Music Yadong obtained the largest win of his profession, but it surely wasn’t the best way he needed it to occur.
In the principle occasion of UFC Seattle, Music obtained the higher of former two-division champion Henry Cejudo over three rounds, however a watch poke in Spherical 3 led to a controversial conclusion as Cejudo stated he might now not see, and the struggle went to the judges’ scorecards. Music was awarded a technical choice victory.
On the published, lead play-by-play commentator Brendan Fitzgerald stated that he spoke with Marc Ratner, the UFC’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, and was informed that if Cejudo determined to not proceed within the third spherical, the bout would’ve been referred to as a no contest, however “Triple C” elected to proceed on.
Music stated he would run it proper again with Cejudo, and apologized to the followers, whereas Cejudo appeared to concur that was the best way to go.
Take a look at how UFC execs reacted to the principle occasion.
Hes saying he cant see, the struggle goes on?
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) February 23, 2025
Ref ought to take a degree from Music. Eye poke like that may change the struggle #UFCSeattle
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 23, 2025
Large eyepoke from Music. Wish to see the remainder of this struggle keep clear and maintain the struggle honest for each #UFCSeattle
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) February 23, 2025
