UFC on ESPN 8 Highlights: Song Yadong Outlasts Marlon Vera

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 […]

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Song Yadong vs. Marlon Vera Planned For UFC’s May 16 Event

Yadong VeraAn 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 […]

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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.

As of now, the May 16 event is headlined by a heavyweight showdown between former title challenger Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris.

More fights and announcements are expected soon.

What do you make of Yadong vs. Vera? Who do you think takes the win?

Cody Stamann Draws Song Yadong – UFC DC Results

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 […]

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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).

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Cody Stamann Slams Song Yadong’s Hype: ‘I Couldn’t Give A F**k About It’ (Interview)

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 […]

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UFC 239 Highlights: Song Yadong Puts Bantamweight Division On Notice With Nasty KO Victory

The UFC 239 preliminary card on ESPN kicked off with a bang. Bantamweight prospect Song Yadong made a statement to the rest of the 135-pound division with a big first-round knockout win over Alejandro Perez. Yadong caught Perez coming inside with a big right hand that dropped him down to the canvas. After a few […]

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The UFC 239 preliminary card on ESPN kicked off with a bang. Bantamweight prospect Song Yadong made a statement to the rest of the 135-pound division with a big first-round knockout win over Alejandro Perez.

Yadong caught Perez coming inside with a big right hand that dropped him down to the canvas. After a few follow-up shots on the ground, the referee stepped in after having seen enough.

Check out the spectacular finish here:

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5 Takeaways From UFC Singapore

An action-packed night of fights went down in Singapore on June 23rd, 2018, as the UFC hosted Fight Night 132 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. A PAIR OF BANTAMWEIGHT STARS EMERGE Two of the night’s most impressive performances came from Song Yado…

An action-packed night of fights went down in Singapore on June 23rd, 2018, as the UFC hosted Fight Night 132 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. A PAIR OF BANTAMWEIGHT STARS EMERGE Two of the night’s most impressive performances came from Song Yadong and Petr Yan — both in the 135-pound division. Song, a 20-year-old Chinese […]

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