Sources informed Bloody Canvas that a bantamweight showcase between Kyler Phillips and #14 ranked bantamweight Song Yadong is expected to take place at UFC 259 on March 6. Song Yadong (16-4-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) is undefeated inside the octagon with a 5-0-1 record. He most recently picked up a victory over Marlon Vera back in May 2020.

Song Yadong Next Fight

UFC Light Heavyweight championship: Jan Blachowicz (c) vs. Israel Adesanya

Song Yadong Next Fight

One of the surprising ways that Conor McGregor changed the game came when he won the lightweight championship while also holding the featherweight belt. Holding one title was no longer enough; now, it was all about becoming champ-champ.

New Zealand's undefeated Israel Adesanya has run through the middleweight division since he arrived in the UFC in 2018 and after three successive title defenses has run out of credible challengers so is moving up from 185 lbs to 205 lbs to face that division's champion, Jan Blachowicz.

It speaks volumes to how dominant Adesanya has been in the UFC that champion Blachowicz comes into this bout as the underdog. A top prospect from KSW, Blachowicz lost four of his first five fights in the UFC and it took him a long time to put his skills together; he did win eight of his next nine, but now he's 38 years old and fighting someone who's almost a decade younger and known for speed.

1. Everything you need to know about YaDong Song, the top fighter coming out of China and fighting in the UFC right now. Enjoy!Subscribe and thumbs up!Twitter.
2. As of February 2021, Song Yadong’s pro record is 16-4-1, with 6 of those wins coming by knockout, 3 by submission, and the rest by a decision. Yadong has fought in over 21 professional MMA bouts, and his last fight was 9 months ago against Marlon Vera at UFC on ESPN 8: Overeem vs. The fight was on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
3. Song Yadong faces Kyler Phillips in an intriguing bantamweight clash in the prelims of UFC 259. Yadong is currently undefeated in the UFC with only one.

His nickname is 'Polish Power' and, as seen against Dominick Reyes, he can knock people out from jab range, the issue will be if he can get close enough to and accurately land on 'Stylebender' Adesanya.