Song Yadong achieved the biggest triumph of his career Saturday when he defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo in the UFC Fight Night 252 main event.
Yadong (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) put a third consecutive loss on Cejudo’s (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) resume when he emerged with a technical unanimous decision victory in the bantamweight headliner at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Yadong beating Cejudo at UFC Fight Night 252.
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Our #UFCSeattle main event is in the building
[ Main card is LIVE NOW on @ESPNPlus
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— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2025
Wrapped and ready
Our #UFCSeattle main event is just two fights away! pic.twitter.com/orSqXCWhiU
— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2025
It’s almost that time
You don’t want to miss this bantamweight main event!
[ #UFCSeattle is LIVE now on @ESPNPlus
— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2025
It’s time for the #UFCSeattle main event!
Can former champ Henry Cejudo get it done against Song Yadong?
Full coverage: https://t.co/GLSnYKrIzU pic.twitter.com/ne1C7xXbIM
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 23, 2025
HERE WE GO! #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/MqABUK5fGV
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 23, 2025
10-9 Song after R1
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) February 23, 2025
The speed of this fight is insane. #UFCSeattle
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) February 23, 2025
20-18 Song but Cejudo made it close.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) February 23, 2025
#UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/JuVE8Mqc0m
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 23, 2025
That should be a point. Pretty blatant, both eyes. #UFCSeattle
— Gorgeous George (@MMAJunkieGeorge) February 23, 2025
Big eyepoke from Song. Would like to see the rest of this fight stay clean and keep the fight fair for both #UFCSeattle
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 23, 2025
Ref should take a point from Song. Eye poke like that can change the fight #UFCSeattle
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 23, 2025
Henry gonna take every bit of that 300 seconds. Smart. Don’t give any advantage. #UFCSeattle
— Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) February 23, 2025
Cejudo wilding out here tonight
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 23, 2025
Henry Cejudo telling his corner after Round 3: “I can’t fucking see man. I can’t see what he’s throwing at me. He’s fucking blurry, man. It’s my left, dude.” #UFCSeattle pic.twitter.com/jJbjScyN7q
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) February 23, 2025
Well damn
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) February 23, 2025
#UFCSeattle results: Song Yadong (@SongYadongLFG) def. Henry Cejudo via technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Full coverage: https://t.co/GLSnYKrIzU pic.twitter.com/Bd8Mw9ZKxx
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) February 23, 2025
Who misses me? May or June I’m ready to go
— Petr “No Mercy” Yan (@PetrYanUFC) February 23, 2025
WEIRDEST NIGHT EVER
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) February 23, 2025
Well obviously I didn’t catch tonight’s UFC card but for five-round fights, technical decisions can be declared after 3 completed rounds. pic.twitter.com/PmQTeG4PZs
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) February 23, 2025
