The UFC was in Shanghai, China, on Saturday for a strong UFC Shanghai occasion. The principle occasion noticed bantamweight contenders throw down as Track Yadong took on Umar Nurmagomedov in a possible No. 1 contender struggle.
Nurmagomedov entered the struggle coming off back-to-back choice wins over Deiveso Figueiredo and Mario Bautista after dropping a call to Merab Dvalishvili for the belt. Yadong, in the meantime, was coming off a submission win over Figueiredo to get again into the win column after a call loss to Sean O’Malley.
In the end, it was Yadong who pulled off an enormous upset as he scored a KO win within the second spherical. Following UFC Shanghai, here’s what I believe ought to be subsequent for the bantamweight contenders.
Track Yadong
Track Yadong proved he’s a legit title contender at UFC Shanghai as he scored a KO win over Umar Nurmagomedov. It was a strong efficiency from Yadong as he was in a position to maintain it standing, and his hanging appeared sharp en path to the knockout win.
Yadong might get a title shot subsequent, nevertheless it relies on who wins. If Petr Yan beats Merab Dvalishvili, the UFC will doubtless ebook O’Malley for the belt. If that’s the case, a No. 1 contender struggle in opposition to Mario Bautista is smart, the place the winner would face the winner of Yan vs. O’Malley.
But when Dvalishvili wins, a 3rd O’Malley struggle doesn’t make sense, so Yadong ought to get the title shot, as he hasn’t confronted Dvalishvili earlier than.
Umar Nurmagomedov
Umar Nurmagomedov entered UFC Shanghai as an enormous favourite, however he struggled as he obtained knocked out by Yadong. Even earlier than the KO, the struggle was at the same time as Nurmagomedov as he couldn’t get Yadong down within the second spherical earlier than being knocked out.
With the loss, Nurmagomedov is again to the drafting board and can want a step-down in competitors subsequent. Nurmagomedov ought to take a while off to heal, and a logical subsequent bout is to face the winner of David Martinez vs. Dan Ige, which is about for Noche UFC on Sept. 12.
What do you assume ought to be subsequent for Track Yadong and Umar Nurmagomedov after UFC Shanghai?
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