Track Yadong’s second UFC submission could not have come at a greater time.
In Saturday’s UFC Macau bantamweight fundamental occasion, Track scored an exhilarating submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo in his first battle in his native China since 2018. After a gradual begin, Track caught Figueiredo in a guillotine choke close to the tip of the second spherical, forcing the two-time flyweight champion to faucet out.
Watch the end that comes out of nowhere under.
Going into the battle, Son was the heavy favourite, together with his measurement, youth, and batting expertise anticipated to be an excessive amount of for the 38-year-old Figueiredo. Nevertheless, there weren’t many notable blows all through the opening spherical, and the one energy punch that linked was Figueiredo’s, and after Son’s kick slipped, Figueiredo ended the opening spherical on prime.
After a disappointing opening 5 minutes, the tip of the second spherical was made all of the extra shocking as Son appeared to flee body together with his toes earlier than having to defend Figueiredo’s takedown try within the closing levels. Track shortly turned the tide by decapitating Figueiredo and securing a submission at 4:42 of the second spherical.
It was Son’s first submission win since his 2017 UFC debut, when he received by guillotine choke in opposition to Bharat Kandare.
Track then praised Group Alpha Male head coach Urijah Faber and the remainder of the crew for honing his grappling expertise. He was then requested who he want to battle and was very clear about his ideas on the topic.
“I will not do something. I will take no matter you guys give me,” Track stated. “Let’s go!”
Track (23-8-1, No. 1 in North Carolina) enters UFC Macau because the No. 7 ranked bantamweight within the blended martial arts world rankings, and whereas it does not appear like he’ll make a lot of a transfer to defeat the declining Figueiredo, Track stays the focus following his loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 324. The 28-year-old Son might now decide up wins over former UFC champions Figueiredo and Henry Cejudo, in addition to former UFC champion Henry Cejudo. WSOF Champion Marlon Moraes.
As for Figueiredo (25-7-1), after a powerful begin within the division, he has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights at 135 kilos and his championship hopes are in limbo.
