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Yadong Song’s team predicted exact uppercut KO of Umar Nurmagomedov

Yadong Song’s team planned for an uppercut finish throughout training camp.

Song firmly put himself in title contention in the Ultimate Fighting Championship with the biggest victory of his career, finishing Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round of the UFC Shanghai headliner. The Chinese bantamweight’s coaches identified the route to victory long before fight night.

Yadong Song explains the preparation behind his UFC Shanghai knockout of Umar Nurmagomedov After his knockout victory, Song revealed he had specifically prepared the uppercut as a counter to Nurmagomedov's takedown attempts. “The Kung Fu Kid” claimed that his boxing coach identified where the Dagestani was vulnerable and they repeatedly worked on the finishing sequence he pulled off at UFC Shanghai.

Song explained that his team anticipated Nurmagomedov shooting with his head dipping towards the left side and worked on counters to that movement.

“My boxing coach, Rudy Hernandez, he …

Ex-UFC fighter Sedriques Dumas takes down costumed fan in arena brawl

Sedriques Dumas had an eventful night at Duel Arena 1.

Dumas (10-5) attended Duel Arena 1 on Aug. 29 at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter is no stranger to controversy and got into a brawl at the event, requiring intervention from security.

Sedriques Dumas gets involved in crowd brawl at Duel Arena 1 Mike Perry suffered a huge upset loss against Brandon Jenkins in the main event, while Paul Miller earned a split decision win over Ben Azoulay. A brawl broke out in the stands after the fight between Miller and Azoulay. Dumas was seen taking down a fan dressed in a joker costume before security separated them.

Dumas was arrested last year in Escambia County, Florida, on charges of home invasion, battery and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Dumas fought three more times in the UFC before being released in July shortly after he was sentenced on those charges.

Three of the charges against …

Usman Nurmagomedov fires back over Yadong Song incident at UFC Shanghai

Usman Nurmagomedov has addressed his brother Umar Nurmagomedov's knockout loss to Yadong Song and the discourse surrounding his immediate actions after seeing his brother hit the canvas.

Song flatlined Umar with an uppercut in the second round of their bantamweight clash in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Just as Song ended the UFC Shanghai headliner with some follow-up hammer-fists, Usman stormed the cage to check on his brother.

Song began celebrating and briefly crossed paths with a concerned Usman, who seemingly loaded up an instinctive elbow strike in the heat of the moment, but didn’t follow through.

Usman denies trying to hit Yadong Song after rushing toward the cage following Umar Nurmagomedov’s knockout Usman took to social media in the aftermath of UFC Shanghai to address his brother’s first-ever professional loss via a finish and also touched on fans accusing him of trying to hit a celebrating Song. The Professional Fighters League star first downp…

Yadong Song crushes Umar Nurmagomedov in big upset at UFC Shanghai

TOTAL MADNESS AT #UFCShanghai🤯@SongYadongLFG with the biggest moment of his career!!! pic.twitter.com/op48pu2a62

— UFC (@ufc) August 29, 2026 After close to nine years in the UFC, and several ups and downs, Yadong Song earned the biggest win of his career tonight in front of an arena full of supporters at UFC Fight Night 286 in Shanghai, China. The Chinese superstar viciously knocked out heavy favorite Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round of their bantamweight headliner, which brought the elated crowd to its feet and capped off an excellent night of fights.

Song (24-9-1, 1 NC; 13-4-1 UFC) caught a kick and snapped Nurmagomedov’s (20-2, 8-2 UFC) head back with a counter right cross in the first round. Nurmagomedov took Song down and escaped from a guillotine choke. He stayed on top until he tried to transition to Song’s back, which allowed Song to stand up and the fight stayed on the feet until the bell. Song stuffed a takedown attempt in the…

UFC Shanghai bonuses: Yadong Song, 3 others earn $100,000

SONG YADONG JUST KNOCKED Umar Nurmagomedov OUT COLD 😱😱😱 #UFCShanghai📺 @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/0xJt9yUjdc

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 29, 2026 The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to China concluded with four fighters receiving performance bonuses.

Following UFC Shanghai, UFC senior vice president and head of Asia, Kevin Chang, announced the fight of the night and two performance of the night awards. In the third visit to the venue, the promotion saw a total of 10 finishes, with a massive one in the main event.

Yadong Song, Bilal Hasan, Ce Liu and Levi Rodrigues earn UFC Shanghai bonuses Yadong Song walked away $100,000 richer after defeating Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event. In a fight that lasted just around two rounds, the Chinese fighter overcame a vicious Nurmagomedov. After seemingly losing to the Dagestani fighter in the opening stanza, the “Kung Fu Kid”landed a brutal right uppercut behind his op…

UFC Shanghai ‘Nurmagomedov vs. Song’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Sherdog's live UFC Shanghai coverage will begin Saturday at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 286. Round 1 Welterweights kick off festivities at UFC Shanghai, as Ding (35-10, 0-1 UFC) squares off with Nelson (7-1, 0-0 UFC) at 170 pounds. Matt Wynne polices the proceedings. Customary glove touch gets them started. Ding switches stances early and often, pawing with his lead hand from both sides. He counters a leg kick with an overhand right, then resets. Ding jabs at the body and gets off a body kick. Nelson answers with a low kick, then another. Raucous crowd already. Hard leg kick from Ding followed by a straight left. Strong start from the Colin Oyama protégé. They trade in the center of the cage before they exchange leg kicks. Nelson circles on the outside. Two minutes to go in the round. Nelson changes levels, ducks into a takedown and lands in side control. A short burst of significant ground-and-pound ensues from the Niagara Top Team rep.…

UFC Shanghai weigh-in results: Main event set; 3 fighters miss weight

Ready for his second career UFC main event 🤩@UNmgdv | 135.5 lbs

[ #UFCShanghai | AUG 29 | 6amET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/RFPDW49s5b

— UFC (@ufc) August 28, 2026 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to China is set following the UFC Shanghai weigh-ins, although three fighters came in overweight.

