UFC CEO Dana White gave a surprising answer to the possible decline of the Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong UFC Seattle Main Event.
Former UFC second division champion Henry Cejudo and rising Bantamweight Contender Song Yadong treated Climate Pledge Arena to the show; As long as the fight lasted.
The UFC Seattle Main Event between Cejudo and Yadong did not disappoint after the entire prelims resulted in finishes. Cejudo and Yadong had their moments on the feet during the fight, and Cejudo started quickly in round 1 by using tempo and leg kicks.
But Yadong found his rhythm in round 2 and 3 against Cejudo, filled his Takedown attempts and landed a number of harmful shots with its striking. But at the end of the Round 3, controversies followed when Yadong landed a casual groin strike and an eye choke that brought the fight to a stop.
Cejudo needed all five minutes of his allowed break of the action after the eye Por. He begged referee Jason Herzog to take a point away from Yadong in vain.
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Henry Cejudo's blurry vision brought UFC Seattle to a controversial ending
Cejudo told his team and the referee that he could no longer see from his left and the fight had left. Because the fight passed round 3, the game went to the score cards with Yadong who got the nod on technical decision.
After the anticlimactic end of UFC Seattle, Cejudo and Yadong called for an immediate rematch for unfinished things between them. But UFC CEO Dana White felt different about the decline, despite the fact that the fight was an exciting affair in the eyes of many fans and experts.
White responded to calls for Cejudo vs. Yadong 2 during the UFC Seattle press conference after the fight.
“Not at all, not even a little bit,” said White. 'I just don't want to see it again … Do you want to see it again? We should probably do it in a few months? No.”
Henry Cejudo remains profitless since the end of his retirement of several years
Cejudo goes to 0-3 since he returns to the Octagon for his second UFC stint after his retirement in 2020. Before UFC Seattle Leed Cejudo decision losses to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili.
In the meantime, Yadong returned to the win column after a unanimous decision loss for Petr Yan on UFC 299 last year. He has defeated Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simon and Chris Gutierrez during his UFC official period.
The UFC Fight Night event on Saturday was the return of the promotion to Seattle for the first time since 2013. The first seven fights on the map ended in the distance, including a wild knockout from Jean Silva to extend his exclusive streak.
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