This is the live blog for Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Song Yadong, the bantamweight main event for Saturday’s UFC Shanghai card at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.
Currently on a two-fight win streak, Nurmagomedov (20-1) looks to lock down another shot at the bantamweight title after falling short against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov bounced back with consecutive wins over Deiveson Figueiredo and Mario Bautista, but needs another strong performance to cement himself as the challenger to the Dvalishvili vs. Yan trilogy bout taking place at UFC 333 on Oct. 24.
Song (23-9-1, 1 NC) fights to finally break into the elite tier o
