UFC Seattle live blog: Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong

This is the UFC Seattle live blog for Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong, the bantamweight main event this Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena.

A former flyweight and bantamweight champion, as well as an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, Cejudo retired from MMA at the height of his powers back in 2020 but after a three-year hiatus, “Triple C” returned to action in 2023. Unfortunately for Cejudo, he’s failed to find the same success, losing both of his return fights, to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili. A loss to Song could be lead to another retirement for the former champ-champ.

Breaking into the UFC in 2017 at just 21 years of age, Song looked like a future champion early in his career, and though he’s had some setbacks, the Team Alpha Male product still appears to be on that same track. Still just 27, Song has won five of his past seven, with his only losses coming against top contenders in Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Coming off the loss to Yan, Song hopes to get back on the winning track and get the biggest win of his career on Saturday.

Check out the live blog for Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong below.