takedown attempt and has his back now. Vera ends the fight with an acrobatic kick.
Official result: Song Yadong defeats Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Marlon Vera vs. Song Yadong opened the main card of UFC on ESPN 8 with a bang. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. Thi…
Marlon Vera vs. Song Yadong opened the main card of UFC on ESPN 8 with a bang. The two fighters met in a featherweight bout at the UFC on ESPN 8 event on Saturday night from Jacksonville, Florida at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on ESPN. This was a solid fight with some good striking […]
An exciting bantamweight contest between Song Yadong and Marlon Vera looks to be in store for fight fans next month. That’s according to MMA Fighting who states that the matchup is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming May 16 event taking place in Jacksonville, Florida. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight with […]
An exciting bantamweight contest between Song Yadong and Marlon Vera looks to be in store for fight fans next month.
That’s according to MMA Fighting who states that the matchup is in the works for the UFC’s upcoming May 16 event taking place in Jacksonville, Florida. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight with official contracts soon to be signed.
Yadong is undefeated with the promotion ever since making his debut in 2017 as he has gone 4-0-1 in his five UFC fights so far with three finishes. The Team Alpha Male fighter’s most recent outing was a majority decision draw with Cody Stamann back in December.
As for Vera, he has won his last five in a row with all of them coming by way of finish. His most recent outing was a TKO win over Andre Ewell in October. He has struggled to fight since for a variety of reasons with three different fights all getting called off — two of them due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Next up on the UFC DC main card is another bantamweight bout between Cody Stamann and Song Yadong. Round 1: A lot of feeling each other out to begin this bout. Yadong is pushing forward with blitzes. He misses with a close spinning wheel kick that gets the crowd’s attention. Stamann times a takedown to […]
Next up on the UFC DC main card is another bantamweight bout between Cody Stamann and Song Yadong.
Round 1: A lot of feeling each other out to begin this bout. Yadong is pushing forward with blitzes. He misses with a close spinning wheel kick that gets the crowd’s attention. Stamann times a takedown to perfection but Yadong grabs Stamann’s neck while getting up and seems to be attempting a guillotine. However, he lands an illegal knee on Stamann’s head as the bout is stopped. Yadong is deducted a point. Yadong is more aggressive now. After a lot of distance control, Stamann ends the round with a takedown.
Round 2: Yadong stuffs a takedown. Yadong lands a strong leg kick and pushes forward. Stamann’s nose is bleeding. Stamann sees another takedown attempt stuffed but clinches Yadong on the fence soon after. Yadong reverses and attempts a takedown before Stamann reverses and gets him down. Yadong gets up and they strike for a bit before Stamann gets him down again and is able to keep him down. Yadong reverses and is on top to end the round.
Round 3: Stamann takes Yadong down. Yadong looks for his knee for a submission but fails as Stamann moves to half guard. Yadong tries to scramble but Stamann grabs his back and returns to half guard. Stamann is controlling him more now as he lands some strikes from the top. Yadong looks fatigued as Stamann moves to full mount. Yadong gives up his back as Stamann gets hooks in. Yadong scrambles but Stamann gets full mount again and lands big strikes to end the fight.
Official result: Cody Stamann draws Song Yadong via majority decision (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).
Cody Stamann is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Washington D.C. when he takes on Song Yadong. Yet, he is surprised Yadong is his opponent as he was scheduled to battle Rob Font in the summer at UFC Greenville but he had to pull out due to an injury…
Cody Stamann is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Washington D.C. when he takes on Song Yadong. Yet, he is surprised Yadong is his opponent as he was scheduled to battle Rob Font in the summer at UFC Greenville but he had to pull out due to an injury. So, he is shocked […]