Bantamweight contenders Umar Nurmagomedov and Yadong Song will clash atop the 13-fight card. Both headliners had no issue making weight. However, several prelim fighters weren't as professional. Andre Lima missed weight for his flyweight fight against Namsrai Batbayar by 1 pound and will be fined 20 percent of his purse as a result. Meanwhile, both Jingnan Xiong and Julia Polastri failed to make the strawweight limit for their bout, with Xiong coming in 1 pound overweight and Polastri weighing 2.5 pounds over the limit.

Nurmagomedov (20-1) has bounced back from his first career defeat to Merab Dvalishvili wi…

PFL adds Sarvarjon Khamidov versus Rafael do Nascimento to Chicago card

The Professional Fighters League continues to build its upcoming event, scheduled for Oct. 16 in Chicago.

The card will be headlined by an undisputed women’s flyweight title fight between Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop. The bout is a rematch of the 2025 PFL women’s flyweight tournament final, which Carmouche won by knockout.

Earlier this week, the promotion added a heavyweight matchup between Denis Goltsov and Maxwell Djantou Nana. An intriguing bantamweight contest has now joined the lineup.Sarvarjon Khamidov faces Rafael do Nascimento at PFL ChicagoPromotion officials confirmed to Sherdog that Sarvarjon Khamidov (17-1) will face Rafael do Nascimento (13-3).

Khamidov is coming off a second-round submission victory over PFL tournament finalist Justin Wetzell in June. The contest marked Khamidov’s first appearance of 2026.

A veteran of Bellator MMA and the PFL, Khamidov has steadily advanced through the bantamweight division.

Do Nascimen…

Alexander Volkanovski struggles to keep Mauricio Ruffy down, coach says

Joe Lopez has seen major improvements in Mauricio Ruffy's grappling since the Brazilian joined Alexander Volkanovski's team.

Ruffy is preparing for the biggest test of his Ultimate Fighting Championship career when he faces Arman Tsarukyan in the co-main event of UFC 331 on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles. Tsarukyan's wrestling prowess is a key factor in the matchup, but Lopez believes his fighter has made significant strides in that area.

Mauricio Ruffy’s defensive wrestling improves ahead of Arman Tsarukyan fight at UFC 331 Ruffy made the move from the Brazilian gym Fighting Nerds after losing to Benoit St. Denis in September 2025, joining Volkanovski’s team in Australia. Speaking to Submission Radio, Volkanovski’s head coach Lopez said Ruffy's development has been particularly noticeable in defensive wrestling and his ability to escape dangerous positions.

“Well, it’s just chalk and cheese,” Lopez said. “You can just see how he’s improving, you know?”<…

UFC adds four more Meta Apex events to 2026 schedule

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has added four more Meta Apex events to its 2026 schedule.

The Nevada Athletic Commission has approved permits for UFC events on Sept. 29, Oct. 10, Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 at its venue. The Sept. 29 and Nov. 7 cards already have main events, with the headliners for the two October cards yet to be announced.

Rosas Jr.-Barcelos and Brady-Bonfim are set to headline two upcoming UFC Fight Nights Raoni Barcelos is set to face Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC Fight Night 289 on Sept. 29. The matchup pits an MMA veteran against one of the brightest up-and-coming prospects in the sport.

The main events for the UFC Fight Night on Oct. 10 and the UFC Fight Night on Oct. 31 haven’t been announced as yet, but multiple undercard fights on the cards have been revealed.

Some of the fights scheduled for the Oct. 10 card include Andre Fili vs. Kai Kamaka III, Lupita Godinez vs. Ketlen Souza, Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Otari Tanzilovi and Matheu…

Claressa Shields: Cris Cyborg turned down $2 million to fight me at 154 pounds

Claressa Shields has revealed why a boxing bout against Cris Cyborg fell through.

During a recent interview, Shields discussed a previous offer for the proposed Cyborg fight, which the Brazilian allegedly turned down.

Shields says a sparring session changed her relationship with Cris Cyborg Shields claims Cyborg turned down a $2 million offer to box her, despite them being on good terms.

“But as far as Cris, she turned $2 million already back when a guy from Saudi had $3 million for her,” Shields told TMZ Sports. “Well, $3 million for me and $2 million for her and we could [do that at] 154 [pounds]. She turned it down and that's back when we were cool.”

The American now claims that they aren’t on good terms, speculating that the bad blood stems from a previous training session, which Shields claims to have dominated.

“Right now, she got all this, ‘Oh, she don't like me,’” Shields added. “I think she don't like me because I whooped her a*…

UFC’s newest fighter had a 7:30 a.m. work call following historic upset

Alex Apodaca has little time to celebrate the biggest win of her career.

Apodaca pulled off the biggest upset in Dana White’s Contender Series history on Aug. 25, earning an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract after defeating heavily favored Bella Mir over three rounds. When asked how she plans to celebrate the major victory, Apodaca said that she has a day job obligation scheduled for the next morning.

Alex Apodaca plans to keep accounting job after upsetting Bella Mir on DWCS Despite beating Mir and pulling off the biggest upset in DWCS history, the 32-year-old bantamweight won't be stepping away from her day job just yet. Apodaca revealed after the fight that she had an early morning commitment at her accounting firm.

“I am gonna party my *ss off, but I have work in the morning. I have a call at like 7:30 a.m.,” Apodaca said at the post-fight presser following Week 3 of DWCS Season 10.

Apodaca works full-time as a consultant at an ac…