Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong face off in a bantamweight fight in the main event of UFC Seattle. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Uncrowned has UFC Seattle results, live round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong fight card on Saturday at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Former two-division champion Cejudo continues his pursuit of his first post-comeback win when he takes on Chinese contender Yadong in the night’s five-round bantamweight main event.
Cejudo (16-4) has lost back-to-back bouts since returning in 2023 from a three-year retirement, dropping a split decision to then-champ Aljamain Sterling in a failed shot to reclaim the UFC bantamweight belt then losing a unanimous decision to now-champ Merab Dvalishvili. A 38-year-old Olympic gold medalist wrestler, Cejudo announced his surprise retirement in 2020 following a successful bantamweight title defense against Dominick Cruz. He is also a former UFC flyweight champion.
“If I had the money, I probably would never have come back,” Cejudo said. “Quite honestly, if I had Khabib [Nurmagomedov] money, s***, I’d retire too.”
Song (21-8-1, 1 NC) competes in his fifth UFC Fight Night main event in search of a win after falling short in a unanimous decision against former champion Petr Yan this past March. A 27-year-old product of Team Alpha Male, Song owns notable UFC victories over Marlon “Chito” Vera, Marlon Moraes, Ricky Simón and Chris Gutiérrez.
In the night’s co-main event, middleweight dark horses Brendan Allen and Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez compete in a rematch of a 2018 bout, which took place on MMA’s regional scene and was won by Hernandez via unanimous decision.
UFC Seattle’s preliminary card starts at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the main card kicks off at 9 p.m. ET.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC Seattle results and live blog for Saturday’s main card below.
140-pound catchweight: Rob Font vs. Jean Matsumoto
Featherweight: Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
Light heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield vs. Julius Walker
Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
Light heavyweight: Ion Cutelaba vs. Ibo Aslan
Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Melquizael Costa
Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Bantamweight: Ricky Simon def. Javid Basharat via first-round knockout (punch) at 3:15
175-pound catchweight: Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov via second-round TKO (punches) at 4:13
Middleweight: Nursulton Ruziboev def. Eric McConico via second-round TKO (punches) at 0:33
Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas def. Raffael Cerqueira via first-round knockout (punches) at 2:12
Live17 updates
Another finish?
Can the finish streak continue? I sure hope so. The middleweights get after it once again. It’s Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein.
Simon def. Basharat
Bantamweight: Ricky Simon def. Javid Basharat via first-round knockout (punch) at 3:15
OK, Seattle. CALM DOWN. Good luck to everyone in topping that.
Up next
Another Washington native returns to action, as Ricky Simon collides with Javid Basharat in a bantamweight affair.
Vanderford def. Veretennikov
Catchweight (175 pounds): Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov via second-round TKO (punches) at 4:13
There was a little bit of extra action after that one. Wild scenes out here.
“Mr. VanZant” has arrived
Nikolay Veretennikov vs. Austin Vanderford will be a rare UFC catchweight bout at 175 pounds. The fight will be the UFC debut of Vanderford — the husband of UFC veteran Paige VanZant. He appeared destined for the promotion years ago when on Contender Series, but instead enjoyed a stint with Bellator before this opportunity arose. On the other hand, Veretnnikov seeks a rebound win after falling short in his debut last August.
Ruziboev def. McConico
Middleweight: Nursulton Ruziboev def. Eric McConico via second-round TKO (punches) at 0:33
Middleweights on deck
Nursulton Ruziboev vs. Eric McConico follows that stellar start from Bukauskas. McConico looks to make some noise with a serious upset on short notice.
Bukauskas def. Cerqueira
Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas def. Raffael Cerqueira via first-round knockout (punches) at 2:12
First fight of the night
Light heavyweights open the night: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira.
Bukauskas is in the midst of his second stint in the UFC, going 3-1 thus far. Cerqueira hopes to rebound off a loss in his UFC debut last October.
Undercard predictions
Ibo Aslan (-185) def. Ion Cutelaba (+150)
Melquizael Costa (-110) def. Andre Fili (-110)
Mansur Abdul-Malik (-1000) def. Nick Klein (+650)
Javid Basharat (-250) def. Ricky Simón (+200)
Nikolay Veretennikov (-140) def. Austin Vanderford (+115)
Nursulton Ruziboev (-300) def. Eric McConico (+240)
UFC Seattle starts now, as the promotion returns for the first time in 12 years. In tonight’s main event, former flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo battles China’s Song Yadong for 135-pound supremacy.
Uncrowned has you covered on the ground here in Seattle all night for live results and highlights, as well as round-by-round play-by-play for the main and co-main event. It’s great to have MMA back in the PNW.
EMEA Tribune is not involved in this news article, it is taken from our partners and or from the News Agencies. Copyright and Credit go to the News Agencies, email news@emeatribune.com Follow our WhatsApp verified Channel
