Henry Cejudo vs Song Yadong main event of UFC Seattle

Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong will face each other in main event of the UFC Seattle, which will take place on February 22 at the Climate Pledge Arena.

Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong will face off in the octagon of the UFC organization. The duel between the former UFC champion and the talented Chinese will take place on the east coast of the United States. Cejudo and Yadong will mark the return of the UFC organization to Seattle with their performance.

According to information obtained by American journalists, both fighters have verbally agreed to the duel, now all that is needed is to sign contracts. The fight has already been officially confirmed by ESPN, the television partner of the UFC organization.

The duel will, of course, be contracted for five rounds in the cock category limit. Both Henry Cejudo and Song Yadong each fought one losing fight in 2024. The duel at the February 22 gala could open the way for them to be more active in 2025. The 38-year-old former Olympic gold medalist would have been considered a big favorite to fight the Kung Fu Kid a few years earlier. However, time flies inexorably and now it’s not so certain.

The fighters are ranked next to each other in the UFC rankings. Henry Cejudo is ranked seventh in the ranking of the up to 62 kilograms division, while Song Yadong is eighth. As a result, it will be hard for the winner to move up much, and jumping into the top five seems impossible, unless one of the top fighters records a quick loss in the near future and simply settles down.