Tune Yadong lastly acquired his homecoming second in entrance of a Chinese language crowd.
Yadong secured the largest victory of his profession within the UFC Macau most important occasion, submitting former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo within the second spherical to shut out the occasion on a excessive be aware.
“Kung Fu Child” managed a lot of the opening spherical with stress and disciplined putting. Moderately than chasing the end, the Chinese language star patiently minimize off the cage, attacked Figueiredo’s legs and physique, and compelled his opponent to battle on the again foot. Whereas the Brazilian discovered occasional success with counters and briefly ended the spherical in high place following a slip.
The momentum swung even additional in his favor through the second body.
Tune Yadong repeatedly discovered a house for his proper hand and continued chopping away at Figueiredo’s lead leg, regularly slowing the damaging veteran. Because the stress mounted, “Deus da Guerra” started trying to find takedowns in an try to alter the course of the matchup.
Late within the spherical, Figueiredo shot in as soon as once more after absorbing one other leg kick, just for “Kung Fu Child” to right away lock up a guillotine choke. The submission was secured immediately, forcing the veteran to faucet at 4:42 of Spherical 2.
After falling brief towards Sean O’Malley at UFC 324 in January, Tune Yadong has now bounced again in spectacular style. The 28-year-old now owns a 12-4-1 document contained in the Octagon and 23-9-1 general, including Figueiredo to a resume that already contains wins over Henry Cejudo, Marlon Vera, and Marlon Moraes.
As for Figueiredo, the previous two-time UFC 125-pound titleholder continues to endure a troublesome stretch in his profession. Deus da Guerra” has now dropped 4 of his final 5 fights and falls to 14-7-1 contained in the Octagon, with knowledgeable document of 25-7-1.
