If it were up to Demetrious Johnson, Henry Cejudo had his final fight at UFC Seattle. Johnson, a two-time opponent and now friend of Cejudo, reacted to the main event of this past Saturday’s Fight Night card where Cejudo lost a technical decision to Song Yadong after suffering a brutal, yet accidental eye poke in … Read more
Henry Cejudo’s Controversial Loss and the Debate Over Eye Poke Rules Table of Contents Henry Cejudo’s Controversial Loss and the Debate Over Eye Poke Rules Henry Cejudo’s Controversial Loss and the debate over Eye Poke Rules Q&A on the Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong Fight and the Eye Poke Rule Debate What happened during the … Read more
Henry Cejudo faced criticism almost immediately after his fight against Song Yadong was stopped when he couldn’t continue following an eye poke in the third round at UFC Seattle. The foul forced referee Jason Herzog to pause the action while giving Cejudo five minutes to recover with the ringside physician coming into the octagon to … Read more
Song Yadong and Henry Cejudo both seemed open to a rematch after a disappointing end to their fight in the UFC Seattle main event, but it doesn’t sound like it’s actually going to happen. The bantamweight bout ended after the third round when Cejudo wasn’t unable to continue due to a nasty eye poke delivered … Read more
UFC Seattle was shaping up to be one of the better Fight Night cards in quite some time, but the main event ended the card with disappointment after an accidental eye poke from Song Yadong led to an abrupt ending to his fight with Henry Cejudo. Following Saturday’s event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed … Read more
On paper, Song Yadong has a win over Henry Cejudo but it certainly didn’t happen the way he wanted. Following a strong start to the fight, Song delivered a nasty eye poke to the Olympic gold medal wrestler that left Cejudo struggling to see out of his left eye. Replays showed two fingers went directly … Read more
Song Yadong got the biggest win of his career, but it wasn’t the way he wanted it to happen. In the main event of UFC Seattle, Song got the better of former two-division champion Henry Cejudo over three rounds, but an eye poke in Round 3 led to a controversial conclusion as Cejudo said he … Read more
Song Yadong vs. Henry Cejudo squared off in a Bantamweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 22, 2025) at UFC Seattle in Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. It was a great fight until a foul brought about an early end. Yadong opened the fight with a committed attack on Cejudo’s lead leg. Cejudo’s early punches … Read more