{"id":434622,"date":"2023-04-30T00:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434622"},"modified":"2023-04-30T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:14:29","slug":"song-yadong-defeats-ricky-simon-with-tko","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/song-yadong-defeats-ricky-simon-with-tko\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Yadong defeats Ricky Simon with TKO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Song Yadong won tonight&#8217;s main event at UFC Fight Night in Vegas against Ricky Simon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SONG YADONG CAPS OFF A MASTERPIECE WITH A FIFTH ROUND KNOCKOUT OF RICKY SIMON <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas72?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UFCVegas72<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1X50XlBnn\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/R1X50XlBnn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinninBackfist\/status\/1652494226544902149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Song dominated the whole fight versus Ricky and won after a technical knockout in the 5<sup>th<\/sup> round in that bantamweight matchup. Yadong destroyed his opponent in the final round, and after unanswered punches, referee Herb Dean stopped the fight.<\/p>\n<p>That was Song&#8217;s 9<sup>th<\/sup> victory in the UFC. In the post-fight interview, Yadong said that he wants to fight with a top 5 warrior, as the options include Sean O&#8217;Malley and Marlon Vera.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely happy,&#8221; the happy winner said. &#8220;Ricky is a very solid fighter. I&#8217;m sorry, but today is my night. I want to combat the top 5 next &#8212; O&#8217;Malley or &#8216;Chito&#8217; Vera.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SongYadongLFG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SongYadongLFG<\/a> has a couple of names in mind for who he wants to see in the Octagon next! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas72?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UFCVegas72<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dzwjOVDQaQ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dzwjOVDQaQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1652501936803917826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The native Chinese fighter had ended his 6<sup>th<\/sup> battle in the UFC with a finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Song Yadong won tonight&#8217;s main event at UFC Fight Night in Vegas against Ricky Simon. 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