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Song Yadong calls for Sean O’Malley fight following UFC Vegas 72 win: ‘They will protect him’

UFC bantamweight contender, Song Yadong has called for a fight with the current #2 ranked bantamweight challenger, Sean O’Malley off the back of his impressive fifth round TKO win over Ricky Simon in the main event of UFC Vegas 72 last night.

Yadong, who entered last night’s headlining clash against Simon as the #8 ranked bantamweight contender, managed to rebound to the winner’s enclosure with an eventual fifth round ground strikes TKO victory.

Headlining for the second time during his Octagon tenure, Yadong, 25, had suffered a doctor’s stoppage TKO defeat to surging contender, Cory Sandhagen last year, snapping his impressive winning rise.