UFC star Henry Cejudo has promised a big performance against Song Yadong in their upcoming UFC Seattle main event.

Cejudo’s return to the bantamweight division comes after back-to-back losses to Aljamain Sterling and Merab Dvalishvili since returning from a three-year fighting hiatus. He retired following a controversial victory over Dominick Cruz in the UFC 249 co-main event.

Henry Cejudo opens as betting underdog against Song Yadong for their Feb. 22 showdown on ESPN+ from inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.

Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo will fight No. 8 contender Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Feb. 22 in Seattle, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Monday.

A look at the opening betting odds for the upcoming UFC Seattle fight card main event. The UFC Fight Night card is headlined by Henry Cejudo Vs. Song Yadong.

A former UFC bantamweight champion, Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is targeted to return vs. Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) in a main event bout at UFC Fight Night 252. The event takes place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

Despite teasing a potential return to flyweight to face Alexandre Pantoja, Henry Cejudo has instead decided to remain at 135 pounds. In the main event of UFC Seattle, the former bantamweight champion will meet the rising Song Yadong. While ‘The Kung Fu Kid’ is coming off a loss to Petr Yan in March, the 27-year-old has won two of his last three.

The UFC is heading to Seattle on February 22nd and today we learned of a big time bantamweight matchup that'll be on the card. Krazy Kev MMA first reported

Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo sees Song Yadong as a good stylistic matchup. Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Song (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) square off in the UFC Fight Night 252 headliner Feb.

The bantamweight clash between Chinese fighter Song Yadong and former two-division champion, American Henry Cejudo, will be the main event of UFC Fight Night 252. The event will take place on February 23 in Seattle,

Cruz preferred running things back with Cejudo, who finished him by TKO in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 249 in May 2020. The former champion says UFC matchmakers told him Cejudo wasn’t interested, despite “Triple C” previously saying he was open to it.

Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong Bantamweight: Rob Font vs. Dominick Cruz Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev Featherweight: Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia Featherweight: Jean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan Middleweight: Brendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez