Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Song (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) square off in the UFC Fight Night 252 headliner Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Cejudo will look to snap a two-fight losing skid against one of the division’s most promising contenders. But with his championship experience, Cejudo thinks he’ll have the edge.

Henry Cejudo opens as betting underdog against Song Yadong for their Feb. 22 showdown on ESPN+ from inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.

Cejudo’s return to the bantamweight division comes after back-to-back losses to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili since returning from a three-year fighting hiatus. He retired following a controversial victory over Dominick Cruz in the UFC 249 co-main event.

A look at the opening betting odds for the upcoming UFC Seattle fight card main event. The UFC Fight Night card is headlined by Henry Cejudo Vs. Song Yadong.

UFC star Henry Cejudo has promised a big performance against Song Yadong in their upcoming UFC Seattle main event.

Despite teasing a potential return to flyweight to face Alexandre Pantoja, Henry Cejudo has instead decided to remain at 135 pounds. In the main event of UFC Seattle, the former bantamweight champion will meet the rising Song Yadong. While ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ is coming off a loss to Petr Yan in March, the 27-year-old has won two of his last three.

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Phoenix native Henry Cejudo headlines UFC Fight Night at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena on Feb. 22, taking on Song Yadong in a battle of bantamweight contenders.

Merab Dvalishvili has given his opinion on Umar Nurmagomedov's injury claims ahead of their UFC bantamweight championship fight at UFC 311.

Back in 2016, Henry Cejudo stepped up to the plate to coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions. His team featured a plethora of talented mixed martial artists, but none more so than Alexandre Pantoja.

Umar Nurmagomedov thinks he did enough to leave Los Angeles with the bantamweight belt. The little cousin of lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career on Saturday night after reigning 135-pound titleholder Merab Dvalishvili shut him down during the championship rounds.

Islam Makhachev and Merab Dvalishvili successfully defended their titles at UFC 311 but now both dominant champions are left without an obvious next opponent.