UFC no 7 bantamweight Song Yadong looking for title chance with Guitierrez win
Song Yadong (20-7-1 1NC, fighting out Heilongjiang, China) looks to establish himself as a dominant force in the 135-pound division by delivering an impressive finish over Gutierrez
o No. 7 ranked UFC bantamweight
o Nine wins by knockout, three wins via submission
o Seven first-round finishes
Song Yadong (20-7-1 1NC, fighting out Heilongjiang, China) looks to establish himself as a dominant force in the 135-pound division by delivering an impressive finish over Gutierrez
o No. 7 ranked UFC bantamweight
o Nine wins by knockout, three wins via submission
o Seven first-round finishes
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00:00 >> Welcome back to Vegas and welcome back to your third main event in a row.
00:08 Is it getting normal for you?
00:10 Does it still feel special?
00:13 >> Actually normal.
00:14 Very calm.
00:15 Nothing special for me.
00:20 >> Will you be able to ever have just a regular fight after this or will you always demand
00:23 I have to be main event?
00:26 >> Yes, I want to be every time main event.
00:33 Everybody is going to watch you, focus on you.
00:36 >> Was there any disappointment that the fight was moved to Vegas?
00:42 Are you upset or sad that the fight moved to Vegas?
00:46 >> Yes.
00:47 You know, I'm very disappointed about this.
00:51 I really want to fight in China because that's my home.
00:57 >> What would that fight have meant to you, having it be there in China?
01:01 >> It's been like four years I haven't been fighting in China.
01:07 So I want to show my family, my friends, all the UFC fans, all the MMA fans how I've been
01:16 improved.
01:19 Just make a good statement, a good state, and good performance over there.
01:26 >> What do you think of Chris as an opponent?
01:30 >> You mean my Chris opponent?
01:31 >> Yes.
01:32 >> I know a little bit about him before I take in this fight.
01:38 Definitely his striker had a good footwork, like switch stance.
01:48 Anything special?
01:50 >> Do you predict this will be a five round war or do you feel like you can get in and
01:53 out of there pretty quickly?
01:55 >> Every time I will knock him out quickly.
02:00 >> And last question for me, you're the betting favorite.
02:02 Does that give you a little bit more pressure knowing that there's a lot of people putting
02:06 money on you?
02:08 >> Sorry, I just don't care about that.
02:24 I just focus on myself.
02:27 Thank you.
02:30 >> Was it difficult trying to find an opponent for you to fight?
02:35 >> It's very hard because this fight is supposed to be in China.
02:42 You know who in their right mind will keep accepting the guy who ranks lower than you,
02:50 right?
02:51 But that shows how much I want to fight in China.
02:55 It's very hard to find an opponent in the top 15.
03:01 >> Were you offered other fighters or was Chris the only one to say yes to fight you?
03:06 >> Before I asked so many fighters, I don't want to tell you the names, but a lot.
03:15 But they didn't accept the fight.
03:18 >> I just wanted to know who you think is going to win between Sean O'Malley and Chido
03:24 Vera in March?
03:29 >> I hope Chido wins the fight and has a rematch with me.
03:37 But Sean definitely has more advantage on striking.
03:45 So I think this fight definitely will be a stand-up fight.
03:50 So yeah, that's cool.
03:54 >> How close do you think you are to getting a title shot?
03:57 Do you think a dominant win over Chris and then another fight gets you to a title shot?
04:03 >> Yeah, I win this fight and maybe two more next time.
04:09 Give me top five and win next one.
04:14 And I think they will give me a chance to change the title.
04:22 >> And finally, there were rumors of you fighting Peter Yan.
04:26 Is that close to happening?
04:29 >> Yeah.
04:31 Yeah, USC did indeed arrange for me to fight Peter in Shanghai, but they never gave me
04:41 the contract.
04:43 And actually, we both didn't sign the contract.
04:48 Officially, yeah.
04:50 >> Is that obviously, is that a fight that you want in the future?
04:55 >> Yeah, definitely.
04:56 Maybe after the fight, with this fight, I will call him out.
05:00 >> I like it.
05:02 Good luck.
05:03 >> Thank you.
05:04 >> I don't think I heard of this, but how did the UFC explain to you why this fight
05:07 was moved from Shanghai to here?
05:08 What did they say the reason was?
05:10 >> Sorry, sir.
05:11 I don't know why.
05:13 I'm just a fighter.
05:15 That's not my part.
05:16 >> Well, did they at least sort of promise you that the next time that they go to China
05:20 that you will be guaranteed to get a spot to go fight over there?
05:23 >> Yeah, definitely want to fight in China.
05:27 But get a good opponent, good opportunity, yeah.
05:32 >> And what are your keys to the victory?
05:33 What needs to happen to make sure you get your arm raised on Saturday?
05:40 >> Just confidence.
05:42 I believe in myself, everything.
05:45 Everything he can do, I can do better.
05:50 That's it.
05:51 >> Best of luck on Saturday.
05:53 >> Thank you.
05:54 >> Okay, thank you.
05:55 >> Thank you.
05:56 >> Thank you.
05:56 >> Okay, thank you.
06:01 >> Thank you.
06:02 >> Thank you.
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