Song Yadong achieved his first main event win on Saturday when he stopped Ricky Simon in the final round at UFC Fight Night 223.
After losing his previous headliner, Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) rebounded with a thoroughly dominant performance against Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) that ended in a fifth-round TKO at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Yadong’s victory over Simon at UFC Fight Night 223.
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MMA Junkie
We've arrived at the #UFCVegas72 main event!
It's a bantamweight banger between Song Yadong (@SongYadongLFG) and Ricky Simon (@RickySimonUFC), scheduled for 5.
Play-by-play: https://t.co/V53pps0v5k pic.twitter.com/cwwyRTJdnk
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 30, 2023
Nick Kalikas
#UFCFightNight Main Event Closing Betting Odds via @CircaSports 💰
Ricky Simón -140
Yadong Song +120@UFC | @ESPNPlus | #UFCVegas72— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) April 30, 2023
UFC
Looking to take his win streak to 6️⃣
[ @RickySimonUFC | #UFCVegas72 ] pic.twitter.com/gS1PcLcSg2
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
UFC
All smiles heading into this one 😁
[ @SongYadongLFG | #UFCVegas72 ] pic.twitter.com/wI4qgWjIRy
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
UFC
TIME TO FIGHT 🤜 🤛 #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/ULT0GyPLXe
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
Sodiq Yusuff
Song looks big in there. (Don't do it)
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) April 30, 2023
Nick Baldwin
Very close first round. Mostly a feeling-out process. Lean 10-9 Simon, slightly.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) April 30, 2023
Merab Dvalishvili
i’m excited for this main event 🔥⚔️ #UFCVegas72
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) April 30, 2023
ESPN MMA
SONG ALMOST HAD THE FINISH 😳 #UFCVEGAS72 pic.twitter.com/AKBagxkOIF
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 30, 2023
Caposa
Song is picking this man apart right now
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 30, 2023
Darren Elkins
20-18 I have it SongYadongLFG
— Darren Elkins (@DarrenElkinsMMA) April 30, 2023
Alan Jouban
High-level fighting and danger in there in this bout! #UFCVegas72
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 30, 2023
Ode Osbourne
This has been the most technical fight of the night. Impressive #UFCVegas72
— Ode' ⭕️sbourne 🇯🇲 (@OdeOsbourne) April 30, 2023
Caposa
Simon is just not reacting well to anything Song lands. Song is up 3-0
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 30, 2023
Nick Kalikas
#UFCFightNight LIVE In-Game Wagering Odds After RD-3 via @CircaSports
Ricky Simón +1100
Yadong Song -2000@UFC | @ESPNPlus | #UFCVegas72— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) April 30, 2023
UFC
We're headed to the championship rounds 💥
Who do you guys have up on the scorecards? #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/tL45PTPkay
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
Alan Jouban
Rickey is likely setting up the overhand right with those takedown feints. #UFCVegas72
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 30, 2023
Andre Fili
Song’s boxing looking sharp. Fighting
Smart and landing good shots. #UFCVegas72— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 30, 2023
Nolan King
Damn. That was likely a saved by the bell moment right there. #UFCVegas72
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) April 30, 2023
Ben Davis
Song Yadong just BRUTALIZED Ricky Simon #UFCVegas72
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) April 30, 2023
Jose Youngs
Song Yadong is a bad, bad dude #UFCVegas72
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) April 30, 2023
UFC
SONG YADONG, LADIES AND GENTS!!!! 😱 #UFCVegas72
— UFC (@ufc) April 30, 2023
Terrance McKinney
Yadong is so crispy with the striking great performance tonight #UFCVegas
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) April 30, 2023
Brett Okamoto
Song Yadong puts an exclamation point on it in the fifth. Left hook on the button. TKO's Ricky Simon, and I had him winning every round before then. Statement. I don't know who he fights next … but there are some FUN ones ahead. O'Malley, U. Nurmagomedov, Yanez and a lot more.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 30, 2023
Cody Garbrandt
Congrats @SongYadongLFG #TAM
— Cody Garbrandt (@Cody_Nolove) April 30, 2023
MMA Junkie
#UFCVegas72 results: Song Yadong (@SongYadongLFG) def. Ricky Simon via TKO (punches) – Round 5, 1:10
Full coverage: https://t.co/V53pps0v5k pic.twitter.com/31w9R3TZRn
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 30, 2023
Michael Carroll
MOST BANTAMWEIGHT KNOCKOUTS – UFC History
7 – TJ Dillashaw
6 – Rob Font
6 – Marlon Vera
5 – Song Yadong
5 – Sean O’Malley
5 – Eddie Wineland#UFCVegas72— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) April 30, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
That dude Song is a beast frfr! #UFCVegas72
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 30, 2023
UFC
🇨🇳@SongYadongLFG got this! 🗣️
Two names are on his list, who should he face next? #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/1gpexnRqGw
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) April 30, 2023
