Song Yadong saved the greatest performance of his career for his home country, knocking out former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in the men’s bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Shanghai.
Song (24-9-1, 1 NC), a nearly 5-1 underdog at DraftKings Sportsbook, dropped Nurmagomedov with a short right hand, drawing a roar from the crowd when the fight was waved off at 1 minute, 48 seconds of Round 2.
“I believe in myself, and my team believed that I would win this fight,” Song said through an interpreter. “They told me I would knock this guy out, and I did it.”