Song Yadong almost got into it with two Nurmagomedovs at UFC Shanghai.
On Saturday, Song fought Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC Shanghai, scoring a massive upset with a devastating second-round knockout. It was the biggest win of Song’s career and immediately puts him in the thick of the title conversation at 135 pounds, and so “Kung Fu Kid” was understandably ecstatic after the knockout, sprinting around the cage in excitement. But that excitement nearly led to an altercation with Umar’s
brother, Usman Nurmagomedov.
After Song knocked out Umar, Usman leaped over the fence to jump into the cage, ostensibly to check on his brother. In so doing, the younger Nurmagomedov ended up on a collision course with the celebrating Song. The PFL lightweight champion (and possibly soon-to-be-UFC fighter) shoved Song, and then appeared to nearly hit him with an elbow as the victorious fighter continued running around behind him.
Afterward, fans were quick to jump on Usman’s reaction, but ultimately it appears no major altercation occurred, with coach and cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov even wiping the blood from Song’s cut when they spoke with each other after the bout.
