Just 3 months after the last game, "Kung Fu Monkey" Song Yadong can't wait to return to the octagonal cage. On November 14, UFC Fighting Night, Song Yadong will play the ninth battle of the UFC, against Julio Arce from the United States. This is The third battle that Song Yadong will fight in 2021, the young Chinese player who has evolved rapidly in high-frequency, high-intensity competition, like Sun Wukong of the "Seventy-Two Changes".
In UFC 259 on March 7 this year, Song Yadong fought hard for three legs, regrettably lost to American rising star Keller Phillips, tasted the first defeat of the UFC, failed to break the longest unbeaten record for Asian players held by South Korea's Kim Dong-hyun, and once fell out of the official ranking list after the game. After this, Song Kenan, Liang Na, Rong Lord, Ao RiQilen, Zhang Weili, Sha Yilan and Yan Xiaonan lost in the octagonal cage one after another, and eight consecutive defeats ushered in the "darkest moment" in China's fight.
Five months later, Song Yadong defeated Casey Kenny in UFC 265, fulfilling his promise, letting the five-star red flag fly in Houston, and personally ending the "streak curse". After completing the nasal septum correction surgery, with the help of a new physical trainer, Song Yadong showed unexpected progress. Whether it is in physical reserves or offensive rhythm, he is not what he used to be, so much so that Bai Dana sighed after the game:
After the victory, Song Yadong changed a new car as a reward for his efforts, and three weeks later came another good news, his ranking returned to the top fifteen in the chickweight, but Song Yadong did not feel excited, all this seemed to be taken for granted.
In the past two weeks, Li Jingliang and Zhang Weili, two iconic Chinese fighters, have lost the game one after another, and Song Yadong once again stood on the edge of the octagonal cage. Chinese boxing fans are looking forward to the man who once ended the curse of losing streaks and once again let the five-star red flag fly in the UFC arena. Everyone, including Bai Dana, wants to see how much progress the "Kung Fu Monkey" can make in three months, and how much potential he can tap.
Song Yadong's current record is 17 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw and 1 resultless, including 6 KO and 3 surrender wins. In contrast, Julio Arce's record is not inferior, 17 wins and 4 losses, 5 KO, 5 surrender wins. Although Arce played 4 wins and 2 losses in the UFC, it does not look as bright as Song Yadong's octagonal cage resume, and even never entered the ranking, he has finished 3 opponents in 4 wins, and has fought in featherweights, and now he has reduced his weight to fight, I believe there will be a lot of physical advantages. Strong strength, superior figure, no ranking, this kind of "hard bones" are avoided by many famous boxers, but Song Yadong does not refuse. He knew that the ranking was only temporary, and only by daring to gnaw hard bones could the strength be improved.
Everyone knows how brutal the UFC competition is today and how precious every victory is, but only boxers really understand how much it costs to win a victory. Compared with his opponents and rankings, Song Yadong is more concerned about how to improve his strength. To improve his boxing, he trained with Mayweather, the undefeated professional boxer Martinez (17 wins, 0 losses, 11 KO). Morning physical fitness, noon jiu-jitsu, afternoon boxing, this is the full weekend that Song Yadong spent. He joked that he would lose 2 kilograms in a training session, but all the sweat could not withstand the happiness brought by the progress.
Julio Arce is also not willing to be a supporting role in the octagon cage forever, and for the veteran who is hovering outside the ranking list, beating the young Song Yadong is a great opportunity for him to break into the rankings. In addition to his physical strengths, Arce firmly believes that his experience can determine the victory.
Song Yadong did not want to fight with his opponent and was ready to speak with his fists.
When "Yungong Xunyin" resounded through the octagonal cage, we had reason to look forward to seeing a stronger "kung fu monkey" Song Yadong.