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Song Yadong continued to show promise in the bantamweight division when he claimed a main event win over Chris Gutierrez on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 233.
Song (21-7-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) earned his fourth victory in his past five fights with a unanimous decision triumph over Gutierrez (20-6-2 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) in the 135-headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Song’s victory over Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night 233.
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Caposa
This really is a low kick battle
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 10, 2023
Henry Cejudo
Some one has to start mixing grappling to change the course of the fight. Either way very competitive fight #UFCVegas83
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 10, 2023
Jed Meshew II
Song doesn’t have the footwork right now. Gutierrez getting off an angles, circling off the pressure.
— Jed Meshew II (@JedKMeshew) December 10, 2023
Alex Behunin
Song telling Herb for a minute and a half that Gutierrez’s fingers were in his glove but Herb missed it
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) December 10, 2023
Henry Cejudo
Song just needs to take him down. Pinpointed the weakness. Unload on top #UFCVegas83 2 -0 🇨🇳
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 10, 2023
Alex Behunin
Chris Gutierrez just told someone in the crowd “Fuck you whoever said that.”
Someone replied “I said that”
Chris said “I bet you won’t get in here and fight me”
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) December 10, 2023
Aaron Bronsteter
Good call by @JohnGoodenUK for pointing out the recent change in legislation that allows for a doctor to aide a fighter who is on the receiving end of an eyepoke while they recover.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) December 10, 2023
Damon Martin
One downside of the UFC APEX is the heckling can get really loud because there’s hardly anyone in there.
Dan Ige told me that he had a guy who constantly barks at him during his fights. It got so loud one time that his opponent’s coach told the guy to shut up. #UFCVegas83— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 10, 2023
Caposa
Gutierrez abandoning the low kicks in R3
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 10, 2023
Kevin Iole
30-27 Song at this point. Gutierrez needs to pick up his pace.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) December 10, 2023
Henry Cejudo
Gutierrez has nice fakes but nothing heavy is coming with them. He’s not investing in his leg kicks enough 3 -0 Song.#UFCVegas83
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 10, 2023
Scott Fontana
R3 10-9 Song, going up 29-28. Nice round for him mixing up his attacks on the feet. #UFCVegas83
— Scott Fontana (@Scott_Fontana) December 10, 2023
Caposa
Gutierrez goes for an Imanari roll to start R5. Alright
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 10, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
I wish O’Malley rolled to guard like that in our fight too. Damn. #UFCVegas83
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) December 10, 2023
Henry Cejudo
Championship fighters are different. Five rounds in comparison to three is a whole Nother league. Many fighters look good in three but championship rounds are different. #UFCVegas83
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) December 10, 2023
Paul Gift
That was perfect. Even with English as a second language, Song Yadong still knows enough to respond to Yan’s yawn with “You’re last fight too, bro.” Love it!! #UFCVegas83
— Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) December 10, 2023
Caposa
Song vs. Yan. Figgy vs. Song. Yan vs. Figgy. Give me all of them
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 10, 2023
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