UFC Vegas 50: Song Yadong puts away veteran Marlon Moraes with extraordinary combo


UFC Vegas 50: Song Yadong puts away veteran Marlon Moraes with extraordinary combo

Song Yadong at UFC Vegas 50

The co-main event of UFC Vegas 50 is here with an exciting fight of Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong in a stunning bantamweight matchup.

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UFC Vegas 50 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a spectacular light heavyweight fight between Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalev. In the co-main event, two exciting bantamweight fighters take the center stage looking to get a bump in the ranking list.

Marlon is a veteran of the sport and has accumulated a record of 23-9-1 in his entire professional career. He is coming off a loss against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 266. The #10 ranked fighter will be challenged by #14 ranked Song Yadong. Song is one of the highly touted prospects in the bantamweight division and is looking to continue his great run in the UFC. Continue reading to see how this fight played out at UFC Fight Night 203.


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Song Yadong stuns Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 50

Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong prediction
Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong

Round 1 Both the fighters take the center and Song lands an amazing left kick. A right kick that followed almost rocked the veteran, Marlon. Song throwing the power shots and looking to get a quick finish. Great body shots for the Chinese fighter.

Song Yadong with an amazing two-punch combo and Marlon Moraes is out like that. The 24-year-old fighter making a statement. The fighter is currently 7-1 in the UFC and is going strong. This is the 8th knockout win for the Chinese martial artist. This win surely puts Song in the top 10 rankings of the bantamweight division.

There is no doubt Song has made his name known among the top fighters of the division.

Results Song Yadong def. Marlon Moraes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:06

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