The main event of UFC Seattle ended in controversy, with Henry Cejudo losing a technical decision to Song Yadong due to an eye poke that made him unable to continue. Despite referee Jason Herzog initially permitting the fight to continue, Cejudo’s discomfort prompted a doctor’s examination, and the fight was called off. After three rounds, the fight went to the scorecards, with Song winning 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27. But was it fair for Cejudo? Well, that’s a question that a journalist asked Dana White.
Following the fight, many questioned whether Song should have been penalized for the poke. However, when questioned about it at the post-fight press conference, Dana White did not hold back. The UFC head honcho promptly refuted any suggestions that the eye poke was deliberate. In fact, he went as far as insulting the journalist who brought up the issue, as he asked, “Do you think it was intentional? Why would he poke him in the eye? He was doing pretty well.”
But that wasn’t enough, as White then sarcastically questioned the reporter if his surname was Cejudo before jokingly calling him “Jimmy Cejudo.” White’s displeasure was clear—he saw no foul play by Song and refused to consider a point deduction. However, it is also worth noting that ‘Triple C’ had already received a groin strike early in the fight, but it was the Round 3 eye poke that proved costly.
Despite White’s reaction, the outcome still stings for Cejudo, who is now on a three-fight losing streak. The former two-division champion returned to the UFC with the goal of reclaiming the throne he once sat on, but recent defeats have placed him even further away from title contention. Song, on the other hand, continued his climb in the bantamweight division, winning for the third time in four fights. The Chinese fighter even acknowledged the controversy and offered Cejudo a rematch. So, will we be getting one?
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