Earlier tonight at UFC Shanghai, Tune Yadong proved the oddsmakers improper by sending Umar Nurmagomedov to the shadow realm. He handed the Russian fighter his second skilled MMA loss and derailed Umar’s hopes of incomes a title shot subsequent.
Spherical 1 of this bantamweight conflict was a busy one for each fighters. After temporary putting exchanges, Umar shot for a takedown and secured high management. Tune briefly threatened his neck, however Nurmagomedov escaped the submission try.
Tune then efficiently returned to his ft earlier than the spherical concluded.
In Spherical 2, Tune did a superb job stuffing Umar’s takedown makes an attempt. A annoyed Umar shot for an additional takedown within the second half of the spherical, however Tune defended it completely and landed an uppercut that immediately put Umar to sleep.
The Chinese language fighter adopted up with a number of ground-and-pound photographs earlier than the referee stepped in to cease the struggle.
Official resolution: Tune Yadong defeated Umar Nurmagomedov in Spherical 2 (1:48) through KO
In his post-fight interview, Tune Yadong known as for a title shot subsequent and vowed to change into the primary male UFC champion from China.
UFC Shanghai: Tune Yadong vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – Highlights
