Upcoming headliner, Song Yadong has revealed he was involuntarily sidelined from the Octagon by the promotion ahead of his UFC Seattle return this weekend, claiming organizational brass encouraged him to “wait” on the sidelines rather than compete more last year.
Yadong, who returns this weekend in the main event of UFC Seattle, takes on former two-weight champion and Olympic gold medal winner, Henry Cejudo, in his first outing since UFC 299 bac in March.
On that occasion, Chinese star, Yadong welcomed former bantamweight champion, Petr Yan back to action following his lengthy hiatus, seeing his impressive two-fight winning run halted in a unanimous decision defeat to the Russian fan-favorite.