Song Yadong achieved his first main event win on Saturday when he stopped Ricky Simon in the final round at UFC Fight Night 223.
After losing his previous headliner, Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) rebounded with a thoroughly dominant performance against Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) that ended in a fifth-round TKO at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Yadong’s victory over Simon at UFC Fight Night 223.
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Sodiq Yusuff
Song looks big in there. (Don’t do it)
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) April 30, 2023
Nick Baldwin
Very close first round. Mostly a feeling-out process. Lean 10-9 Simon, slightly.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) April 30, 2023
Merab Dvalishvili
i’m excited for this main event 🔥⚔️ #UFCVegas72
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) April 30, 2023
Caposa
Song is picking this man apart right now
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 30, 2023
Darren Elkins
20-18 I have it SongYadongLFG
— Darren Elkins (@DarrenElkinsMMA) April 30, 2023
Ode Osbourne
This has been the most technical fight of the night. Impressive #UFCVegas72
— Ode’ ⭕️sbourne 🇯🇲 (@OdeOsbourne) April 30, 2023
Caposa
Simon is just not reacting well to anything Song lands. Song is up 3-0
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 30, 2023
Alan Jouban
Rickey is likely setting up the overhand right with those takedown feints. #UFCVegas72
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 30, 2023
Andre Fili
Song’s boxing looking sharp. Fighting
Smart and landing good shots. #UFCVegas72— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 30, 2023
Nolan King
Damn. That was likely a saved by the bell moment right there. #UFCVegas72
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 30, 2023
Terrance McKinney
Yadong is so crispy with the striking great performance tonight #UFCVegas
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) April 30, 2023
Brett Okamoto
Song Yadong puts an exclamation point on it in the fifth. Left hook on the button. TKO’s Ricky Simon, and I had him winning every round before then. Statement. I don’t know who he fights next … but there are some FUN ones ahead. O’Malley, U. Nurmagomedov, Yanez and a lot more.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 30, 2023
Michael Carroll
MOST BANTAMWEIGHT KNOCKOUTS – UFC History
7 – TJ Dillashaw
6 – Rob Font
6 – Marlon Vera
5 – Song Yadong
5 – Sean O’Malley
5 – Eddie Wineland#UFCVegas72— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) April 30, 2023