UFC Seattle is upon us, with a star-studded card arriving in the Emerald City despite a number of high-profile fight cancellations.
The legendary two-weight world champion Henry Cejudo returns to action against Song Yadong in the third fight of his comeback run. It very well might be the end of the road for ‘Triple C’ if he loses again, but a victory may well put him back in title contention.
Dominick Cruz had been scheduled to return against Rob Font in the co-main event, but was forced to retire after suffering yet another major injury in camp. As such, Jean Matsumoto has stepped in on short notice.
Also featured are middleweights Anthony Hernandez and Brendan Allen, while fan favourite Nursulton Ruziboev returns against Eric McConico.
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UFC Seattle Cejudo vs Yadong Main Card Results
Main event: Song Yadong def Henry Cejudo by Technical Decision
Anthony Hernandez def Brendan Allen by Unanimous Decision
Jean Silva def Melsik Baghdasaryan by Round 1 KO (4:55 Straight Right)
Rob Font def Jean Matsumoto by Split Decision
Alonzo Menifield def Julius Walker by Split Decision
UFC Seattle Preliminary Results
Ion Cutelaba def Ibo Aslan by Round 1 Submission (2:51 Arm Triangle Choke)
Melquizael Costa def Andre Fili by Round 1 Submission (4:30 Guillotine)
Mansur Abdul-Malik def Nick Klein by Round 2 KO (3:24 Combination Punches)
Ricky Simon def Javid Basharat by Round 1 KO (3:58 Straight Right)
Austin Vanderford def Nikolay Veretennikov by Round 2 KO (4:13 Ground and Pound)
Nursulton Ruziboev def Eric McConico via Round 2 KO (0:33 Right Hook)
Modestas Bukauskas def Raffael Cerqueira via Round 1 KO (2:12 Combination Punches)